Gurman: iOS 17 to Provide Several 'Most Requested Features'

[Unami]

I wonder what these "most requested" features are. Back to intuitive design and discoverability of features? That'd be something.

There's one obvious feature they could add: text transcription of audio messages and voice memos.

Apard from that, they could first fix all the half-***ed features they added over the years.

Like a better organized settings; treating the "normal" state as a focus mode (so you can get notifications in a focus you won't get normally); not having the calender shift an event-end when I change the beginning; a much better designed home app (shutting in and off lights is now more annoying than ever, dialing and scrolling down into a homepod's setting to change the alarms is just cumbersome (and, btw, just let it have custom alarm sounds without needing apple music), don't break shortcuts every update but give it more privileges; don't make it so a**-backwards to change focus wallpapers on non-faceID-phones; don't have me go to "options-send all photo data" everytime I want to send a full resolution image; have apple maps prioritize adresses near me when I start typing instead of some obscure streets 2 country-borders away; have apple maps autofill a street name and then let me add the street number instead of going directly to the next step,...

Just simple ease of life updates and bug fixes, bug fixes, bug fixes.

(- Why can I say "Hey siri, play ORF Radio Ö1" and it responds "I can't find ORF Radio Ö1 in your music library", bu" when I ask "Play Radio Ö1" it responds with "Playing ORF Radio Ö1 from tune in". And why does it very occasionally not do that but work as intended?
- Why does losless playback of apple music sometimes drop out for 2 seconds (but also skip those seconds)
- why does the switch of an alarm on the homepod set itself back to not activated in the alarms list when you first activate it inside the alarm setting.
- why does the "create alarm" siri suggestion after typing al... in the search field create an alarm 5-7 hours different from the time entered (and why does it only do that on my phone and not my ipad)
- why do my airpods - long press - functions revert to factory settings occasionally)

 

[jonnyb098]

The Snow Leopard bug-fixing and fine-tuning Mac OS X upgrade was incredible. I would always welcome another type of release like that.

The problem is the next release would then be full of bugs after a “snow leopard” type release. Overall the last few years especially post iOS 7 have been a real mess….aside from iOS 12. For whatever reason iOS 12 seemed to be one of the smoothed out releases ever from Apple. My 2018 iPad Pro and iPhone XR were peak perfection back then.

 

[sorgo †]

So, true multitasking that some Androids have had for like years now?

 

[willchris]

Just separate the ringtone and alarm volume sliders and give us a notifications icon next to the clock instead of that stupid location service indicator and I'll be happy!

Being able to customize icons without the Shortcuts trick would be incredible but that's never gonna happen...

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

The main feature I would like is cross-platform iMessage support so I can iMessage and FaceTime from my Macs and my iPhone (I use Apple devices) to any Android phone or Windows computer natively. This way, I don’t have to be concerned with what device the other person has to be sure I can use iMessage to its full extent on my end, as long as the other person has the iMessage app, and most people will. Further, I would like Apple to simplify iMessage registration so if works directly through the user’s phone number without needing a password.

On macOS what I would like is the ability to crop videos outside of the Photos app across the system UI from Quicklook, to QuickTime, to Finder preview panes. This means videos I’m trying to crop won’t try to upload to iCloud when I don’t want them to, and removing said video from Photos (when I didn’t want to use Photos for this simple video crop) won’t take an age.

 

[jadenandwillow]

That’s not how it works. WFH can be as it even more efficient than working from the office.

You’re making a general statement about work, but not all work is the same.
I’m sure that people in call centers can be more efficient working from home, but when you have to collaborate on a project or a feature it slows everything down.
I think some people have been working from home for so long that they forget the difference between having a meeting virtually vs in person.
I worked from home for years at a web development agency and I can tell you that it is much much worse for communication, collaboration and teamwork. The company is now unproductive and dysfunctional.
I quit in January and I now work for a company that doesn’t allow WFH and I’m enjoying work so much more.
I don’t know exactly what was going on internally at apple, but based on my experience, I believe the theories that their employees working from home affected the quality of the last software releases.

 

[5aga]

I would personally love something like the colorbanners jb tweak

 

[maxrest]

Wish he could have been more specific but, regardless, looking forward to WWDC!

 

[senttoschool]

That’s not how it works. WFH can be as it even more efficient than working from the office.

Clearly Tim Cook, who has seen all of the data on his own employees, disagrees with you.

 

[CarAnalogy]

When Apple set out to develop iOS 17, the initial thinking was to call it a tuneup release — one focused more on fixing bugs and improving performance than adding new features (not unlike the approach the company took with Snow Leopard on Mac OS X back in 2009). The hope was to avoid the problems of iOS 16, an ambitious update that suffered from missed deadlines and a buggy start. But later in the development process, the strategy changed.

DAMNIT they just couldn’t resist. Who changed the strategy? I want names.

I still want to be cautiously optimistic. Despite the headline, Snow Leopard did actually have some new features. If these features are small and things we’ve all been begging for, then great.

But if someone just couldn’t resist pulling another half-baked gimmick…

At this point they just need to focus on catching up to the basics Android has absolutely lapped them on. Like actual control over the Home Screen, control over widgets on the lock screen, a decent phone app with any ***** options at all, actual autocomplete that helps rather than just mangling everything, Siri that’s useful for something besides asking what time it is, etc etc etc

 

[CarAnalogy]

All I want is stability and performance upgrades. ✔️

Really I don’t even need performance upgrades, 13 Pro is still plenty fast. I just want them to undo the mistakes of 16, and catch up to the absolute basics I’m starting to miss from Android (versions of Android 4-5 years ago when I last used it, much less today.)

