What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2023?

[Surf Monkey]

Nothing you say suggests that your router is not the problem. It is not an issue of bandwidth, it is the number of supported device connections. The router given by our network service provider started intermittently “losing” devices more or less randomly after around 12, and could not be relied on for doorbell cams or remote sensors as they would intermittently connect and disconnect. My current router is showing ovvssionslmpronkems with around 139 connected devices. I expect to relieve the load with various thread links instead of via wifi

Try a higher spec router on a “loan” basis at the least, rather than dismissing this and making it all a mystery.

Apple should make routers. Exiting that market was a mistake IMO.

 

[speedyraf]

We liked Apple's Time Capsule as it worked out of the box. If Apple came out with an updated network system we'd take a look.

 

[bmustaf]

Nothing you say suggests that your router is not the problem. It is not an issue of bandwidth, it is the number of supported device connections. The router given by our network service provider started intermittently “losing” devices more or less randomly after around 12, and could not be relied on for doorbell cams or remote sensors as they would intermittently connect and disconnect. My current router is showing ovvssionslmpronkems with around 139 connected devices. I expect to relieve the load with various thread links instead of via wifi

Try a higher spec router on a “loan” basis at the least, rather than dismissing this and making it all a mystery.

The router and AP's (it's a single unit) CPU and bus utilization is in the single digits, at peak.

There are 6 devices hooked up to it.

I say this not to brag, but the idea that Apple kit "should just work": I spent my early career as a network engineer and jumped through all the hoops up through and including CCIE, so really, the odds there's some misconfiguration or a $1,500 (Meraki MR46E) commercial piece of kit is "overwhelmed" by my wife and my's 8-10 devices or so on that network. If someone who has spent 20+ years in the industry in a lot of very technical roles (including networking), and the Google & Sonos kit works perfectly, Apple's kit "should just work", and that's what I'd like to see in 2023,: a return to "it just works" (not because I can't get technical and down and dirty with it, but part of the Apple premium is that I just don't have to spend the time).

I think the fact that we've turned the microscope on my home set up embodies the issue: rather than perhaps collectively admitting Apple has slipped and doesn't "just work", we're now suspecting a commercial-grade, high-density service-provider level piece of equipment of being incapable of handling just my wife and I's home use of Apple kit when Google, Sonos, et al all work perfectly, it makes the point splendidly, better than I ever could!

If I need to replace a $1,500 commercial device specifically built for high-density environments in commercial spaces with hundreds of connected clients for my home set up of Apple consumer devices to "just work", well, is that really *my* problem or Apple's issue? Which is why I nominate this as what Apple should do in 2023.

 

[Canyda]

Not sure if you saw this, but the Intel Unison app for PC and iPhone works with iMessage now. (Early app development, but pretty good considering it's the only native way to get iMessage on PC without a workaround)

It appears my Windows laptop is too old to support this. Seems to require Windows 11 and certain Intel processors.

 

[Shanghaichica]

I will say the same thing as I say every year. Split screen apps, Apple Pencil support and periscope zoom.

 

[Surf Monkey]

No new features. No new designs. No new products. We need a refinement year for both hardware and software. Doesn’t look like we’re going to get it though.

 

[marty1980]

All for a very very very small market too. I wonder if the Pro is even profitable.


I agree. I think they might be done with the Pro, but I also feel like the Pro is important to the lineup from a psychological standpoint. It’s like a car company building a high end super car. It isn’t as much about making money as it is flexing muscle.

That’s the thing… there’s not much flexing going on if all the Mac Pro is just a more-traditional desktop-form Mac Studio with maybe the ability to plug in specific AMD GPUs instead of relying on the SoC. That’s not a super car. It’s a regular car but bigger.

 

[sam_dean]

iMac 27" replacement with

- either 27", 30" or 32" 6K display
- M2 Pro 5nm chip

By WWDC 2023

 

[Bodhitree]

That’s the thing… there’s not much flexing going on if all the Mac Pro is just a more-traditional desktop-form Mac Studio with maybe the ability to plug in specific AMD GPUs instead of relying on the SoC. That’s not a super car. It’s a regular car but bigger.

The point of developing a Mac Pro should be to develop technology that can trickle down. If it just becomes an expensive showpiece then it won’t contribute to the technical direction of the company.

I’d like to see macOS and iOS upgrades that are worth installing and bring more value to all products they are installed on. I’d like to see a continued focus on collaboration features in the office suite. I’d like to see more cloud features. I’d like to see hardware ray tracing. I’d like Siri to be as useful as ChatGPT.

 

[sam_dean]

The point of developing a Mac Pro should be to develop technology that can trickle down. If it just becomes an expensive showpiece then it won’t contribute to the technical direction of the company.

