Anyone want to share rants they’ve sent to Tim Apple (not that he listens, like Steve Jobs used to)? I’ll start.
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Why Apple, why?
Why don’t the AirPods Pro include medium-large and extra-large eartips? There’s too big a size gap between Medium and Large, and as manufacturers like AZLA have indicated, there is a market for eartips larger than Apple’s largest.
Why does the HomePod (any generation) get worse with every update? There’s an increasing amount of selective deafness to voice commands, from complete misunderstandings to HomePods other than the nearest one responding to a given command. And the HomePod shouldn’t have “trouble with the connection” for simple commands like “increase the volume.”
Why does every iOS, iPadOS, and macOS require more system resources for less performance and stability? On iOS26, my iPhone 17 Pro Max has almost the same lack of responsiveness as my iPhone 13 did. My M5 iPad Pro suffers the same (plus additional app crashes and forced reboots) on iPadOS26, relative to my M1 IPad Air on iPadOS18. And our M2 Macs are worse on Tahoe than Sequoia.
One more thing: iPadOS18 was peak iPad multitasking. Bring that back as it was.
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iPadOS 26 is an Absolute Mess
I couldn’t agree more …
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Split-view and slide-over worked perfectly well for an iPad-sized screen and an iPad OS. This current “more Mac like” UX can go in the same compost heap as Stage Manager. I believe it was Daring Fireball that wrote, “Let the iPad be an iPad; Let the Mac be a Mac.”
Mac OS’ Expose and Spaces were peak UX IMO. I’d welcome a better iPadOS implementation of that. In the meantime PLEASE bring back split-view and slide-over - the way they used to be in. IPadOS 18 - as a multitasking option in iPadOS26’s settings.
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What AI should be doing for us
Where AI can help is to revolutionize the UX. We so badly need to break the paradigm of apps, files, and folders. We spend so much of our time managing the flow of information from E-Mail, to Web conferencing, to Office apps, to whatever work-specific apps we use, to our device's file structure. AI should at least be able to seamlessly streamline that for us - basically take over where Mac OS’s attempt at tags failed.
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The tragic costs of e-waste
How about a Fairphone design for future iPhones and iPads? Because I doubt that these products are as recyclable as Apple claims.
If Apple really cared about the environment, you would make iPhones that were upgradable, rather than disposable.
REDUCE —> REUSE —> RECYCLE … in that order.
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AirPods Max
… Produce a new model of AirPods Max that are a TRUE upgrade. The latest release is not only behind the times in terms of technology (e.g. the H1 chip), but they are still too heavy, too ugly (new colors don’t fix this), and the carrying case is still too ridiculous.
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Beats Studio Pro USB-C audio and EQ-optimized sound profiles
Why can’t we have these sound profile options when listening to Beats Studio Pro‘s wirelessly? As-is, their sound signature is a disappointment compared to other Beats headphones.
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Why Apple, why?
Why don’t the AirPods Pro include medium-large and extra-large eartips? There’s too big a size gap between Medium and Large, and as manufacturers like AZLA have indicated, there is a market for eartips larger than Apple’s largest.
Why does the HomePod (any generation) get worse with every update? There’s an increasing amount of selective deafness to voice commands, from complete misunderstandings to HomePods other than the nearest one responding to a given command. And the HomePod shouldn’t have “trouble with the connection” for simple commands like “increase the volume.”
Why does every iOS, iPadOS, and macOS require more system resources for less performance and stability? On iOS26, my iPhone 17 Pro Max has almost the same lack of responsiveness as my iPhone 13 did. My M5 iPad Pro suffers the same (plus additional app crashes and forced reboots) on iPadOS26, relative to my M1 IPad Air on iPadOS18. And our M2 Macs are worse on Tahoe than Sequoia.
One more thing: iPadOS18 was peak iPad multitasking. Bring that back as it was.
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iPadOS 26 is an Absolute Mess
I couldn’t agree more …
iPadOS 26 is an Absolute Mess
I don’t mean bugs. I expect bugs in a beta. I mean the UX is a hot mess. The entire multitasking system is now so convoluted and cumbersome that I am truly worried about how on Earth this was approved. I guarantee the people working on these systems did not want them to go live – this reeks of...
forums.macrumors.com
Split-view and slide-over worked perfectly well for an iPad-sized screen and an iPad OS. This current “more Mac like” UX can go in the same compost heap as Stage Manager. I believe it was Daring Fireball that wrote, “Let the iPad be an iPad; Let the Mac be a Mac.”
Mac OS’ Expose and Spaces were peak UX IMO. I’d welcome a better iPadOS implementation of that. In the meantime PLEASE bring back split-view and slide-over - the way they used to be in. IPadOS 18 - as a multitasking option in iPadOS26’s settings.
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What AI should be doing for us
Where AI can help is to revolutionize the UX. We so badly need to break the paradigm of apps, files, and folders. We spend so much of our time managing the flow of information from E-Mail, to Web conferencing, to Office apps, to whatever work-specific apps we use, to our device's file structure. AI should at least be able to seamlessly streamline that for us - basically take over where Mac OS’s attempt at tags failed.
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The tragic costs of e-waste
How about a Fairphone design for future iPhones and iPads? Because I doubt that these products are as recyclable as Apple claims.
If Apple really cared about the environment, you would make iPhones that were upgradable, rather than disposable.
REDUCE —> REUSE —> RECYCLE … in that order.
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AirPods Max
… Produce a new model of AirPods Max that are a TRUE upgrade. The latest release is not only behind the times in terms of technology (e.g. the H1 chip), but they are still too heavy, too ugly (new colors don’t fix this), and the carrying case is still too ridiculous.
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Beats Studio Pro USB-C audio and EQ-optimized sound profiles
Why can’t we have these sound profile options when listening to Beats Studio Pro‘s wirelessly? As-is, their sound signature is a disappointment compared to other Beats headphones.
Use your Beats Studio Pro
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