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The one time I used a Nexus 4 running Android I was stunned when I first used dynamic notifications.

And a file directory... That would be amazing.

Honestly the 3 biggest pluses to using Android are 1. How well notifications are done on Android 2. How clean the springboard can be set up 3. Customizing said springboard. Big fan of having my main spring board icons themed to look unified.

iPhone = more efficient os that requires less processing power, good hardware, easy to use os but not the most efficient. Notifications especially are a cluttered mess. I mean at least have a setting to allow us to sort them by app and let you just clear them for one app a la Android.

What's kept me from upgrading to a new iphone has honestly been that lack of useful changes to ios.

Hoping for some nice changes in ios 11 but I'm pretty pessimistic.

Yup file directory and being able to access those files from your computer and being able to use your phone as a storage device just seems like a no brainer though cloud drives do make it a bit less necessary.
 
this is a really powerful concept. makes me excited of the unrealized potential of the ipad

Which will always remain unrealised because HURR DURR THE iPAD CAN GET BY JUST FINE RUNNING THE EXACT SAME VERSION OF iOS AS iPHONE CAUSE THEY'RE TOTALLY THE SAME PRODUCT WITH THE SAME REQUIREMENTS.
 
I'm generally a big fan of what Federico is able to do with the iPad.

That said, I have to wonder if it's worth spending 3 months on this. Plus hiring a designer and a movie guy to make it, only to have it invalidated in 2.5 weeks by whatever Apple announced.

I had a similar thought to yours, but I couldn't tell if I was just a little cranky today.

I like his iOS wish list stuff, but this felt like an expense of energy that didn't need to happen.

It won't be invalidated, though. Any features that are not introduced can still be seen in the video and will potentially inspire Apple to create something like it down the road.
 
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It cannot be said enough. The ENTIRE iOS Springboard UI of icons and folders needs a substantial overhaul. It is extremely cumbersome and outdated. This is Apple's opportunity to innovate. Not just features but how we access our apps.

Says who? How else do you expect to access your apps? They're literally in front of your face for you to tap. It couldn't be any simpler.

Did you want the OS to read your mind and KNOW which app you want to use?

I get it, it's boring yet simple. You want new for the sake of new!
 
Making the web/iPad more interactive is a good idea. Would love to see functionality like the 3rd party app "File Browser" built into the iPad so I can easily go to/from my Mac via my iPad. But on the other hand I am wary of Apple these days.

Apple sometimes removes functionality for no good reason. And no I am not going to rant anymore about the headphone jack on the phone. I am talking about things like in Logic Pro where you can't use an alias to point the application EASILY to an external drive housing the huge sound library. That capability used to be in Logic and they removed it. it can still be done but it is much more difficult now and I had to use a 3rd party solution. Another step backward is after the last iTunes update my "Home Videos" disappeared and I had to search out how to get iTunes to recognize my HUGE collection of home videos. I stumbled onto an easy solution myself but could not find THAT solution anywhere.

And the fact all media is under something STILL called "iTunes" shows laziness by Apple. Something like "iMedia" would be much more inclusive. And redesign the interface too which was fine when it was first invented (for iPod "tunes"). For years now, iTunes feels like it was designed by a blind builder with a hammer. They just keep adding rooms without caring what the final outcome looks like....which predictably...is a mess.

With Apple lately, it is a step forward in one area and a step back in another. Or no step at all...
 
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It won't be invalidated, though. Any features that are not introduced can still be seen in the video and will potentially inspire Apple to create something like it down the road.

Invalidated was a poor word choice. I meant that the article has a short shelf life in comparison to the effort put into it.

Some of it, like drag-n-drop, he mocked up last year.
 
It cannot be said enough. The ENTIRE iOS Springboard UI of icons and folders needs a substantial overhaul. It is extremely cumbersome and outdated. This is Apple's opportunity to innovate. Not just features but how we access our apps.

This! The springboard has to change.. Though, I've thought for the past few releases of iOS this was going to finally happen. I doubt we'll see it in iOS 11 either :/
 
I really hope they work on a redesign of the music app. I like Apple Music and subscribe, but I don't want it integrated into my library. I use my local music library, which I've built up over 14 years in iTunes. I use Apple Music like on-demand radio and discovery for stuff I want to own.

