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What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2021?
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I’d like to see an international expansion of Apple Card and Apple Pay Cash.
Would love to see a food/calorie tracker be added to Fitness - something like MyFitnessPal, so we can track incoming calories as well as burned calories.
- Updated iMac with way thinner, symmetric, rounded bezels, no bottom part anymore (screen only like in some of the mockups), bigger screen (31"?) and M1X processor
- Updated MacBooks with the same new bezel design (they made the window corners very round already in Big Sur, now they have to follow up with the screen design)
- Way better cameras in MacBooks and iMacs, with software enhancements like on the iPhones
- Notchless 120Hz iPhones with port, preferably USB-C
- Flush cameras on iPhone/iPad (just make them a tad thicker and fill the space with battery for crying out loud!)
- Hardware AV1 support (not super important since it's already software-supported but would be nice for battery life and performance if you watch a lot of 4K YouTube)
- iMessage for Android/Windows (never gonna happen but I can dream)
2022:
MicroLED all things + new large (~65"-105"), super thin Apple TV screen (like LG Wallpaper with separate unit for the thicker parts) and integrated Apple TV (obviously).
- Updated MacBooks with the same new bezel design (they made the window corners very round already in Big Sur, now they have to follow up with the screen design)
- Way better cameras in MacBooks and iMacs, with software enhancements like on the iPhones
- Notchless 120Hz iPhones with port, preferably USB-C
- Flush cameras on iPhone/iPad (just make them a tad thicker and fill the space with battery for crying out loud!)
- Hardware AV1 support (not super important since it's already software-supported but would be nice for battery life and performance if you watch a lot of 4K YouTube)
- iMessage for Android/Windows (never gonna happen but I can dream)
2022:
MicroLED all things + new large (~65"-105"), super thin Apple TV screen (like LG Wallpaper with separate unit for the thicker parts) and integrated Apple TV (obviously).
- keep pricing reasonable, across all products
- AW7: bring sapphire glass to the aluminum case
smart bands that support new health features
new form factor compatible with existing bands
improved battery life (eg 24hrs vs 18 as seen since S0)
- iPhone 13: 3 or 4x optical zoom, I'm ok with 4 lenses
- show us what M1/2/3 can do for high end computing (I'm not ready to replace my Macs in 2021 ... so I'm ok with monitoring the progress)
- Bring APERTURE back!
- AW7: bring sapphire glass to the aluminum case
smart bands that support new health features
new form factor compatible with existing bands
improved battery life (eg 24hrs vs 18 as seen since S0)
- iPhone 13: 3 or 4x optical zoom, I'm ok with 4 lenses
- show us what M1/2/3 can do for high end computing (I'm not ready to replace my Macs in 2021 ... so I'm ok with monitoring the progress)
- Bring APERTURE back!
Bootcamp on Apple Silicon will never happen unless Microsoft releases a Arm version of Windows...
I would like to see:
- A monster Metal centered PCI GPU from Apple, for the MacPro and eGPU enclosures.
- nVidia support in MacOS again, whether Apple Drivers or nVidia Web Drivers, either way, get it done Apple!
- A private email sent out or a public announcement outlining a reasonable Apple Silicon Mac Pro upgrade path for those that plunked down a serious amount of cash for the current MacPro. Motherboard swap or something...
- Maybe give a year or 2 rest on OS features and focus on fixing all the stuff that is broken or glitchy.
- Stop charging obscene amounts of money for SSDs & RAM, there is no logical reason to do this other than to slurp cash from people who do not do research.
I would like to see:
- A monster Metal centered PCI GPU from Apple, for the MacPro and eGPU enclosures.
- nVidia support in MacOS again, whether Apple Drivers or nVidia Web Drivers, either way, get it done Apple!
- A private email sent out or a public announcement outlining a reasonable Apple Silicon Mac Pro upgrade path for those that plunked down a serious amount of cash for the current MacPro. Motherboard swap or something...
- Maybe give a year or 2 rest on OS features and focus on fixing all the stuff that is broken or glitchy.
- Stop charging obscene amounts of money for SSDs & RAM, there is no logical reason to do this other than to slurp cash from people who do not do research.
