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What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2024?

kirky29 said:
Opening up the iOS ecosystem. Oh and a number row on the keyboard....
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Totally forgot about the number row... One of my biggest annoyances having to switch back and forth on keyboards ugh! It's especially frustrating because I use the Max sized phones, and there is no reason not to have it there with so much space.
 
I want them to fix the alarms on the HomePods. I don't want that creepy tone to wake me up, I want my playlists back!!
I also want them to add a Lock App Folder to iOS 18 so I can add an extra lock to all my financial apps.
Also!!! Fix the Fn' mouse.
 
I would like better search on the Mac. It is always so frustrating trying to jab at the file I want as it jerks around populating the list, or finding a file name that clearly exists but refuses find.
 
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Sorinut said:
You can move files to and from the iPhone via the apps/file pane in iTunes (if on windows, Finder if Mac). It's convoluted, but works. The App has to support it.

iCloud moves files back and forth, on Windows and Mac, without much issue. It's not full-featured like Google Drive, but it does work.
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iTunes is outdated and convoluted.
Still can’t get files off back to PC (Windows) w/o 3rd party software.

iCloud for Windows is very convoluted to use.

Better file management needs to be added.
 
Crazy special edition iPhone with the size and shape of the 3GS and modern internals. It'll never happen, but nothing beats the ergonomics of that model.
 
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I want Siri to actually be able to change settings and not just reply 'sorry I can't do that'.

I also really want synching new iPhone photos with Mac photos to work wirelessly and automatically again like it used to, without needing iCloud Photos (and paying the associated costs). And no, I don't mean Photostream.
 
Updated AirPods Max, with features on par with the current AirPods Pro (conversation awareness, adaptive transparency). Wouldn't kill me if they were a little lighter as well, so long as the build quality didn't suffer.
 

What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2024?​


- 16GB RAM as minimum Mac setup without a price bump (hello, it's 2024!). My Mac Mini from 2009 had 32GB RAM, self upgradable from 4GB to 32GB for under 200 Euro.
There will be no Apple Silicon AAA-Gaming breakthrough when devices are sold with 8GB RAM to the masses.

- Bug fixes, i'm tired of premium devices having more bugs than my previous 250 Euro phones (Realme & Xiaomi)

- More abilities for HomePods (Automations, full Shortcuts support,...). Matter/Thread is coming fast, and currently the smarthome devices can trigger, but do very limited actions over Home(kit).

- Apple One subscription with Apple News in Europe

- No bigger iPhones, the current iPhone model is already hard to control with one hand.

- Even better repairability, batteries and screens should be user replaceable in 20 minutes. Like iPhone 5, or iPhone 8.
Everything else is a fail in customer support and "Mother Nature" commitment.

:apple::rolleyes:
 
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I want the ability to store stuff on my Apple TV internal storage or USB/USB-C ports so I can open external devices like flash drives
 
A pre-configured MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM, so that I can buy it on sale from a reseller without paying Apple's absurd price. Realistically, that's all I'm asking for.
 
Populus said:
Regardless if I agree or not with some of your proposals, I haven’t read a post easier to reply with a: not gonna happen.
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I agree sadly. Only legislation that enforces repairable devices could help ensure a couple of @cyberdocwi2 's points come true.
 
I want to see something Insanely Great?

I want the Vision Pro to actually feel like it's worth the money.

I want it to support being used w/ existing PC Sims like iRacing. People keep asking, "Who'd ever spend that much on a headset?" Well, people who spend that much and sim steering wheels and pedals for one.

I want to see Apple bring back ProSumer accessible 3D creation tools, bring back QTVR. Something that will allow someone who's more skilled in photography/video than coding to create fully immersive 3D environments. Ways to create content for the Vision Pro that doesn't require a Vision Pro or an iPhone 15 Pro.

I want to see AVP jump hard into the fitness realm.. partner with their sports connections and create workout routines for the AVP that mirror in AR/VR people's favorite players use IRL.

I want the promise of AR/AV that we've had for ~ 3 decades to feel like it's truly arrived in a way that isn't just a stupid gimmick and a content ingesting device from Darth Mickey.

Shrug..

I expect to be disappointed.
 
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1) A truly pro iPad Pro that runs MacOS
2) A powerhouse GPU to compete with NVIDIA or bring back eGPU support
3) A monitor with >60 hz / Promotion support
4) Reality OS glasses ~$1500
 
I just want Apple Music to queue music the way that Spotify does. It would also be nice if AM could have a Discovery playlist vs radio station, but I'll take the queueing if I can only have one.
 
dragoon2745 said:
A Mac Studio with Thunderbolt 5 enabling a 5K ProMotion HDR display is what I really want.
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Does Apple keep computer specs aligned with chip upgrades? Would they do a Thunderbolt 5 M3 Studio or wait to refresh everything with M4?
 
An update to iOS and iPad OS that keeps my music playing in TIDAL and Apple Music, rejecting any attempts by other apps to play back any form of audio.
 
Motorola68000 said:
as someone involved with Apple at the outset, and who liaised with Steve, Chuck Gheschke and Tim Berners-Lee you really do have it so wrong. Steve saved Apple, no doubt about it. Tim is a marketeer not an innovator, but you can't knock his marketing skills, but for me the essence of Apple was and still is Steve. Before that Apple computers were not really that usable as productive devices and certainly not for home business users or even DTP.

Steve recognised there needed to be more usability, and his altercation with Apple, which Apple came to rue, left him to develop NeXT where credit should also go to Chuck Geschke a non Apple guy who saw the market needed a WYSIWYG potential that previously was not being served, even with a GUI.

Chuck produced a program that received little attention from many, but certainly provoked interest from Steve, as that program was PostScript and by introducing vectored graphics with a true WYSIWYG potential Steve decided to incorporate display postscript into his NeXT OS and his computer, where although his computer wasn't deemed a marketing success, the whole system is in my opinion one of the most definitive moments in Apple's history.

Apple realised the error of their ways and had to pay Steve around $429,000,000 to get him and his creation back to Apple, and where NeXT OS went on to be apple's operating system, and even with improvements, the basis of OS today.

It really is mis stating history to suggest Apple would not exist without Tim Cook, as it did exist and was thriving after Steve's return.

Ironically even the film industry mis stated Steve's persona suggesting he was aggressive etc., when simply not true. He was passionate, which shone through with every communication we had! Chuck too had that same passion spark, and headed up Adobe and I had the pleasure of speaking with Chuck also on many occasions way back.
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Your characterization of Tim Cook as a marketer is puzzling given your claims of liaising with Steve. