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iOS 27 Will Reportedly Have Two Key Upgrades
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Quite analogous with the drop of support of Rosetta 1 in OS X Lion, the release after Snow Leopard.
Apple, just dont go cheap on these iOS developers. I lost count of iOS 26.1 bugs. Every day I discover some new bug xD I stopped reporting them but the truth is: you don’t even read these reported issues on feedbackassistant so how this system can work well…
These operating systems annual upgrades are like building a house on quick sand. The next year you are still working on the first floor as it subsided from all the bugs.....
Sounds like 3/4 of the “release notes” on App Store updates…
“New in this release:
Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements”
😅
“New in this release:
Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements”
😅
Love it. I hope macOS gets the same treatment. Right now IMO Apple's software quality needs to play catch-up with the hardware.
Presumably if the rumoured Gemini integration is working well, a lot of the new features - because there will be new features - will be based around that.
This means they don’t can then really focus on fixing the beneath the hood stuff.
I’d hope that any GUI refinements happen in this cycle as 10 months is a long time to wait.
A hard look at what they have already and making it work better would be great too:
Music app (on all devices).
Focuses, sleep, alarms etc. Try explaining to someone how to set a sleep schedule and an alarm on iOS.
Etc etc.
This means they don’t can then really focus on fixing the beneath the hood stuff.
I’d hope that any GUI refinements happen in this cycle as 10 months is a long time to wait.
A hard look at what they have already and making it work better would be great too:
Music app (on all devices).
Focuses, sleep, alarms etc. Try explaining to someone how to set a sleep schedule and an alarm on iOS.
Etc etc.
I hope so, iOS 26 has been bad. UI not scaled correctly in the OS, glitchy, buggy. and speech to text is still complete trash.
I may have to pick your brain on this at some point.
I'm still very happy with Sequoia on my 2015 15" MBP, but ... eventually ... we'll see.
And lots of AppleCare help desk calls when people can’t work out how to do basic things in iOS because the ui is is often quite confusing.
You want to reorder your home screen?
Well obviously you press and hold onto a blank area of the home screen.
Duh obvious.
The biggest upgrade I"ve love is being able to USB dock your iPhone and use it like a computer with iPad-like multi-window functionality on an external monitor. Imagine the value of your phone then.
We all can dream...
We all can dream...
I must say, of the plethora of MacBook Pro’s and Airs I’ve owned over the years my Mid 2015 MBP is certainly a clear cut favorite. It has been 100% reliable.
Suddenly it’s life was extended via the Apple 15” Battery Recall Program. That provided not only a new battery but top deck including new keyboard, trackpad etc.
Currently running a modified proprietary version of https://linuxmint.com/ for work, it’s a very good alternative to macOS.
That said, I have been a staunch supporter of Mac for so long having used it as my primary OS, the thought of completely abandoning macOS isn't an easy choice.
Time will tell.
To me the 2015 15" MBP is absolutely peak Apple Laptops (so far anyhow).
I really appreciate the additional key travel on the keyboard ... to the point that I use the desktop wired equivalent to this day (typing on it now).
Yes indeed!
One of my favorite “features” of my 15” 2015 MacBook Pro as compared to my current 16” M4 Max MacBook Pro is it’s lack of a “Notch” atop the display 😁
I find either the Notch, or the Dynamic Island as found on my iPhone 16 Pro Max quite annoying.
AFAIK, Rosetta 2 will still be as present in macOS 27 as it is now. The timeline that Apple has given for the phase-out of Rosetta 2 is "late 2027", which would mean with the release of macOS 28. (There will not be an Intel version of macOS 27, though.)
But man. After what happened with Tahoe, I am hoping they have also have a bugfix/polish focus for macOS 27 if this is really how they are going with iOS 27.
I'm all in favor of this 'Snow Leopard' approach in OS 27. Really what more bells 'n' whistles do we really need? Consistency across platforms and underpinning all those platforms with lean, stable, architecture, eradicating pesky bugs et al, will establish a robust Apple Silicon based platform moving forward.
I'd personally like to see equanimity across the devices i.e. the 'Liquid Glass' effect prevalent in the iOS Phone app bottom bar being applied to the View toolbar icon set in macOS etc. What applies to one should be consistent with others. Similarly apps. I'd like to see the Health app on macOS for one.
I think we're getting to the point where the OS should be largely ignorant of the device and that the differential is defined by the interactivity with the OS. I can foresee a point where we coalesce to a unified AppleOS that applies to whichever hardware medium we choose to use.
I'd personally like to see equanimity across the devices i.e. the 'Liquid Glass' effect prevalent in the iOS Phone app bottom bar being applied to the View toolbar icon set in macOS etc. What applies to one should be consistent with others. Similarly apps. I'd like to see the Health app on macOS for one.
I think we're getting to the point where the OS should be largely ignorant of the device and that the differential is defined by the interactivity with the OS. I can foresee a point where we coalesce to a unified AppleOS that applies to whichever hardware medium we choose to use.
Even in macOS 28 it doesn't sound like Rosetta is going to be fully removed. Specifically, gaming was mentioned as there's still a lot of x86-native games that run great on modern Macs but aren't likely to ever be updated to be Apple silicon-native.
Even some actively-developed, well-maintained games still haven't been ported to Apple Silicon. Hearthstone, for example. Runs great under Rosetta so I guess Blizzard never saw the need for the porting effort.
Associated apps like the Battle.net client app, and the HSTracker overlay app for Hearthstone, are also still Intel-only. I think they're the only Intel-only apps that I still regularly use!
I haven't even upgraded to Liquid Glass on any of my devices, so not sure why you're projecting this on to me.
The basic functions I use on all of my Apple platforms have not been problematic. As an old dog, I am not interested in the latest new way to type a document as the ones from yesteryear do just fine. However, I do appreciate not using a manual typewriter anymore.....
Keep it simple is my modus operational.
Keep it simple is my modus operational.