What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2020?

[EdT]

What I want would take several years, but I wish they would start:

1. An OS (every device) that is stable from day one. There may need to be improvements but it shouldn’t crash your device frequently OR repeatedly. Old functons should work and new ones shouldn’t be death traps.
2. For similar software options especially across different hardware invoking/using that feature should be similar from device to device.
3. If it ain’t broke quit fixing it. Quit changing how and where things need to be turned on or off or setup. Leave the name and procedure alone unless NOT changing it is more confusing than changing it is. If you are trying to find how to turn a setting or feature on or off or set an option and you do an online search you will frequently be given an old and useless answer because the top search answer is based on an OS that may only be a year or two old but where and how it is used has changed.
4. In the official Apple help forums don’t rely on user votes to determine top or accurate answers. Because of item 3 above a spot-on accurate answer one year can be useless when the options are changed or the parent location where you set the options/preferences for it is moved. If a forum post or FAQ is outdated name what OS it is still valid and what and when that has changed.
5. Consistent naming. If a feature is called something in commercials or other Apple correspondence and definitely in support documentation then make sure it’s called the exact same thing everywhere-ads, online help, FAQ’s, videos, EVERYWHERE. If a feature is renamed then help searches Using the old name should find the new documents and highlight both the new name and the old one and implicitly say this method and name replaces the previous one in a new OS.

There are lots of hardware changes I would like and I really really wish Apple would have 20 or 30 test centers in areas of poor cell and ISP internet speeds and reliability so that the absolute frustration of losing a feature or ability because Apple wants to go wireless for that feature is recognized by somebody at Apple. And on the other end of technology adoption philosophy, in all but the cheapest devices quit using any rotating disk storage. A +$1000 device should not have physical rotating drives as storage. And because of my previous point that storage should not be tied to internet access.

 

[ipponrg]

Why would you capture locally then upload to the cloud, just to download later?

Pretty much plex with mohu.

I would like to see a customer base that do not whinge at everything Apple does. The new products they bring are generally the first of their kind and almost always lead the way. No other company does that so consistently.

I'd love to see people reacting positive about Apple, because that’s what spurs them on to be even greater. And we know Apples great is better than anyone’s.

Yeah I love their share price. Their products are improved on all constructive criticisms not just positivity. For example, had there not been people reacting negatively on butterfly keyboards, we would not have Apple try to make amends on expensive laptops that should just work

 

[DanBig]

Make a serviceable system again! Get rid of glue & rivets!

Better internal design ingerneral, so you can replace the keyboard without having to throw the whole uppercase away or can replace the battery with putting your self at risk when the battery has failed.

The is not hard! Its common sense!

 

[panjandrum]

Same thing I've wanted pretty much every year since the Lion era, but while I'm thinking about the MacOS mostly here, it applies equally to iOS: A return to the fundamentals that set Apple apart and made them great: 1) Consistent UI with easily and quickly identifiable options and features (colors and depth icons across the UI instead of grey and flat, at least as an option). 2) Good skeuomorphism everywhere in the UI unless there is a VERY compelling reason to do otherwise in certain cases (I'm very, very tired of tutoring users on how to use the UIs now that skeuomorphism is almost completely gone. I have to tutor people on many features they used to find intuitively and without problem). 3) Return of SOHO and Educational features to the Server so we can go back using all-Apple solutions instead of the third-party products to which Apple has forced us to migrate. 4) Good, reliable, repairable, attractive and occasionally ground-breaking hardware. That's really about it.

 

[jingbugle]

Common Sense.

1) Apple watch with better battery life. I have moved on to using Amazfit GTS. It is simple, not perfect, but adequate for my uses. The App Store for Apple watch has a bunch of useless apps and yet no way to have custom watch faces. How much ridiculous can Apple be in their conquest to control things for their own benefit
2) iPhones with touch somewhere. Based on the number of times I am having to type my pass code, it is ridiculous. It feels like we went back in time, and not in a good way
3) Touch screen Macbooks (not iPad Pro). Touchbar is still a joke for devs based on the little use it gets
...

 

[Pilotmacuser]

I would love to see an indestructible phone, iPad, watch, computer! Simlar to tesla cybertruck. This is the future. I'm so tired of putting protectors on all my electronics. Make them indestructible.

 

[The Barron]

iMacs!

