Seems you prefer Android features. That's fine. Plenty of devices to choose from at various price points.
Voting with your wallet is probably the best way to get attention
Seriously, if you think Tim Cook is that involved he looks at bug reports... you dont get what a CEO or even most senior managers do in a company. They set direction and tone. And delegate.
All companies add features with fanfare. Once you reach peak device there's little that truly makes a difference. Jobs was reportedly very impressed with Sony's product model. Add just enough incremental new features each iteration to justify a purchase (for many people). Dont add too much or you risk running out for next year.
Apple is certainly guilty (and I find Microsoft worse) for adding new features and more complexity. Settings has grown as people demand more customization. There's no way Apple will want or be able to customize interfaces specifically for each type of disabled person or system tweaker. Add meaningful options to allow most people to have a bit of flex.
And some ideas Apple implement is difficult ways. Once they were know for "it just works". Not now.
Homekit for Smart lights is slow and a mess. Automation I dont touch even though I suspect it could be useful.
Other times it is the little unknown snippets of joy when you discover them: holding the Space bar to move the iPhone cursor when editing text. Not obvious. Not really pushed as a feature but very useful once you know it.
I've learned to love AirDrop. Years ago a very non tech lady showed me how easy it was to send me a photo from her iPad. I was used to emailing or messaging. But as easy as it is, it would be great for the receiving device to get to choose where to store the file. The added step of having to move it from Downloads or Photos could be changed with a simple added button on accepting the file.
Customization always brings added complexity.
Remember when we all "had to have" custom rings tones?
You rarely hear anything but a system included tone now.
In fact, people prefer to message instead of ring.
Sometimes it's just a few noisy people who demand things.
I would guess very few people these days sync music to their Watches.
I tried it on my 3. It worked but was painful to add and manage. Was better to let the Watch control my iPhone streamer. I'd guess most users do that now. Is that good for your issue? No. But it's doubtful any low level Apple dev is getting tasked to fix it either.
Even Watch software updates are clunky. How often do you take your Watch off charge and it says "Software Update available but cant be installed until on Charger"? Huh? I just had it there...
Headphone software installs whenever it sees fit not when you want.
Bug fixes arent the high priority these days for many companies.
Unless it's a security or show stopper.
Look at the outcry over Sonos changing their app and removing features.