An apology for the ARM fiasco and a return to the x64 architecture, with the addition of Ryzen processors to the lineup.
An apology to the UI disaster that is System 11, with a return to non-roundrect app icons, an always black on white menu bar, title bars, always visible scroll bars, and scroll arrows.
An apology for destroying Mac OS X Server, and a real server solution.
AND FIX THE BUGS IN THE MAIL APP. Seriously, how hard is it to make a mail app that isn't a complete disaster?
Oh yeah, and fix CalDAV. The #1 complaint I get is about broken calendar syncing.
An apology to the UI disaster that is System 11, with a return to non-roundrect app icons, an always black on white menu bar, title bars, always visible scroll bars, and scroll arrows.
An apology for destroying Mac OS X Server, and a real server solution.
AND FIX THE BUGS IN THE MAIL APP. Seriously, how hard is it to make a mail app that isn't a complete disaster?
Oh yeah, and fix CalDAV. The #1 complaint I get is about broken calendar syncing.
I’d like to see a few simple things. Mostly I want them to fix their terrible software and services.
Fix iCloud Safari tabs. It used to work until a few months ago. It’s been broken since and Apple is clueless. It’s not related to macOS or iOS version.
Give the iPad “Pro” actual Pro level software. They have FCPX running on A12Z Mac mini and Apple Silicon. Release pro apps for iPad “Pro” At the very least, make iMovie for iPad fully functional like the desktop counterpart is.
Release a real “Files” app. It’s pathetic that the app crashes when copying large amounts of files from an external hard drive. It’s not a ram issue if an old mid 2012 MBP with 4GB of ram does it with ease. No progress indicators when copying files either. Weak!
Also not sure why they are refusing to bring bring AirPlay 2 to macOS system wide. I can’t think of a valid reason why I can’t stream from my Mac to a stereo pair of HomePods.
As far as other nice things I’d like to see
New HomePod with a new chip, larger LED matrix display like HomePod mini, and U1 support.
iPhone with next gen Qualcomm 5G chip and A15
iPad “Pro” with A14X and mini LED (keep 11” model with those upgrades) (hardware isn’t the limitation though, see above for software complaints. Current iPad hardware is more than capable)
More affordable AirPods Max version (or price drop)
AirTags
Powerful variant of M1 chip for Mac Pro or iMac Pro. M1X for an updated 14” MacBook Pro and 16” MacBook Pro and iMac.
Fix iCloud Safari tabs. It used to work until a few months ago. It’s been broken since and Apple is clueless. It’s not related to macOS or iOS version.
Give the iPad “Pro” actual Pro level software. They have FCPX running on A12Z Mac mini and Apple Silicon. Release pro apps for iPad “Pro” At the very least, make iMovie for iPad fully functional like the desktop counterpart is.
Release a real “Files” app. It’s pathetic that the app crashes when copying large amounts of files from an external hard drive. It’s not a ram issue if an old mid 2012 MBP with 4GB of ram does it with ease. No progress indicators when copying files either. Weak!
Also not sure why they are refusing to bring bring AirPlay 2 to macOS system wide. I can’t think of a valid reason why I can’t stream from my Mac to a stereo pair of HomePods.
As far as other nice things I’d like to see
New HomePod with a new chip, larger LED matrix display like HomePod mini, and U1 support.
iPhone with next gen Qualcomm 5G chip and A15
iPad “Pro” with A14X and mini LED (keep 11” model with those upgrades) (hardware isn’t the limitation though, see above for software complaints. Current iPad hardware is more than capable)
More affordable AirPods Max version (or price drop)
AirTags
Powerful variant of M1 chip for Mac Pro or iMac Pro. M1X for an updated 14” MacBook Pro and 16” MacBook Pro and iMac.
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iPhone
iPad
Apple Watch
Apple TV
Apple TV+
iMessage
User friendly
- iPhoned with either power button or under the screen Touch ID
- no notch, rather a "uniform" bezel for the FaceID, camera and other stuff
- thicker body, so there is no camera bump and an increased battery.
iPad
- Full screen external display support (resolution, less or no black bars)
- Option to block "this website has an App" banners in Safari browser
- iPadOS and iOS Apps feature parity: at least Apple's own Apps (Health, Calculator, Apple Watch pairing etc.)
