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What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2022?

Also. A reasonably priced x86 Mac Pro on top of the expensive one they are gonna offer.

We need a $3000 to $3500 start price Mac Pro back in the lineup.

Maybe using an ALDER LAKE i9 desktop CPU or RYZEN.
 
klrobinson999 said:
1) NO SOFTWARE BUGS AND ERRORS - 2021 was painful. Let's not have a repeat. Apple has been forgetting to cross its 't's" and dot its "i's" of late.

2) HOMEPODS MAX - How about a return to greatness for Apple's audio category? Better advertising and lower price this time. Take a temporary loss and aim for market share, or more feature-rich to justify the price (screen? Apple TV combo?). A HomePod Soundbar would also be wonderful.

3) TELEVISION - It's a pipe dream, I know; but I always felt like Apple could become a master of this category. Prices for quality televisions are dropping; Apple could create a very exclusive set at a higher price point and set a new standard (The Bose TVs from a few years ago come to mind).
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Disagree...No Apple HomePods, please...Too deep in the Sonos ecosystem!...Sonos rocks!
 
I would like to see a new low end with new low end prices but we will get the opposite. No changes to the low end, new higher priced prosumer models for the low end. New higher priced prosumer iMacs. No changes to the current macbook pro which is really the thicker prosumer model, the new Mac pro, and within a year of that coming out new high end imacs and thinner macbook pros with mac pro chips and darker colors that cost as much as a mac pro. Which is already ridiculously expensive.
 
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#1. iMac Pro with 30" screen and awesome performance. XDR display.

#2. Move the iPad front facing camera to the long side so it can be better used in landscape.

#3. New and improved HomePod Pro. I have a pair of the HomePods and love them. I'd pay more for an improved version.

#4. FaceTime in iPad OS needs a list of frequently contacted groups. Showing your recently dialed numbers is useless.

$5. iPad screen paired with Apple Pencil needs better friction to feel like paper.

#6. Apple Pencil needs something added so that you can find it in "Find My...".
 
Some things I’d like to see in ‘22…

Multiple user accounts available in iPadOS. Tie TouchID to user profiles: anyone can grab the iPad and it open to their world.

Pencil support for iPhone Pro. Screens are now big enough to serve as sketch pads.

Like others have said, Apple-branded monitors would be welcome. Those were my favorite back in the day. My Dell external suuuucks.

Apple-branded mesh routers. Bring back AEBS!
 
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Bodygard said:
Iphone:
Periscope cam with 10X optical. Different design more comfortable to hold in the hand. Beats high quality speakers on iPhone 14 Pro/Max and a proper set of headphones in the box. At least 30W fast charging with the charger in the box. Titanium frame in the Pro's to bring the weight down. No notch. BT 5.2. USB-C 3.2. Lower SAR values...from the flagships, the iPhone has the highest values, not acceptable.
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Reports have suggested the periscope cam might be locked behind a patent wall.
 
smarter Siri and high quality voice transcription — Apple Siri is pretty dumb relatively speaking, and voice transcription is a joke except for very simple sentences. (If otter.AI gets an A-, Siri gets an F.)

iOS/iPadOS updates that do not substantially slow down older iPads, as iPadOS 15 does.

Better iPad multitasking.
 
I'd be happy if Apple would stop equating "Pro" with "gray." They don't need to offer the rainbow and they shouldn't just pick one most-popular color and stick with it. If they don't think colors will sell well, they ought to pick one color at a time and cycle through it. I remember the old days of the iMac. The colors changed from time to time, and there were people who would buy a new machine simply to have the new color. I'd love an iPad Pro in the green or blue like the Air. Same for my MBP. If other people don't want them, they continue to buy their gray ones. But frankly I've bought so many gray boxes, I'm fed up with them. It's the new beige. It's boring.
 
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MacRumors said:


In our What to Expect guide that we shared yesterday, we went over everything that we're expecting to see from Apple in 2022 based on current product rumors and historical release data.

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New iPhone 14 models with a hole punch camera and no notch are a possibility, plus we could see more powerful Apple silicon iMacs and Mac minis. The second-generation AirPods Pro are coming, and there's a significantly redesigned MacBook Air on the horizon. Rumors also suggest that 2022 is the year that we could see Apple's first dedicated AR/VR product with the launch of a mixed reality headset expected to cost upwards of $3000.

