What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2020?

[MacRumorUser78]

A 13-14" MBP with a good keyboard. Preferably without TouchBar, but real esc key and TouchID will suffice.

And software releases that don't need to reach .2 or .3 within weeks.

Some kind of public view of bug tracking.

 

[weaztek]

1) Fix Catalina and the monitor issues for the 2018 Mac Mini.
2) Stability across the board on Mac OS (iPad and iOS works fine for me).
3) Ability for a second Do Not Disturb schedule on iPhone. For example, my phone goes into DND mode at night. I'd also like to be able to say "Siri do not disturb for one hour" so I can take a nap without turning off my ringer. When I do that I inevitably forget to turn it back on.
4) Cut apps off from using camera, mic, location on iOS when not active. I'm talking to you facebook, instagram, google maps, etc. All privacy intruders.

 

[A^3]

A functional Siri from the days of iOS12 would be a nice touch... I’d be totally fine not nearing another “just a second”, “just a moment” or “hmm” from the Siri ever again.

 

[skippermonkey]

Support the new Mac Pro. Apple has made us pay through the nose for it, now support it with more MPX GPU and storage options, and push the OS and Metal to make use of them. Give the Blender Institute a huge megagrant so it can better support Apple hardware/AMD GPUs. Make new monitors: Apple had some of the best on the market, and I want a new one that doesn't cost $5K. I agree it should bring back Airport too! Refresh Macs more often; stop refreshing the OS every 12 months and filling it with bugs. Just be insanely great again.

 

[brucemr]

Increase free iCloud storage above current 5 GB.

Too small, especially with multiple Apple devices. Struggling to fit just simple backups of 2 or more devices.

 

[oreman]

Synching photos from photos app to phone. They broke it in Catalina, and none of the updates has fixed it. A bug this big (that I’ve reported) should not go unfixed for this long.

 

[CTHarrryH]

Abandon slimmer and smaller for retaining or adding function. No ports just won't work for most people.
Ability to actually and easily delete things you don't want anymore like books you've read.

 

[zedsdead]

(1) iMac Redesign (possible, but I’m not holding my breath)
(2) 30” or 32” Pro Display without their high end needs for the XDR (doubtful if ever)
(3) 120hz iPhone (doubtful this year)
(4) Stable software both Mac and iOS, both have been awful this year (probable given the backlash against iOS 13 and Catalina)
(5) Aperture Return (not going to happen)

 

[Arran]

A 2nd App Store that is focused on those who have NO interest in Games !

Good point. Opening the App Store is like walking into Office Depot for a notepad, but finding yourself in Toys R Us. It‘s jarring.

 

[Will.O.Bie]

It's 2020, make Siri join us in this start of the decade and not be so behind from the competition. I'd like to see Apple bring back Time Capsule with current WiFi improvements.

 

[roland.g]

1. A revamped iOS Springboard. Overdue.

2. a successor to the iPhone 11 making it worth upgrading.

3. an improvement on music management on the Mac and across devices.

 

[M71photography]

How about get rid of the nipples on the i devices, make the damn phones and iPads a little thicker and flush fit the cameras. Then you can make a little bigger battery and we would all be happy.

 

[manu chao]

3) Direct iOS device to hard drive back up solution (corollary: allow user to browse back-up content)

Adjacent to that, allow iOS device backup on Macs to non-boot drives. Many people might have a relatively small SSD as their boot drive with additional storage on (mostly) external drives. However, backing up iOS devices to a Mac (via iTunes pre-Catalina or Finder in Catalina) automatically uses ~/Library/Application Support/MobileSync/Backup.
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How about get rid of the nipples on the i devices, make the damn phones and iPads a little thicker and flush fit the cameras. Then you can make a little bigger battery and we would all be happy.

Well, most people either care about thickness (and weight) or use a case which makes those cameras flush anyway.

 

[TGM85]

Make new monitors: Apple had some of the best on the market, and I want a new one that doesn't cost $5K.

Yes, an updated Thunderbolt Display would be nice. I would love to see a 27" Apple 4K or 5K display at a price point that doesn't break the bank. I'd buy two.

 

[arcobb]

Mac Pro is great, but overkill for the vast majority ... Please make the headless iMac!

 

[ruslan120]

A better way to handle incoming calls on iPhone. Thanks to spam callers.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

I want to see a 14" MacBook Pro.

Bonus points if it's an ARM processor.

 

[Seanm87]

I think apple are doing relatively well but id like to see a significant improvement on Siri as she sucks. Will never happen though.

 

[MacBird]

- A not so small Mac Mini with more powerful hardware, alternatively just a Mini update.
- Standalone monitor that is reasonably priced
- AirPort Extreme, new edition with ax support
- A more sophisticated equalizer for HomePod
- Transition to ARM-supported Macs
- Solar-charging Apple Watch (band and/or watch face)

 

[manu chao]

A Mac Pro "Classic" for less than $4,000.00 base price. Contemporary specs with 3 or 4 PCI slots - 1 of them double wide. With a keyboard.

How much does a Mac Mini with an external PCIe slot expansion box costs?
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A 2nd App Store that is focused on those who have NO interest in Games !

The existing App Store has a heavy slant / bias towards Game Apps !!

Why Apple didn't implement this years ago is a BIG mystery.