Apple Watch
- completely standalone cellular phone calls (with cellular model), no other iDevice required.
- iPad pairing
Apple TV
- reimagined as "Home Center" as a "base Mac Mini", TV, Homekit.
Apple TV+
- buying MGM, then greenlightning new Stargate series
iMessage
- being able to edit messages
- auto delete certain messages
User friendly
- allowing more non Apple Apps to be the default Apps
- allowing more "own apps" to be deleted (Stocks etc.)
- whatever hurts Facebook, Google, Advertising & Databrokers
Value for money
Less corporate BS about climate change (making Apple Park zero carbon makes not a blind bit of difference to it but does give out of touch rich white people a hard on and makes them feel less bad about flying one million miles every year)
Less corporate BS about climate change (making Apple Park zero carbon makes not a blind bit of difference to it but does give out of touch rich white people a hard on and makes them feel less bad about flying one million miles every year)
And I'd like to see Burger King being forced to sell McDonald's fries.
1) implement an Apple approved procedure to remove and replace defective/failed Lighting connectors (i.e. those resident in the iPhone...not cable related). Simply put, if your $20?? connector fails, it relegates an otherwise great and indispensable device to the recycle bin
2) develop an Apple app or function that enables long time Apple customers to stitch together and gain utility from the many many disparate back ups performed, resulting from new and or repaired devices across multiple types of Apple Devices, as it currently stands, the dat although backed up is of little value if it is not readily accessible
2) develop an Apple app or function that enables long time Apple customers to stitch together and gain utility from the many many disparate back ups performed, resulting from new and or repaired devices across multiple types of Apple Devices, as it currently stands, the dat although backed up is of little value if it is not readily accessible
M powered Apple TV gaming console device.
I’m sure I can come up with more, but an odd one jumps out at me:
Until they announce that this is going to end, there are going to be idiot developers writing software that can’t run on proper case-sensitive (i.e. non-case-mangling) filesystems. You can already select case-sensitive for the filesystem, except, in practice, you don’t do this, because some developers can’t be bothered to clean up their old software, so instead you get an error that “this software can’t be installed on case-sensitive filesystems”, rendering the option kind of useless.
So, announce that, in a year or two (pick some date), new Macs will start shipping with their filesystems set to properly respect case (with file selection dialogs still set to allow ignoring case when finding files), so that developers will have to fix their damn software to run on the new machines.
- Announce at WWDC that Apple is deprecating the case-insensitive file system. It’s a glaring difference between macOS and basically every other Unix system in existence, and it continues to be annoying.
Until they announce that this is going to end, there are going to be idiot developers writing software that can’t run on proper case-sensitive (i.e. non-case-mangling) filesystems. You can already select case-sensitive for the filesystem, except, in practice, you don’t do this, because some developers can’t be bothered to clean up their old software, so instead you get an error that “this software can’t be installed on case-sensitive filesystems”, rendering the option kind of useless.
So, announce that, in a year or two (pick some date), new Macs will start shipping with their filesystems set to properly respect case (with file selection dialogs still set to allow ignoring case when finding files), so that developers will have to fix their damn software to run on the new machines.
The Deleted Photos album is a useful feature, that saves them a lot of headaches from people accidentally deleting the wrong picture. I don’t see them getting rid of that.
If you want some pictures to go away right now, you can go into the Deleted Photos album, select a bunch, and hit “Delete” and they’ll be permanently gone right away.
Continuity for music. To have an option to seamlessly transfer listening when I get home from iPhone to Mac
Better code, better code, and better code. Get rid of the bottom dollar import coders that can barely swim and hire some good quality software engineers (Don't care where they come from as long as they are above average). Then give them time and budget to fix at least some of the atrocious bugs in Apple software.
Apple has way too many bodies and not enough minds.
Apple has way too many bodies and not enough minds.
In other words, some software design where the product manager actually tries to understands all users needs (not just the needs of simple minded, fashion oriented, easily bamboozled teenagers).