Their internal polling must show emoji to be terribly important to users. I’m 41 and couldn’t get a ****.
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iOS 12 Said to Feature Animoji in FaceTime, Deeper Siri Integration, and Do Not Disturb Improvements
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I don’t think that’s fair. The iOS macOS integrations were very seamless and nailed what a lot companies where trying to do.
No, it doesn’t starts of as a vibration but will go up on volume if not responded too. I mostly keep my silent switch to off but always awaken to my alarms.
Why did Apple not make their Stocks app available on the iPad where it can take advantage of the larger screen?
Huh I guess I never knew that. I always wake up before it gets to that point I suppose.
Why not just push out new features throughout the year, like in 12.1 and 12.2 etc? That way they have more time to perfect the features without making us wait another full year. They don't have to be as big as the whole number updates in the fall, but maybe just one or two appreciated new features periodically in the dot updates?
I kind of agree, I mean IF they want to stay with a "major upgrade" then they should make it every 2 years but and this is a big but, I would suggest breaking the os in to pieces as Google did, there's no need to make a Major update just to update Safari, or iMessages, they should split services so that they can update single components of the OS without the real need of a major update.
Not that I disagree with you, but apparently Apple and its team think, or actually know that their target audience does indeed care about Animojis , else they would focus on something else.
Absolutely. I’m not buying an iPad until this feature is added.
Ah I don’t use a Bedtime alarm and it’s always stayed on vibrate for me. But they definitely could make these things smarter in that area.
Hopefully, their plan to make iOS apps universal across devices will inspire Apple to address all of the minute inconsistencies within their own apps. I used to keep a running list of differences in how a feature was accessed across devices. Got tired of submitting feedback; figured I should be compensated for scrutinizing their dizzying UI decisions. And why are we still not able to perform some desktop tasks on their mobile counterparts? (Example: Still unable to add a contact to a group within the iOS Contacts app.)
This really makes me speechless. With so little products to focus on compared to competitors. With all their software development already on a snail pace compared to competitors (one transit in a city per month for example). Apple today seems like a sitting duck with Google and Microsoft firing on all cilinders. What’s going on with this company? It’s not only delivering buggy software but already behind the curve in so many ways. It’s really a shame they don’t invest more of their exorbitant high profits to be on the fore front they once were. I’ll hope they realize this before it’s too late.
Things is that I would (and perhaps) most people will agree that Apple would need take a year off with all these new features and focus on making sure their software works and smooth out all the bugs that in iOS 11.
Apple needs to do that before they just throw in new features that bearing working and new iOS is buggy as hell.
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No they don't. Animoji is really cool for a while then it will die done. No one use Animoji persistently. Apple should really not focus on Animoji, but bigger features. Animoji is cool, but not big enough to make iPhone standout.
And I agree with you about breaking OS into pieces. I said many times, Apple should update its core application individually. This would allow Apple push new features without pushing new OS update.
Personally, my wishlist for iOS 12+ would be:
1. Notification Center revamp:
- Simply a notification center not a Lock Screen, don't know what they thought when they released iOS11.
- Grouped Notifications or Notification Channels like Android released on Oreo, it would declutter the notification mess.
- Notification Priorities again a great feature that they would make good use of.
2. Home Screen:
- Unlocked Icon Grid (same grid as it is, but let us place icons where we want on that same grid), lets say i have a home screen with 4 apps, i would want to place them at the bottom so i can see my wallpaper, why not let us do so.
- Maybe allow us use widgets that are on the left and place them on one of our home screens.
3. Applications Manager:
- Give us the option to clear cache of a specific application than can reach more than 1GB like Facebook.
- Give us the option to Reset App so in case a specific app crashes or doesn't work properly, instead of deleting and re-installing it, we can simply reset it.
4. Files:
- Add the ability to create folders on iPhone so we can save files on it instead of just iCloud.
- Add some basic file formats support like zip,etc.
5. Clock:
- Allow use to create Multiple Timers
- Give us the option to set names for Timers.
- Give us the option to choose working days for Alarms.
6. Camera
- Move Camera settings into the Camera App
- Add Photosphere shooting mode
- Add more manual controls.
7. Keyboard
- Add Swipe Typing.
- Auto Fill Everywhere.
- Custom Dictionaries.
