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macOS 10.14 Wishlist: Features MacRumors Readers Hope to See in the Next Version of macOS
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Typing in languages not supported natively is almost impossible with autocorrect, and I do want autocorrect for languages that are supported. Adding a custom dictionary still does not work after years.
Bringing back more colors and noticeable labels to Finder is another big request.
Bringing back more colors and noticeable labels to Finder is another big request.
Return the screen sharing function. Back in iChat I was able to ask anyone who was in iChat if I can jump on to help them with an issue. Now I can only use the Screen Share App that only allows me to connect to someone that has a iCloud account and that only works one out of ten times (If I am lucky).
Overall they should put back a large amount of the functions that they removed in the last 5ish systems.
Overall they should put back a large amount of the functions that they removed in the last 5ish systems.
A shared OS is a horrible idea. The iPad is way too limiting, I still use a laptop for all production work.
Oh god - please no - not unification of MacOS and iOS ... keep iOS as far away from my Mac as possible. Muddle muddle, boil and trouble.
- single-file or single-folder password encryption: y'know, like Microsoft word on Windows has had for ages.
- Dark Mode: full-on, not just the menu bar
- Better split window: why can I only do side-to-side, why not top-to-bottom?
- Fix all dem bugs: High Sierra was pitched by Apple as a bug-squashing update...it kinda wasn't.
- Proper support for HDR displays
Try holding your arm in a vertical plane for more than ten minutes. Your shoulder will beg for mercy.
As someone who does digital arts for a living, I can't have fingerprints contaminating my view. As a compromise, digital retouchers, illustrators, and CAD engineers may use a touch pad and stylus separate from the screen. When the screen itself is touch compatible, it can't be more than a modest size, and is usually horizontal.
Does the largest iPad Pro not accommodate your preference?
Sharing or Publishing of one or more groups in Contacts! For so long now I've wanted a feature in Contacts that would allow me to share / publish an address group so others could have it, such as family addresses so my wife and kids could have easy access to our family contacts (grand parents, cousins, family friends, etc). The same goes for work - my Partners and I could all share one address group that we could collectively contribute/edit our shared work associated contacts. Apple has done this forever with Calendar and Photos so I can't figure out why they've never done this with their Contacts app, especially since it's all so well managed in iCloud these days. This would be so easy for them to do and everyone, everywhere using Mac and would benefit.
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Please stop suggesting dumb things like this.
THIS DOES NOT WORK.
It only changes the screen capture that saves a file, the screen capture that gets saved to the clipboard remains PNG.
PLEASE stop giving me the exact same suggestion that I already acknowledged in my original post.
Business card scanner and data capture. Would love to be able to put a card in front of my camera and have it keep an image of the card and to populate the associated fields via OCR to eliminate all this manual entry every time I come away with someone's card or a whole bunch of them from a trade show. By default it could store the image of the card as the contact shot so you can reference it (company logo, what their card looks like, etc.). Then you could throw their card away forever since you have it captured digitally. Would like to be able to keep multiple images too in a contact, like their card and a face shot (both, not one or the other).
Would also like the ability to customize the field layout in Contacts when printing labels so that I could choose which fields are laid out. Right now when I do Christmas cards or such, I can't choose "<<last name>> Family". For example, I can't hard code text on the layout so it would just read "Smith Family" or choose "<<first_name>> & <<spouse name>> <<last_name>>" (i.e. Steve & Tammy Smith).
Would also like the ability to customize the field layout in Contacts when printing labels so that I could choose which fields are laid out. Right now when I do Christmas cards or such, I can't choose "<<last name>> Family". For example, I can't hard code text on the layout so it would just read "Smith Family" or choose "<<first_name>> & <<spouse name>> <<last_name>>" (i.e. Steve & Tammy Smith).
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How about a lack of blaring security oversights that prompt emergency fixes?
How about stability?
How about not breaking compatibility (aside from the pre-planned jettisoning of 32-bit x86 app support)?
How about not fixing things that weren't broken to begin with? (Apple Mail dev team, I'm looking squarely at you.)
Do we really prioritize more iOS design unification over a version of macOS that doesn't have massive problems for a sizable portion of the user-base well into the .2 release? (Whatever happened to being mostly safe after a .1 release?)
How about stability?
How about not breaking compatibility (aside from the pre-planned jettisoning of 32-bit x86 app support)?
How about not fixing things that weren't broken to begin with? (Apple Mail dev team, I'm looking squarely at you.)
Do we really prioritize more iOS design unification over a version of macOS that doesn't have massive problems for a sizable portion of the user-base well into the .2 release? (Whatever happened to being mostly safe after a .1 release?)
I don’t want to type on my screen.
I do want to have the ability to move windows with my (clean) finger. Also, what’s stopping the view of fingerprints is high screen brightness. I look at my television that the little ones have had their fingers all over, and I only see the smears and peanut butter when the TV is off. It’s simply more intuitive to cut out the middleman of hand to screen than to use a surrogate (surry?).
Apple is expected to preview the next-generation version of macOS, macOS 10.14, at the keynote event for the Worldwide Developers Conference, set to be held on June 4. Though the keynote is less than two weeks away, we've heard little about what we might expect to see in the new version of macOS aside from the possibility of cross-compatible Mac and iOS apps.
With so few rumors about macOS 10.14 available, we turned to the MacRumors community to ask our readers what they would like to see the most in the next version of macOS.
[*]Unified macOS and iOS design - With rumors of apps compatible with both iOS devices and Macs, MacRumors reader Glmnet1 would also like to see a more unified design between Macs and iOS devices. What that might look like is unclear, and while it could happen at some point, it's not likely for this year as we're not expecting major design changes with iOS 12 or macOS 10.14.