 

[davidf18]

I want to see NVidea GPUs in the top end MacBook Pros so that people can easily run deep learning on their MacBook Pro.

Also, I'd like to see the ability to have a MacBook Pro NVidea external GPU for running deep learning.
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Customer satisfaction is through the roof. 97-99% range. Trolls (regular type as well as foreign provocateurs) and other members of the Apple hate crowd who hang out in these forums... now that’s a different story. Not much can be done with them except to swat them down when they lie.

Also in NYC, Apple has 365/24/7 Genius Bar support in addition to sales. That is what you call support.

 

[DanBig]

We need AI that knows in real time what my focus is so the interaction is logical. As an example I'm in my car and I raise my arm up telling Siri on my Apple Watch to play a song it should know to play via the Bluetooth connection to my cars speakers or if at home my rooms speakers (known speakers). The interaction needs to be seamless and if I leave my car then my watch's mic & speaker should take over as my iPhone is in my pocket (dark and off).

Siri needs a massive amount of work! Basic knowledge is missing! Here's an example: Hey Siri how many Tuesdays and Wednesdays and Thursdays are in December? All I get is "It's 1 year till then." Which of course is not the answer! The answer is 13 days.

Siri needs to be a bit more human! Crack a joke when asked! Offer a story to a child or sounds of animals to delight a 4 year old. "Hey Sire what does a lion sound like ..."

 

[archimacpro]

The new macMini Pro to have built in handle.
External homepod speakers only - no intelligence needed - same quality or higher, MUST have wired option - 3.5mm cable. Just a SIMPLE Apple designed loudspeaker - portable. Long lasting, durable. Design it to be produced for years - it's a loud speaker - Just make it fantastic quality. Charge a fortune. Make it a status symbol.

 

[arkmannj]

iPhone SE 2 with 3D touch , headphone jack.

 

[RS52]

1. I would like the see the new scissor keyboard used in the 16” MacBook Pro to make it into all models and possibly introduce the rumored 14” MacBook Pro. The sooner we get rid of those problematic butterfly keyboards the better! It would also be nice to see an improvement of the front facing camera.
2. I would like to see an updated iMac with new design and smaller bezels and please let the 5400rpm hard drive die forever and discontinue the fusion drive.
3. It would be nice to have a small MacPro mini. Something with interchangeable SSD and Ram, maybe a couple PCIe slots within the ~$2k Mark.
4. It would be great to have an large Apple Branded display within the $799 mark that you can pair up with the MacPro mini and Mac mini with front facing camera and speakers.
5. It would be nice to see a new iPhone with under the screen Touch ID and to see the top Bezel be removed. I still like the squarish display without the bezel “ears” and cutout for the front facing cameras. It would also be nice to see a new rumored iPhone SE 2 for those that want a smaller phone.
6. It would be nice to see an updated Apple Watch with a brand new design, like the edges of the iPad Pro 3rd gen, flatter edges, I can literally see an amazing design in my head of a future Apple Watch, I like it!
7. Updated MacBook Air with new scissor keyboard as in the 16” MacBook Pro, updated front facing camera.
8. Updated iPads with cameras from the iPhone 11 Pro and under the screen Touch ID.
9. It would be cool to see something like Apple’s version of the GoPro. Something new and unexpected from Apple.
10. Give us something new we never knew we needed. Something visionary. Something game changing. Something innovative...

I know it would be a long shot but a MacPro with ports we use like USB 3.0, Sd-card reader, HDMI Etc. I think asking for an Ethernet port would be asking too much, but hey, throw that in too! People still use these ports for professional use every day. Why not bring back the MagSafe in a new MagSafe 3.0? These are all things I hear from nearly all professionals every day and Apple has began to listen to it’s users which is clearly evident in the updated 16” MacBook Pro and Mac Pro. Just keep listening Apple! You are turning this ship around.

Thanks for listening Apple!

 

[Starkrai]

I want to see a re-release of the iPhone 5 with 2020 internals. I also want to see iOS 14 include a theme option with a "classic" option restoring the iOS 6 look. Or perhaps them just restoring the original iOS look. I think we've all suffered with this hideous flat look that is iOS 7 for too long now.

I agree 1000%. I’ve been hoping Apple would do something like a theme store since IOS 7 was released. I like the flat design, but it would be nice to have some variety.

