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What's the point of this? We're only 3 weeks away, iOS 11 is conceptually already finalized.
The point is to let people know there are great product ideas and to inspire Apple or sometimes kick its ass when it thinks they are still innovator in the industry.
 
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It's sad that some random designer can come up with better solutions than a huge company like Apple that has $250 billion in cash. This isn't perfect but it's way better than what we've got. I really hope they have a new iPad Pro with an overhauled iPad Pro version of iOS at WWDC. It needs to be able to do a lot of the same things a Mac can do, but in a different, touch-optimized way.
 
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 It is extremely cumbersome and outdated.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.

What would you rather that space be used for? Quick access to my apps makes sense to me, do we really want to be spending much time on the springboard?
 
That drag and drop functionality concept is pretty cool but the graphic designer in me wants some gridded layouts to choose from for greater variety. Otherwise this is all about functionality, missing a designer's touch.
 
Apple's iOS looks so stale and boring that even changing the toggles from rounded to square will seem courageous.
 
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Good lord these comments are cancerous. Why so much unwarranted negativity.

Everyone is over Apple. Well, at least the people on Apple-centric forums.

Everyone is frustrated, upset, mad etc.

I miss the old days when there wasn't much competition so Apple was truly the top dog. Now everything they do is scrutinized on this forum.

People's passion turned from positivity into negativity.
 
Everyone is over Apple. Well, at least the people on Apple-centric forums.

Everyone is frustrated, upset, mad etc.

I miss the old days when there wasn't much competition so Apple was truly the top dog. Now everything they do is scrutinized on this forum.

People's passion turned from positivity into negativity.

Those who have owned Apple products for decades may be more inclined to be negative.

Yes, the competition has also raised their game. There was a time when many companies could care less about design, aesthetics and user experience.
 
Here's a rumour. iOS 11 will be just like any other iOS in the past few years. Unnecessary upgrades and "improvements", something Siri, something share to your friends, something much more performance-efficient, something emoji. Oh and cringey WWDC as always. But as always, we will be overly excited for it then be awfully disappointed once we just get another absolutely pointless iOS upgrade.

Smartphone OSs are mature and they will not change that much going forward. Tablets, on the other hand, have a long way to go towards a multi-user and multi-window environment since they are starting to approach the performance of laptops.
 
Oh how my poor Air 2 would struggle with this. The 9.7 Pro wouldn't fare so well either. Anyone who says 2gb is sufficient is full of it.
 
Here's a rumour. iOS 11 will be just like any other iOS in the past few years. Unnecessary upgrades and "improvements", something Siri, something share to your friends, something much more performance-efficient, something emoji. Oh and cringey WWDC as always. But as always, we will be overly excited for it then be awfully disappointed once we just get another absolutely pointless iOS upgrade.

You forgot to mention emojis...
 
They really need to hire this guy into the Software Department.

No they don't. I was working with a game developer and you would be surprised what does NOT make its way into the final product from the drawing board. Features are getting axed many times, and rarely it's the designers fault. I am pretty sure Apple software designers are one of the best ones out there, so this is not the problem. It's more about "Does this feature make money potentially, as in "We need more AI stuff" because that's where the money's at for investors right now.
 
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I love the idea of the iPad but I will sadly not buy another after my iPad Air unless Apple really do something about its usability. Make it productive! It's got the potential to be more than a media consumption device.
 
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