[*]Apple iOS apps for Mac - In the same vein, based on cross platform app rumors, several MacRumors readers would like to see iOS-exclusive apps like Apple News, Health, Activity, and Home made available on the Mac. A dedicated Apple Music app that's separate from iTunes is also on at least one reader's wishlist, as is an improved version of iTunes.
[*]HomeKit - A way to control HomeKit devices on Mac is a highly requested feature, either through the aforementioned Home app for the Mac or through Siri. At the current time, while Siri is available on macOS, the personal assistant can't control HomeKit devices from the Mac.
[*]Complications as Menu Bar items - Complications are limited to the Apple Watch, but since the device's debut, Apple Watch users have been hoping for their expansion to other platforms, including macOS and iOS. MacRumors reader ButteryScrollin would like Apple Watch-style complications to be added to the Mac's Menu Bar, introducing new quick-access shortcuts.
[*]Split-Screen improvements - MacRumors reader bmac89 would like some iPad-like improvements to the Mac's split-screen functionality, with options for dragging to resize or dismiss a split-screen view, opening apps into a split-screen view from the Dock or Spotlight, and initiating split-screen in the same way.
[*]APFS improvements - With macOS High Sierra, Apple introduced a new Apple Filesystem. The rollout of APFS was something of a nightmare for Apple customers who have Fusion drives that combine SSDs with traditional hard drives, and to this day, Apple has not implemented APFS support for Fusion drives. MacRumors reader Ncrypt would also like to see Apple use APFS to allow for macOS updates to install in the background to cut down on installation times.
[*]Group FaceTime - Group FaceTime is on both the macOS 10.14 and iOS 12 wishlists, and while it's something Apple is rumored to be working on, it's not clear if this is a feature that's ready for debut.
As with iOS 12, many readers listed performance and stability improvements at the top of their wishlists for macOS 10.14, and it's likely this is on Apple's to-do list as well. Apple is rumored to have delayed some macOS 10.14 and iOS 12 features to 2019 in order to focus on internal improvements following a slew of high-profile bugs that have impacted iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra.
What new features are you hoping Apple adds to macOS 10.14? Let us know in the comments. Make sure you check out our macOS 10.14 roundup for more on what we might see in the update, including possible naming choices. We've also got a separate iOS 12 wishlist that has a list of what MacRumors readers are hoping will come to iOS in 2018.
Article Link: macOS 10.14 Wishlist: Features MacRumors Readers Hope to See in the Next Version of macOS
Microsoft and others have already addressed this issue by making touch displays that adjust to a variety of angles:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/surface/devices/surface-studio/overview
Did Phil Schiller and others honestly not know about these new adjustable displays, or did they purposely choose to ignore them, just so they can have something to argue about? By not acknowledging the existence of these adjustable displays, Phil and others make themselves look clueless about the competition.
There are a number of applications such as digital signage, interactive exhibits, and industrial uses which can benefit from direct interaction on a large touchscreen. 7 years ago, people thought an iPad on a stand looked so neat. But now it looks ridiculously ancient compared to well designed applications running on large touchscreen displays. If touchscreen really is the future, how will Apple handle the need for larger displays? Do people honestly expect Apple to make a 40 inch iPad?
Instead of expecting Apple to make a 40 inch iPad, it makes more sense to separate the CPU from the touchscreen. Apple can then concentrate on the OS and people can buy the touchscreen in whatever size they want. The large multitouch displays currently work out of the box with Windows - referring to true multitouch, not just single finger mouse emulation. But good luck getting those manufacturers to provide full Mac support. If people want those displays to fully work with Mac OS, the support needs to come from Apple. Build the multitouch support into Mac OS so it can work with external multitouch displays of any size, and so developers can have an officially supported framework to create their applications.
Oh, I've got three good ones, but I've been asking for them for years to no avail.
1. Simple check box: "Show mounted volumes in dock"
2. For Spotlight, allow me to set specific shortcuts (e.g., "PS" for photoshop) like you can with Quicksilver, etc.
3. (For iTunes): Some way for me to tag songs. It's stupid that I have to choose one "genre". I want to be able to tag a song (for example): blues|instrumental|mellow|soundtrack
1. Simple check box: "Show mounted volumes in dock"
2. For Spotlight, allow me to set specific shortcuts (e.g., "PS" for photoshop) like you can with Quicksilver, etc.
3. (For iTunes): Some way for me to tag songs. It's stupid that I have to choose one "genre". I want to be able to tag a song (for example): blues|instrumental|mellow|soundtrack
Passcode to see the hidden album in Photos. On the Mac and iPhone (touch/faceID is ok). Now "hidden" is of little use, it should be something usable for photos you don't want everyone to see. Like when you show strangers some photos and leave them at the computer/phone for a while when you step away, they shouldn't be able to get to the hidden ones.
I still don't understand your arguments. Since you mentioned Preview:
- You open a file.
- Make changes.
If you want changes
- You close file, don't need to hit command + s, Mac does it for you.
If you don't want changes you just made:
- File > Revert To > Last Opened
If you want another version:
- File > Revert To > Browse All Versions
You even can reverse the version that's been cancelled.
So that's not just auto save, it's also versioning and restoring app state when you quit app.
I think it's optimal behaviour for most people and it makes experience better. And there's new powerful control versioning for people who need more.
Finally, if you don't like Auto Save:
- Open System Preferences > General > Ask to keep changes when closing document