The first few versions of iOS had a great media player in the iPod app. Fast, easy to navigate, and syncing with iTunes worked great. Now, despite not using iTunes Match or iCloud Music library, editing playlists on mY phone and then syncing to iTunes results in duplicate playlists, I have songs that aren't actually duplicates syncing twice to my iPhone, etc.

Now, even trying to watch a locally-downloaded movie or TV show takes forever, because instead of caching purchased metadata or simply showing me local videos only, the TV App wants to load a bunch of stuff before allowing me access.

The ideas are sound, but they are pushing the store content ahead of local content, and I'm not a fan. They are trying to sell me something I already own; I've been a longtime purchaser of iTunes media, but I still like syncing it to my device instead of streaming it. I really wish they'd fix the basics, which were never broken to begin with.
 
lol people hating on this are jealous Apple won't have thought of this and will probably ignore the ipad again in iOS 11 and wonder why sales aren't fantastic as they bring out more emojis.
 
lol people hating on this are jealous Apple won't have thought of this and will probably ignore the ipad again in iOS 11 and wonder why sales aren't fantastic as they bring out more emojis.
Heeeyyy that's just not fair. Don't forget sticker packs for Messages and Apple Music DJs.
 
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I'm not sure why a persons concept gets put front and center as news. Over the years you get so many that take concepts as fact, expectations go up, WWDC hits and then all we hear is people upset that the real thing isn't anything like the concept at all.
Just keep expectations to a minimum until you actually see the real deal and you won't be let down as often.
 



Apple is planning to unveil its next-generation operating system for iOS devices, iOS 11, in less than a month. Despite the imminent debut date of the new OS, we've heard very little about what we should expect to see in the update.

Based on the fact that iOS 10 offered very few features for the iPad, Federico Vittici of MacStories, who uses an iPad for much of his daily work, has imagined an iOS 11 update wishlist that overhauls the iPad interface, introducing new iPad-only features that many pro users would undoubtedly love to see.

Vittici collaborated with designer Sam Beckett to bring his iOS 11 wishlist to life, providing concrete examples of ways Apple could redesign the iPad experience.


System-wide drag and drop functionality that would let users drag content between apps or from one iPad split screen window to another is at the top of Vittici's list. Images, text, links, documents, and more could be dragged using intuitive long press gestures. In the example image below, text from an email is dragged into a list in Reminders.

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An imagined "Shelf" feature goes hand-in-hand with drag and drop, giving users a place to store anything on the iPad they want to reference at a later time. It's similar to the desktop on a Mac, storing items for easy access.

ios11conceptshelf-800x533.jpg

Viticci's other iOS 11 wishlist items include a new Split View app picker with a search feature and a better layout, a Mac-style Finder app that works with iCloud Drive for a more consistent document-finding interface, a denser home screen, multiple audio streams, and a refreshed design with bolder typography and more of a focus on visual feedback.

For additional images and a more detailed explanation of the items on Vittici's iOS 11 wishlist, make sure to check out the full article over at MacStories.

Article Link: iOS 11 Concept Imagines Overhauled iPad Interface With Drag-and-Drop Functionality
Oh I get it, its copy and paste.
 
They need to improve split screen. IMO on the 10 inch iPad there's no reason why you shouldn't be able to have 4 "windows", each the size of an Iphone. Also they need to background apps, so you can "minimize" an app to an iPhone-sized window and keep it in the foreground as you do other things.

Chromebook can do this....
 
The only somewhat good ideas in this video are: iPad needs a better way of calling up the next split view app, obviously, and drag and drop between split view apps.

The shelf, however, is a terrible idea, and is everything that is wrong with user concepts.
 
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I absolutely disagree. This kind of drag and drop functionality,
What's the added value in conceptualising copy/paste? Everyone knows how to do that and no one needs half a screen for it. This will only confuse. Back to the drawig board!
especially when you hold the pencil in your hand would be mind blowing on the iPad! Actually the realization of the old Microsoft courier concept!
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Do people actually use drag and drop even on the mac? Im always 'saving as', and pasting, placing, inserting...
Haha my 65 year old mom does it to, and through the menu that is, not via hockey..
 
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