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What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2020?
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-Increase in FREE iCloud storage!!!...(I have asked Tim Cook this in person shortly after the students were given 200GB and only got told "watch this space") C'mon, 5GB is a joke in 2020!
-More stable software updates
-Magic Keyboard WITH Touch Bar and Touch ID
-Better updates/integration with Home Automation (eg Homekit)
Come on Apple.....surprise us and lead the way into the 20's.
-More stable software updates
-Magic Keyboard WITH Touch Bar and Touch ID
-Better updates/integration with Home Automation (eg Homekit)
Come on Apple.....surprise us and lead the way into the 20's.
“Free” services are lousy services. The money comes from
- ads OR
- selling privacy OR
- delaying maintenance till the service collapses.
No thanks!
What I would like to see is upgradable storage and the death of the touch bar as a compulsory replacement for F Keys.
What I think we actually will see is more evolution than revolution.
- Ice Lake 14 inch MBP which will be basically like the current one but slightly thicker to accommodate the new keyboard, narrow bezels, FaceID and ditching the touch bar (I can dream)
- 16 inch MBP with an HDR and high refresh screen option ('Pro Motion' plus 'XDR') - for serious $$$$, naturally
The only candidate for revolution is the MacBook Air, as at the moment it just feels like an underpowered version of the 13 inch MBP. I could see this getting redesigned around a quad-core Ice Lake and new keyboard. Perhaps with a focus on battery life. I really think they ditched the wrong machine when they axed the 12 inch MB.
What I think we actually will see is more evolution than revolution.
- Ice Lake 14 inch MBP which will be basically like the current one but slightly thicker to accommodate the new keyboard, narrow bezels, FaceID and ditching the touch bar (I can dream)
- 16 inch MBP with an HDR and high refresh screen option ('Pro Motion' plus 'XDR') - for serious $$$$, naturally
The only candidate for revolution is the MacBook Air, as at the moment it just feels like an underpowered version of the 13 inch MBP. I could see this getting redesigned around a quad-core Ice Lake and new keyboard. Perhaps with a focus on battery life. I really think they ditched the wrong machine when they axed the 12 inch MB.
1) Price cut so the middle class can afford Apple products again!
2) Refresh every computer line once per year.....like they used to.
3) Better QA.
2) Refresh every computer line once per year.....like they used to.
3) Better QA.
Photos that doesn't screw up my photo library.
Music that doesn't screw up my music library.
Music that doesn't screw up my music library.
iPhone and iPad
- Increase the base storage capacity
- Making sure OS is ready before it is released
- Lower the price of storage capacity
- Bring back headphone jack (there, I said it)
- Improve the Music app
- Increase battery life
Apple TV
- Better remote
Macbook
- USB slot
- Increase the base storage capacity
- Making sure OS is ready before it is released
- Lower the price of storage capacity
- Bring back headphone jack (there, I said it)
- Improve the Music app
- Increase battery life
Apple TV
- Better remote
Macbook
- USB slot
1. Apple to launch a bank.
In the UK Starling and Monzo are shaking up the banking industry with their easy to use apps which show live transactions, and allow for free use abroad and no currency exchange fee’s.
In the USA and Canada, the banking system is a mess. For example it’s common for people to have to pay to use their debit card, unless they receive a certain amount of money a month, or pay a monthly fee. This is a disadvantage for people with smaller incomes, and people who prefer to use their care over carrying cash.
I’d love it for Apple to launch a Starling like bank in those countries, and possibly even buy out Starling here in the UK and launch Apple bank.
The thing is though, Apple would likely see all the other banks drop Apple Pay support because of the competition, and also they have too close of a tie with Barclays and Goldman Sachs to go into competition with them.
2. A focus on software stability.
3. An iPhone with a USB C port.
4.The ability to time delay sending a text message/iMessage.
5. Upgraded HomePod at a more competitive price point.
In the UK Starling and Monzo are shaking up the banking industry with their easy to use apps which show live transactions, and allow for free use abroad and no currency exchange fee’s.
In the USA and Canada, the banking system is a mess. For example it’s common for people to have to pay to use their debit card, unless they receive a certain amount of money a month, or pay a monthly fee. This is a disadvantage for people with smaller incomes, and people who prefer to use their care over carrying cash.
I’d love it for Apple to launch a Starling like bank in those countries, and possibly even buy out Starling here in the UK and launch Apple bank.
The thing is though, Apple would likely see all the other banks drop Apple Pay support because of the competition, and also they have too close of a tie with Barclays and Goldman Sachs to go into competition with them.
2. A focus on software stability.
3. An iPhone with a USB C port.
4.The ability to time delay sending a text message/iMessage.