8. Battery
- Revamp Battery Menu
- Show more per App Detailed Usage
- Show more details like on Screen time and biggest battery draining app or usage per charging cycle.
9. Siri
- Whatever they do announce here is a welcome, they are behind (Alexa,Google Assistant).
10. Others
- Dark Mode
- App Store Wishlist
- Weather Condition Updates
- Call Recording
- ETC.
1. Notification Center revamp:
- Simply a notification center not a Lock Screen, don't know what they thought when they released iOS11.
- Grouped Notifications or Notification Channels like Android released on Oreo, it would declutter the notification mess.
- Notification Priorities again a great feature that they would make good use of.
2. Home Screen:
- Unlocked Icon Grid (same grid as it is, but let us place icons where we want on that same grid), lets say i have a home screen with 4 apps, i would want to place them at the bottom so i can see my wallpaper, why not let us do so.
- Maybe allow us use widgets that are on the left and place them on one of our home screens.
3. Applications Manager:
- Give us the option to clear cache of a specific application than can reach more than 1GB like Facebook.
- Give us the option to Reset App so in case a specific app crashes or doesn't work properly, instead of deleting and re-installing it, we can simply reset it.
4. Files:
- Add the ability to create folders on iPhone so we can save files on it instead of just iCloud.
- Add some basic file formats support like zip,etc.
5. Clock:
- Allow use to create Multiple Timers
- Give us the option to set names for Timers.
- Give us the option to choose working days for Alarms.
6. Camera
- Move Camera settings into the Camera App
- Add Photosphere shooting mode
- Add more manual controls.
7. Keyboard
- Add Swipe Typing.
- Auto Fill Everywhere.
- Custom Dictionaries.
8. Battery
- Revamp Battery Menu
- Show more per App Detailed Usage
- Show more details like on Screen time and biggest battery draining app or usage per charging cycle.
9. Siri
- Whatever they do announce here is a welcome, they are behind (Alexa,Google Assistant).
10. Others
- Dark Mode
- App Store Wishlist
- Weather Condition Updates
- Call Recording
- ETC.
This, more than anything else.
I don't know anybody who doesn't find the iOS 11 notification pane implementation confusing and inconsistent, myself included. I still forget that I sometimes have to pull up to see older notifications...but not always.
And notification groups by app were present in iOS 9. I still don't know why they decided to remove it. It was the most disappointing feature loss I've ever suffered in any Apple software update. I filed a bug report on it, assuming that it was either a bug or a temporary change. They responded that it was by design.
I think this list is too complex for Apple to implement well in a short time frame
BUT
I think as an overall roadmap- hopefully one that can be finished in a few years at most- this is an excellent set of ideas.
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i - Eh .. .no thanks. I don't want to have an app dedicated to 1GB ram or more. I'm sure Apple Support and I.T. for corporations do not want to have to remind forgetful users about this and walk them through disabling this against their own "i want this must have it" thoughts either even if it's causing performance issues.
ii - we can already do this. launch springboard and close the app. There is also a way to clear iPhone cache as well. Not a lot of people know about this.
4 i - iPhone is not a computer in the traditional sense. The iPhone, iOS and coders that create their apps already HAVE folders for the respective file formats an app uses. think of it like this ... MS Word shouldn't be used to open a DB file although you can force it to do so. So many users over the decades have done tihs and still don't know how to undue this.
7 i - why? Let the expert keyboard companies do this ... less support and code into iOS to manage. Done and Done. users have choice.
9 - as LONG as they don't cancel and give up lol
I'm in full agreement!10
i - DARK MODE fully please!!!!
ii - There seems to be the option to "add to wish list" but I can never go back to find what was there to check if pricing has changed??
iii - Weather Condition ... again best to LEAVE to the experts on this: The Weather Network. Just 3 days ago I got Toronto weather alert on my watch was VERY impressed.
iv - call recording ... I'd rather this left to third party apps. As I've experienced on S60, UIQ (Symbian platforms), Windows Mobile Edition 6, and Nokia S40 / SonyEricsson SUI (Java/J2ME based) I always prefered this as the option for silent recording without a minute reminder beep was easily an option to disable. Should Apple do this then by country laws would enforce this to be mandatory.
I suspect many governement customers would NOT want this as well.
