What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2022?

[Neil Harrison]

All I want in 22 is universal control

 

[Drisin]

As we draw closer to war with China and witness the slave labor process of iPhones being built and how Tim Cook compromises Apples Morality by using slave labor to make an iPhone in America! Yep! Imagine a world with out a chip shortage because we reconfigured old Texas Instrument and Intel manufacturing facilities to produce iPhone chips and products! 1. Develop a ground up process to make the iOS integrate better ie. TvOS connect to iPhone, and use Siri to perform simple tasks. ("Hello "Blank"Would you like to organize some of your photos? I noticed you took some new ones" and throws the photos up on TV.) 2.Why in the hell is there a google chrome cast option on an iOS app and there is NO apple option? WTF!? In excusable! 3.Why has apple taken so long to work on a dual screen iOS device, Samsung pushes the envelope and apple swallows the technology to never do anything with it! (Example of Bad tech switching finger print check in for facial recognition. What a pain! Example: In car: Hey Siri read messages. My old phone thumb would be on the reader and my eyes are on the road, new phone grabs the phone and hold up to my face BAD Idea! Won't even discuss the face mask issue!

 

[SFjohn]

HDMI 2.1 on more devices than the latest Apple TV 4K. Start with an upgraded Mac Mini please.

 

[SFjohn]

Bring the TouchBar back as an optional upgrade for laptops, I’d pay an additional $400 to keep it in the future.

 

[return2sendai]

iPadOS needs to be VASTLY improved. The M1 needs to be used. Hardware is nowt without software.

 

[Daimaou]

Space Gray keyboards with Touch ID.

 

[MacFan782040]

I've already commented but I want to add another:

Apple Dog Collar

Millions of people own dogs. Smart collars exist, but they are not integrated the best with your everyday apps and most require subscriptions. Apple could introduce, in a sense, an "Apple Watch" for dogs. It would track their activity, health, tracking via. Find My Network and possibly GPS, and integration with veterinarians. I would 10000% buy one of these.

 

[Flight Plan]

I want Apple to fully disclose its relationships with the Chinese government.
I want Apple to fully disclose its relationships with the US government.
I want Apple to stop their plans on tracking and monitoring its customers, and go back to protecting our personal information.

This is from my perspective as an Apple customer AND shareholder.

 

[Flight Plan]

Prices went up not in the US market but in other countries internationally. It makes it harder for them to upgrade.

Over The Last 14 Years, iPhone Prices Have Gone Up More Than 80%

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www.forbes.com

I get around higher Apple prices with two main strategies:

1. No subscriptions, or at least review and budget them on an annual basis. I have one, for iCloud. It costs me $0.99 per month, and I am looking for ways to get rid of it.

2. Buy well, keep long, and don't upgrade often.

I have always skipped an iPhone generation, and I've always waited at least 3 years between iPad purchases. Now with higher prices, as well as the recent snooping scandals still going on, I skip 2 iPhone generations and I wait 4 years between iPad purchases.

But all things change. When my MBP arrives, I'll learn to code for iOs and iPadOS, and probably for Mac too. But I don't like where Apple is going, so I'm also going to learn to code for Android and PC. I'll be ready for anything. If Apple continues on its current track of snooping on its customers, I'll leave the platform. I just need to get myself to the point where I could leave the platform.

Apple is to blame for this. And Apple holds the keys to any further relationship with me as a user of their gear. And finally, Apple isn't doing enough to make me feel secure as an Apple customer going forward more than a year or two. Yes, I say this even though I've purchased an MBP. You see, I can afford to stay. And I can afford to leave. My choice is not about money, which I think puts me in total control.

 

[Shanghaichica]

I want to see a periscope zoom on the iPhone. Split screen apps on the iPhone and Apple Pencil support on the iPhone. Am always on display would also be nice.

Blood glucose monitoring and or blood pressure monitoring on the Apple Watch.

Improvements to Siri.

A new larger HomePod and continued support and improvements to the existing HomePods.


Building find my into more apple devices like the Apple Pencil and Apple TV remotes.

 

[Solomani]

I want Steve Jobs to rise from the dead.

 

[DeLaSoul]

iCloud -> Apple Cloud
- Everything that starts with the i (iCloud, iMac, iPhone) is so 2008. Ditch the i.
- Make Handoff reliable
- Larger cloud plans (terabytes of photos)
- Faster Photos cloud syncing
- Stop using Google (wtf) for cloud Photo syncing
- Apple Cloud Grid: lets you use the computation power of all your own and friends / coworkers devices together

iMessage -> Hello
- Rename iMessage to Hello (World) and open it up for the masses by making Android and PC desktop versions.
- Also open up FaceTime. Can't keep people happy in their Apple bubble if they can't reach out to their non Apple friends. Apple is keeping Whatsapp alive by doing so.

Laptops
- MacBook: €600 entry level machine for the masses, to come in great colors
- MacBook Air: ultra portable with 5G
- MacBook Pro: add 5G, 10Gbps ethernet

Screens
- Affordable XDR 30" with speakers, camera, USB-C charger, 10Gbps ethernet, to come in great colors
- Pro XDR display

Desktops
- Macintosh: 24" current iMac, without the chin, without the white bezel, in additional colors
- Macintosh Pro: 30" XDR, M2 Max, 10/25/100Gbps ethernet, no chin, no white bezel
- Macintosh mini: €500 entry level machine variant, plus versions with more oomph
- Macintosh Pro: Modular machine

 

[r_mack]

In the spirit of Apple leading by example, I would love to see them move to a two-year software release cycle, followed by a two-year release cycle for iPhone hardware. The true cost of manufacturing—climate change—won’t be addressed or slowed down until industry leaders the likes of Apple finally say ‘enough is enough’ and do something about it. If 2021 wasn’t enough to scare the pants off of everyone, I don’t know what will.