 

[Lozza013]

Hmmmmm tough question. Well I wouldn't mind a more repairable Mac so I can get cheaper parts and more Stable Software in both MacOS and iOS.

 

[iRun26.2]

I want a 13” (or 14”, with reduced bezels) MacBook Pro with options for 32G of RAM and a 4TB SSD.

 

[Lozza013]

I want to see a re-release of the iPhone 5 with 2020 internals. I also want to see iOS 14 include a theme option with a "classic" option restoring the iOS 6 look. Or perhaps them just restoring the original iOS look. I think we've all suffered with this hideous flat look that is iOS 7 for too long now.

It's kind of funny you mention the iOS classic look. I was watching a film and I saw an iPhone 4S in the film and I thought to myself wow that this device is almost nine years old with the old End Phone Call Button too.

 

[HVDynamo]

Since this is a want list:

iPhone:
-Headphone jacks back in the high end phones
-Touch ID return to high end phones (Under screen is fine, but I don't want it on the back or side)
-Pro Motion 120Hz display


Macbook Pro:
-Bring Magsafe back (Allow charging via Magsafe or USB C)
-Bring some legacy ports back while keeping USB C (USB A, HDMI specifically)
-Internal M.2 slot for storage upgrades (can be in addition to the Apple Soldered SSD, but also allow the OS to be installed on it if needed)
-Upgradable RAM
Higher end GPUs (with Nvidia option)

I don't care if it needs to be made a little thicker again to accommodate these things. The 2012-2015 Retina MBP's were thing enough. Also, I get that USB C is the future, but I still have a crap ton of non-USB C things, and I don't plan on upgrading them any time soon because they still work just fine. I just want to not have to carry a dock all the time to use things. It's annoying and results in a sub par experience.


Mac Pro:
-Make something that a Pro consumer can afford. Something in the $2-5K range and an equivalent display.
-Nvidia GPU option

iPad Pro:
- Put the damn headphone jack back... At least with the phone removing it due to space makes sense. That isn't an issue with the iPad, put it back...
- Add a lightning port in addition to the USB C port or two USB C ports. This is a pro product after all, and being able to charge and connect an external hub or something would be nice.

 

[Saturn1995]

an Apple TV remote that doesn’t suck.

 

[B4U]

Dedicated software on Mac for managing iOS apps instead of making us download it again and again when need to do a restore.

 

[evilmurries]

mainstream mouse support for iPad OS

 

[ElSteverino]

I would like Magic Keyboard with TouchBar.

 

[Justanotherfanboy]

I'm a professional photographer. I trust my own hard drive and 3 backups far, far more than I trust Apple's cloud. Especially this week since my Calendars, Notes and Contacts aren't syncing correctly over their cloud (known issue). 😂

I don't use Apple Mail (Thunderbird is considerably better IMO) on my Mac. And all email providers host email on their server. So what exactly am I missing by not using Apple's cloud?

Your list of yearly anal retentive phone maintenance included manually backing up then deleting all the photos on your phone every year, instead of housing years worth of memories like everyone else, sooooooo..... I guess you’re losing the time wasted doing your little pet backup & erasing project, & then the ability to revisit past memories- which if that’s not something you want to be able to do, it kinda begs the question: why bother taking any photos at all, with your phone?
Lol, just so you can say to buddies “what, you love that band? I met the singer! Hold on, I got a photo. We just gotta run by my place real quick.. don’t worry- it’s DEFINITELY there; I got it backed up on multiple RAID arrays... waaaay better than iCloud. If traffic stays like this- we’ll be looking at that photo in just under an hour! =)

edit:
Also... if you think having 3 separate backups are necessary, you probably should have included that expense/detail in your long recommendation list of “simple” ways for one to save the (apparently) enormous expense of $11.88/year, lol.

 

[Bawstun]

I want to see a return to good design. Their RAM and chips have been sufficient for years now. I want them to focus on the aesthetic - remove the notch, go back to a more square design, something easier to hold like back in the iPhone 5 days etc.

 

[NMBob]

iOS Finder
iOS Preview
Ability to turn off 2FA

 

[Constable Odo]

I would like to see an eight-core Mac Mini that doesn't thermal throttle and has the newest generation Intel integrated GPU if Apple can't be bothered to add a discrete GPU.
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Continued improvements in battery life are always welcome!

A move from lithium-ion to graphene-based batteries would be sweet.