Your point of view would be what they would have done if Apple Silicon did not originate from iPhone chips.

This is not surprising as iPhone annual worldwide shipments is nearing 0.25 billion units. Most of the R&D money used was derived from that. Whatever Mac-specific improvements got their funding from Mac sales.

Rumor sites base a lot of their assumptions about the next M1, M2 or M3 type of cores and core counts from a 5nm A16 Bionic chip of a Sep 2023 iPhone 14 Pro Max.

With the Mac Studio eating into power users who have no use for PCI Express expansion slots the market for a Mac Pro has shrunk to a degree that I wonder how large of a jump in price would it be to make it profitable for Apple.

2019 model starts at $6k. Will we see something more expensive?

 

[Bodhitree]

Well, the thing is, the M2 Pro is clearly derived from the M2. It doesn’t do server-scale interconnects which might allow you to do a 64-core chip akin to Graviton 2 which you might want to see in a server or in a Mac Pro. But then that probably wouldn’t fit into the maximum chip size at TSMC.

 

[spnc]

Face ID on MacBook Pro

Apple MacBook Pro 14 Review 2023 - M2 Pro Performance Test

Hands-on review of Apple's 2023 MacBook Pro 14-inch, with expert analysis, testing, benchmark performance and M2 Pro & M2 Max buying advice.

appleinsider.com

"What will get some negative comments is the continued use of the notch in the top. While it houses the FaceTime camera, it's still not using a Face ID-like system, which is a missed opportunity for adding the security feature to the notebook line."

 

[spnc]

On Friday, we shared a What to Expect Guide that highlights everything we're expecting to see from Apple in 2023, based on current product rumors and historical release data.

We're counting on the release of the mixed reality headset that Apple has been working on for years now, along with the Apple silicon Mac Pro and a number of other refreshed Macs. There's an iPhone 15 with a USB-C port in the works, and we could get new HomePod and AirPods Max refreshes.

We know what we think we're going to be seeing from Apple in 2023, but we want to hear opinions and wishlists from the MacRumors community. What do you want to see Apple release this year?

Are there new iPhone features you're hoping for, or something new in iOS 17 or macOS 14? What are you wanting to see from Apple's AR/VR headset?

Let us know your thoughts in the comments, and take a look at our What to Expect guide to see an overview of the current rumors. We'll learn a lot more about Apple's 2023 product plans in the coming months, and we'll have in-depth coverage of the rumors here at MacRumors.com.

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2023 but most likely 2024

PLEASE APPLE FOR MY MBP ULTRA 16" or 18" IN 2024

- AT LEAST 12TB INTERNAL SSD DRIVE (BUT 16TB WOULD PROVIDE ME WITH EVEN MORE PEACE OF MIND)

As a music producer and also running video editing, graphic design and coding projects I particularly need maximum possible internal SDD so that I can get rid of all my external drives and keep all my data fast on a single internal SSD.

- 128GB RAM

Especially when stacking up 120 tracks inside of Ableton with heavy CPU intensive vst plugins. Same applies to 8k video editing and complex coding/machine learning projects. I guess 96GB is already pretty cool compared to what I have now but 128GB would give that extra push for many years without needing to further upgrade MBP.

- THUNDERBOLT 5

To fix 6k+ non-Apple (and even current Apple) monitors that are currently restricted by Apple's own limitations with Thunderbolt/USB-4. Especially since I'd like to have 3 of them connected to my MBP, to run Ableton on two screens in Dual Mode (one in the middle probably being a 38" to 49" LG Ultrawide + the upcoming Mac monitor, on the side) and a third one (upcoming Mac monitor again, on the other side) for emails, productivity, etc. and possibly without need for an external Hub (like the CalDigit ones) this time but with the MBP Thunderbolt 5 ONLY it will work either by just using the MBP ports or even better daisy-chaining (thus using only one MBP port).

- AT LEAST 4 or 5 THUNDERBOLT/USB whatever it's called PORTS ON THE MBP M3 ULTRA. I HATE HUBS AND I HATE THAT THE CURRENT M2 PRO/MAX ONLY HAVE 3 THUNDERBOLT PORTS

I guess this will require the largest new-gen MBP to be powered at 200W or something. I hate using hubs it makes my life complicated when connecting all my music gear I need at least two of them (one powered for devices that need power and one only for my music instruments than only need Midi like Elektron Overhub or a Midi Splitter/Multiclock to sync with Ableton) and they already take all my ****** late-2020 M1 USB ports (I'm using the AV Multiport Adapter).

- WIFI 7 (802.11be)

Yes please to offer speeds up to 30Gbps instead of my crappy 802.11n on the late-2020 M1 at 300/400 Mbps max.