 

[r_mack]

I would also love to see iPadOS truly mature. And then leave it alone.

 

[MacRazySwe]

- New consumer displays at reasonable cost, and with real connectivity - i.e. both HDMI and USB-C.
- New iMac 27" or larger with Target Display brought back, ideally with HDMI inputs.
- New MacBook Airs, but only if the bezels remain BLACK!
- Face ID for Macs
- Price adjustments across Europe.

Would be great to see Apple play along with the competition as well. Maybe it's time for the iPhone foldable? A rethought iMac with pencil input and swivel stand? A "HomePod Media" equivalent to the Google Nest Hub? Or why not embrace the iMac as a home hub with some exciting functionality to make it a must have? Personally I don't see the need for a desktop taking up space when an MBA offers the same performance and connectivity these days.

Maybe the iPad 10th gen could be made a bit more exciting as well? Isn't it time to retire that old design by now?

Looking forward to another year of Apple-goodiness!

 

[Captain Trips]

MacBook Air with a larger screen - 15" or even better 16".

I don't need the power of the MacBook Pro 14" and 16" (they are tempting, though) and so I can't justify spending that amount of money when all I really want (as compared to my M1 MacBook Pro 13") is the larger screen size.

 

[Xtir]

No business in countries without civil rights
stop coercing with these countries
Idem for freedom of speech
Idem independent judicial system
Responsible trade
Abide local laws after the above.
Stop avoiding taxes
Remove apple tax
Level playing field
In app thirdparty buying
Sideloading
Stop throttling (especially intel macs)
Better quality

Other than that, I'm pretty happy..

Oh wait, addendum: that privacy thingie!

 

[PinkyMacGodess]

A USB powered mini Mac mini. That is, one even smaller than the current one but USB powered so it would be quite portable and usable in my RV without needing to turn in my inverter. Not sure this is possible and still have USB ports on the mini. Of course I could just get a laptop so never mind.

Second item is continued dividend payments.

I'd think that a USB powered Mac Mini would be a mess. The high potential for being under powered and useless would be great. BUT there was a company that was stripping Mac Mini's out of their chassis and providing a power adapter for installing them in cars and, yeah, planes and yachts. They needed a 'converter/adapter' to provide the DC power that the built-in power supply provides. I heard they worked pretty well, but were expensive. *shrug*

Be careful what you ask for?

 

[mansplains]

I don't want to see it because I'd buy it, but I'd like Apple to ditch the Apple TV box form factor and make a stick. I'm sick of seeing the box at its ridiculous price, when I still had a TV I enjoyed it but that was a while ago where it made some sense. Hardly anyone buys the thing to use as a console for Apple Arcade, and the UX isn't smooth enough to justify physicality.

 

[rgmenke]

A larger iMac without the chin. I would also echo the pricing issue. I'm fine with a premium as long as the product is better but charging a ton for upgrades is egregious when you don't allow alternatives (ram, storage, etc.)

 

[mango fever]

1. Fix the build system. Build a project, it works. Go to run it, it builds again and fails. JHC!
2. Get rid of lighting connector. Record 100GB 4K video and transfer across USB 2. JHC!
3. Apple Silicon Macs with more CPU cores. Not everyone cares about Neural Nets and Graphics performance. Need core CPU performance. More cores please.
4. Make mixed swift and objective-C projects work better. 2021 saw improvements but debugging still not there.
5. An Apple Silicon Hypervisor. Or else make Wintel virtualisation work on a Apple Silicon using Rosetta 2. ARM windows never going to be a thing. ARM Linux some way off also.
6. No more attempts to close the macOS platform. Enough already.
7. A software update API. App can schedule to update itself during quiet times for headless macs. Unattended updates!
8. Bring back server.
9. HTTP server API for embedding HTTP comms in applications.
10. Did I mention more CPU cores? Like 24 at a minimum for workstation class laptops.

 

[lazyrighteye]

I would like to see a lower cost laptop with a larger screen- something like a 16 inch MBA, maybe? I think they might be missing a big sale demographic for those of us who want a larger screen on the laptop with out having to spend thousands to do it.

I know someone who would buy that same config, right now. And I suspect we're not alone.

 

[EdT]

Not asking for much, just a USB-C port for iPhone. It's the courageous thing to do...

From all indications in the next couple of years you may be getting no physical ports at all. All wireless charging and the expectation of network connections to transfer data/files.

Edit-specifically for iPhones, not for computers or even iPads. Those devices are already moving to USB-C.

 

[CrazySuzyn]

A return to the less bloated, more functional iTunes for those of us with a big library (90 gig for me) of old stuff without album covers. When I do a search, I want a list in return, not something divided up into albums.

More important - a return to the more integrated Mac OS/iOS interfaces, where you could start up a new software app & know how to do just about anything. Like why do you have to click on an icon to search when the search bar used to be in everything - especially for apps where searching is a given - App Store for example. Some of us do know what we want.

 

[alphanumericcharacter]

Super-lightweight phones! For people with arm injuries, movement disorders, chronic pain conditions, or severe upper body weakness, it's extremely challenging that the phones keep getting heavier. The last phone model that weighed less than 4 ounces was over 5 years ago, so it forces some people to keep old phones that will someday be incompatible with the latest software and thus security risks.