85% of the App Store revenue comes from Game Apps, 10% from streaming media content "sub" apps, & 5% from everything else ... it's the everything else category that needs help ... a dedicated, 2nd App Store for such apps would do wonders for Apple's bottom line, as well as the Apps that would flourish on this 2nd App Store.

Do you know that you can actually browse the App Store by category?

 

[PabloSRT8]

A fully working iOS release.
Bring all features back you removed from Mac OS.
Bring back ANC back to AirPods Pro.
When Steve was in charge there weren’t any hiccups... now is nothing but problems.

 

[davebarnes]

iPhone SE size phone
iPad with double the screen resolution (don't care about any other features)
iMac with double the screen resolution, only SSD (don't care about any other features)

Or my dream: Leica Q + iPhone mashup for $1200 (and, yes I know that a Leica Q costs $4K)

I have money in the bank waiting to buy.

 

[michaeljk]

HomeKit that actually works well enough (good integration, communications, ease of use and setup, wide variety of functionality and brands) to warrant moving in that direction with my home-based accessories.

I know this won't happen, but... a Full-On replacement of Siri, so we have a digital assistant in the Apple Universe that is not orders of magnitude dummer than Okay Google. And even if Apple doesn't replace Siri, find a way to make it work much (I am not convinced this is actually possible), much better than it does now. And at the very least, figure out how to make it work when you have multiple Siri-enabled devices within earshot (as I assume Apple hopes most of us do). How do I tell the Siri on my iPad, but not my iPhone, my HomePod and my MacBook Pro (which all happen to be in the same room), that I want it to look up a YouTube tutorial I was watching on my exercise bike in my office?

A return to a software aesthetic that begins with "it should be obvious how this works..."

in 2021, a lower cost version of the current Mac Pro. Not one that costs $2,000 (not a xMac, which would be nice but will never happen), but something like a $3,500 to $4,000 version that would get me into a system I can upgrade to stay current, once they've captured the low-hanging fruit (must have audience) with the $6,000 version. Same thing with the XDR Monitor. Come out with something half as good, at half the price. NEC makes photographic good quality monitors in the $1,500 to $2,000 price range. Surely Apple could compete there. I have a 2013 (trash can) Mac Pro that has served my purposes wonderfully for the past 6 years. I will want to think about replacing it in 2-3 years, before Apple stops supporting it with OS upgrades. I would be willing to drop another $5,000 on a new system at that time (especially if it could include a good monitor with then existing prosumer technology). I am guessing this would be the ticket for lots of pre-2012 Mac Pro and trash can Mac Pro users to justify an upgrade as well.

 

[UK-MacAddict]

A customisable tower form factor Mac with similar spec to current iMacs. Also a cheaper display alternative to the XDR display to go with it.

iMac/iMac Pro redesign with 32 inch screen. Take inspiration from the XDR display. So the whole iMac will still be behind the screen but it would be attached magnetically to the stand so users can decide to mount it or not. Also add the adjustability of the XDR stand. Thinner bezels and remove the chin.

MacBook Pro 13 inch with discrete graphics cards.

MacBook Air to get quad core processors and to drop the Air name and just have Macbooks and MacBook Pro’s as the line up.

iPad Pro to add more desktop functionality. Option to run either Mac OS or iPad OS on them.

iPhone. Shrink the notch, thinner bezels.

Generally for all products. Reduce the price by 10% across the board and stop shafting customers.

 

[demodave]

Let us know what you want to see in the comments, and make sure to check out our What to Expect article for a look at the current rumors. We'll learn more about Apple's 2020 product plans in the early months of the year, and as always, we'll be covering all Apple rumors in-depth here at MacRumors.

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Looking around my stable, and in particular at things that I am missing ...

A redesigned iPad Mini with reduced bezel and underscreen TouchID. (Unfortunately, I think the effective underscreen TouchID may more likely not be ready for roll-out until 2021. Nothing I can quote, there, though, only bar talk.) I almost pulled the trigger on a 6% cash-back iPad Mini Monday, but couldn't get past the "Neutral" Buyer's Guide rating. I want one for a bigger navigation panel in my two "too old" cars (2004 and 2006) that I still quite enjoy owning and driving.

(I am missing an iPad Mini in my life. I've been happy with my various iPad iterations, but I want the smaller one for the car. Also, I want Apple to give the iPad Mini a "CarPlay" mode. This seems lie an absolute no-brainer to me, and I have put it into Apple's request list, but it doesn't exist yet.)

So these ones I really, really, really want:
A redesigned iPad Mini with reduced bezel and underscreen TouchID.
An iPad CarPlay Mode.
Come on, Apple, let's gitter done.

An Apple Watch with underscreen TouchID (notice a theme here?). I might not buy this until 2021, but I do want to see Apple eventually bring this. I'm "OK" with the new Watch, which I hope is a valuable step up from the Series 3 (Series 3 --> Series 5).

An iPhone with underscreen TouchID, actively sensitive top and bottom "function" zones (like, bezels in that they are not part of the "rectuangular" display, but *active*) and 5G to serve as the data hub for life on the go. (This would likely be the 5G/LTE connection that drives the above-mentioned iPad Mini.)

I think I'm happy with the rest of my stable. So there you are.

From an investor standpoint, I'd like to see 12/31/2020 at $350+ per share and a $5-6+ annual dividend.