How about scheduling text messages, just for one? They did it for email, but that’s not the one I needed. Why wouldn’t they just add that in for SMS at the same time? And wasn’t scheduled emails introduced in 15? What is taking them so long?

How about actual built-in Caller ID? This is a 30+ year old technology that has never been natively supported.

So much basic low hanging fruit they just ignore in favor of wacky things nobody asked for and everyone immediately forgets about like karaoke? Yes I know it’s not just one person doing everything, but their priorities are clearly off.

 

[CarAnalogy]

we need new app icons, the layout on the Home Screen has got boring after 10 years

They can keep the same app icons, just let me put them where I want them without enforcing a top left snapping, self re-arranging grid.

It’s so bad I don’t even bother removing icons I’m not using anymore because I don’t feel like playing a logic puzzle to attempt to get things arranged the way I want.

They are clearly in love with jiggle mode. That’s fine, they can jiggle in place, just stop them flying around and leave them where I put them. How hard is that? Every other OS has done this since the beginning of the GUI. iOS is literally the only OS that will not let you just put an icon in the spot you want it on the default screen.

 

[BobSc]

All I want is stability and performance upgrades. ✔️

These kinds of global condemnation statements again Apple, with no specifics, really irk me.

Can you specifically describe the stability and performance issues you are having. My 14 Pro Max works very well. I very satisfied with the speed of the iOS and the stability. Sure, there are a few minor imperfections, but overall, I'm not really having any significant issues.

 

[SR 7]

Did they really just say iOS16 was a massive update? HAHAHHAHAHA how far the mighty have fallen.

Apple is pure garbage now. I

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

These kinds of global condemnation statements again Apple, with no specifics, really irk me.

Can you specifically describe the stability and performance issues you are having. My 14 Pro Max works very well. I very satisfied with the speed of the iOS and the stability. Sure, there are a few minor imperfections, but overall, I'm not really having any significant issues.

Sure. These are just a few of many. You be the judge. Enough said!

iPhone 14 Pro Max 1TB Unlocked running latest iOS 16 OS.

iOS 16 acting up and iPhone randomly died overnight. Alarm did not go off. Almost late to work.

 

[CarAnalogy]

These kinds of global condemnation statements again Apple, with no specifics, really irk me.

Can you specifically describe the stability and performance issues you are having. My 14 Pro Max works very well. I very satisfied with the speed of the iOS and the stability. Sure, there are a few minor imperfections, but overall, I'm not really having any significant issues.

Well for one thing, and this has always kind of been an issue, sure it works best on the phone it shipped with because that’s what they designed it on. But spending all their time working on Dynamic Island and junking up the TV app didn’t do the rest of us any favors. Don’t get me started on the SIM slot.

Specific to performance and stability, 16.2.1 is the only version that ever hard locked my phone, twice. 16.3.1 also seems to be bringing back Spotlight issues I had starting with 16.0 that were finally fixed in 16.2.

I was really hopeful that Apple would follow through with a Snow Leopard year for iOS. iOS is far older now than Snow Leopard was then. See my other recent comments. There are so many small things they should do to make it a better experience.

 

[sjsharksfan12]

I think my most requested features now are on TVOS, but I have a feeling they will be minor again. I just want an update section for my Apps and an easier way to update them that doesn't involve searching for them in the store. That shouldn't be so hard, but I still doubt we get it.

 

[Dylan33x]

good I was worried iOS 17 was gonna be boring, plz bring us a fresh home page with new icons and new look

Please make it as boring as possibly and actually work through and through. My phone is a tool not a circus

 

[Dylan33x]

I want Apple to treat iOS 17 as they did iOS 6. So many details. Hits differently! This is what perfection looked like from Apple. 🥲

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I remember iOS6 having so many dope little details, what a great time.

 

[Nozuka]

I want Apple to treat iOS 17 as they did iOS 6. So many details. Hits differently! This is what perfection looked like from Apple. 🥲

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Looks very outdated and ugly to me...

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Looks very outdated and ugly to me...

No way! It’s the old memories! Pure perfection. 💋

 

[4odomi]

All I want is a DELETE ALL / SELECT ALL button for iMessage attachments (photos) 😭

and the open apps

 

[4odomi]

All I want is stability and performance upgrades. ✔️

The ability to delete all the open apps would be nice as well

 

[brofkand]

Apple has been spinning their wheels from a software perspective since Snow Leopard.

 

[4odomi]

Apple changed the strategy for iOS 17 later in its development process to add several new features, suggesting that the update may be more significant than previously thought, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports.

In January, Gurman said that iOS 17 could be a less significant update than iPhone updates in previous years due to the company's intense focus on its long-awaited mixed-reality headset. Writing in his latest "Power On" newsletter, Gurman explained that a change of strategy during the update's development process has added several new features:As with previous iPhone software updates, iOS 17 is expected to be previewed at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference in June ahead of launching in the fall. The update could offer a range of enhancements and new features, such as a next-generation CarPlay experience, changes to Siri, support for sideloading and alternate app stores, support for Apple's mixed-reality headset, and more.

Article Link: Gurman: iOS 17 to Provide Several 'Most Requested Features'

For me it's quite simple, sort out the flares in night time photography and over exposure, also the ability to get rid off all the open apps at once.
As to bugs, stop greying out my own tracks on my iPhone Music library, because they're not the same version of the ones on Apple list, even though I don't have APPLE Music prescription, iCloud integration has been very buggy as well on iOS 16.
In fact what Apple needs to do is replace the brain drain and get rid of the rig raf, because that's the biggest problem 😏