5. Upgraded HomePod at a more competitive price point.
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I'd like a decent 13/14inch Macbook Pro. It doesn't need to be the thinnest, in fact i still love my 2015 13inch MBPro. I'd like some ports on there (USB-A, HDMI, SDcard), but i guess that ship has sailed. I would love to have the 2015 keyboard back, but i'd settle for the keytravel on the 16inch macbooks.
- Don't add another camera. I don't need it.
- Fix your software. It's buggy.
- Step away from AR. I don't care.
- Quit changing the design. I'm tired of throwing away cases I like but don't fit.
- Focus on making it work, rather than making me work to figure it out.
OR
It is bundled into the cost of the hardware required to use it.
The issue with the ‘free’ 5 GB of iCloud space is that it’s only for the first device you buy. That cost that was factored into your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other devices but was only redeemable once. You don’t get a discount on hardware for already having an iCloud account, and if you upgrade they don’t add 50 GB to your 5 GB plan. Where did the 5 GB go that I paid for as part of my $1200 phone?
You don't need to remortgage your house for the 50GB & 200GB tiers. I'd like to see faster sync/upload/download speeds for those of us who pay. Call it iCloud Pro or whatever. I don't see why freeloaders should get the same as paying customers. It's painfully slow and needs to be improved.
- Macbook Air with multicore ARM processor as the first of the next generation
- upgraded HomePod that can accept other sources of music
- Subwoofer for the Homepod
- Watch with blood oxygen and blood sugar sensor
- Much more frequent content addition on TV+
- a partnership with Leica - to add iPhone like processing to the high end traditional camera
- a less expensive keyboard cover for the iPad
- upgraded HomePod that can accept other sources of music
- Subwoofer for the Homepod
- Watch with blood oxygen and blood sugar sensor
- Much more frequent content addition on TV+
- a partnership with Leica - to add iPhone like processing to the high end traditional camera
- a less expensive keyboard cover for the iPad
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Non buggy software
Back to OS9 type os for the computers.
CRT based Mac (possibly called the cMac)
Rotary dial type iPhone
New iPads
Bring back firewire
Bring back Adb (apple desktop bus) ports and the keyboards and mice too.
Make printers again.
Back to OS9 type os for the computers.
CRT based Mac (possibly called the cMac)
Rotary dial type iPhone
New iPads
Bring back firewire
Bring back Adb (apple desktop bus) ports and the keyboards and mice too.
Make printers again.
Bring back the way “search” worked in iTunes to the Music Mac app when in “songs” view (the spreadsheet view).
Allow, in settings, the ability to silence the noise made when sending a text message (so that I don’t have to flick the side mute switch just to silently send a text).
Have a “silence” ringtone and text tone available among the other choices built into iOS.
Create a setting so you can chose to not let an incoming call take over the whole screen. A dismissible banner for incoming calls would be better.
Don’t show incoming calls from unknown callers in notifications on the lock screen.
Don’t allow a tap on the lock screen to call back a missed caller. This can be a nuisance for people like me who have their iPhone set to tap to wake. Make it a slide or something other than a tap. I don’t want to accidentally call someone back when I’m not ready.
Ability to remove a lot of the junk bells and whistles from the messages app. I don’t use all those silly things, and I also don’t send audio messages, so let me chose to make those go away.
Allow a setting that lets you chose to not let your devices charge over 80%. Charging beyond that is bad for the battery. Let me have the option to decide what’s best for my battery’s longevity.
Allow, in settings, the ability to silence the noise made when sending a text message (so that I don’t have to flick the side mute switch just to silently send a text).
Have a “silence” ringtone and text tone available among the other choices built into iOS.
Create a setting so you can chose to not let an incoming call take over the whole screen. A dismissible banner for incoming calls would be better.
Don’t show incoming calls from unknown callers in notifications on the lock screen.
Don’t allow a tap on the lock screen to call back a missed caller. This can be a nuisance for people like me who have their iPhone set to tap to wake. Make it a slide or something other than a tap. I don’t want to accidentally call someone back when I’m not ready.
Ability to remove a lot of the junk bells and whistles from the messages app. I don’t use all those silly things, and I also don’t send audio messages, so let me chose to make those go away.
Allow a setting that lets you chose to not let your devices charge over 80%. Charging beyond that is bad for the battery. Let me have the option to decide what’s best for my battery’s longevity.
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I love fun. But I like fun of the creative sort. Solving unique problems is a lot more fun than playing shoot 'em up (or whatever). I just want the option to get the game stuff out of my UX. You'd be free to keep it.Why do you hate fun?