We know what we think we're going to see from Apple in 2022, but we want to hear from the MacRumors community. What do you want to see Apple release this year?

Are there new features you're hoping to see in iOS 16 or macOS 13? New iPhone features? What do you hope to get out of Apple's AR/VR headset?

Let us know what you want to see in the comments, and take a look at our What to Expect guide for a look at all of the current rumors. We'll learn more about Apple's 2022 product plans during the early months of the year, and as usual, we'll have in-depth coverage of all rumors here at MacRumors.com.

Our MacRumors forums also serve as an excellent resource and community for discussing upcoming products and rumors, and with a new product category and some exciting iPhone changes planned for 2022, or forums are the place to be for all Apple-related discussions.

Thank you to our readers and our forum members for making MacRumors the number one site for Apple news, rumors, and advice on the web. MacRumors celebrated its 21st birthday this year, and that's all thanks to our dedicated readers. We look forward to another year of rumors in 2022. Happy New Year!

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a 27 inch iMac that is not overkill for an average user
 
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iPhone related:
1. Full lineup, which means Max size for both pro and non pro, and Mini size for both too.
2. USB4, and yes, that means USB-C connector.
3. Touch ID in the power button.
4. Fully functional Reverse charging.
5. Wifi 6E

iPad mini with smart connector, or just iPad Pro mini

Mac Mini with M2 Pro and Max

A combo of HomePod and Airport with mesh and wifi6E
 
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Face-ID on the MacBook Pro with Touch ID remaining as a backup / optional / double authentication biometric.

Additionally, leave the Notch on the MacBook Pro’s to be, as the rumoured iPhone 14 appears, to remain a punch hole, while leaving the light sensors and ’active’ video/audio light to be in the thin bezels.

This will make the computer more secure and more convenient. Face ID on the iPad Pro with the Magic Keyboard is a dream come true for convenience; this should be present in more expensive and amazing machines like MacBook Pros. (And the cameras should be as good - with full width ‘Center Stage’ capability (that can be tweaked in settings, obvoiusly, for more narrow focus as needed).

That, and 128GB, 256GB of DDR5 RAM, even more CPU cores, 128+ GPU cores, and even better thermals going forward for 3nm, 2nm, and sub 1nm chipset designs.
 
when Steve Jobs came back, he simplified the availability of Macs: consumer and pro laptops and consumer and pro desktop.

simplicity

now we have 3 different MacBook Pro's, apart from the MacBook Air... how much pro do I have to be?
Just simplify this and get a MacBook Pro in the shops, instead of making the "difficult"decision to either wait 2 months!!! for the top notch MacBook Pro with best processor and 64 GB RAM, or buy the one they have, to find out it isn't enough for the needs.
If all MacBook Pro's were the same, you simply had one type (Max & 64 GB Ram) and that would be in their shops.

Too many configurations make it more expensive.
I though Tim Cook used to be the inventory guru, when Steve Jobs hired him, but that, I guess, is too long ago.
 
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In the early 1990's I vividly remember the first commercial VR headsets arriving on the scene, with talk of them becoming the next big thing for computer games. And then - due to the cost I presume, they quickly disappeared.

I was at a computer expo in about 1993 however, and saw this one in action:


This Christmas just past, I got to try out an Oculus. Have to say it was impressive... and my first thought was - I'll wait for the Apple version!

Then I re-thought - if this Oculus was around AU$700... Apple's will be at least triple that.

From the article above - it seems I under-estimated the current guesstimates of what they will be charging...

Just another technology from Apple that I wont be partaking based on the price tag. At least - not brand new.
 
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TheYayAreaLiving ? said:
1. The software and Hardware team need to work together. Communication is the ?
I want Apple’s Software team to work together with the hardware team. Lately, they have not been working together. So many bugs in the software. Yes, the hardware is there to support it but the software is just lagging. It is behind. More bug fixes. Quality control should be the #1 priority.
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Your description doesn't match your title. You say you wan't the hardware and software teams to work together, which they clearly are, based on things like Cinematic Mode. What you're describing is just the quality of the software, nothing to do with the hardware and software teams collaborating.
 
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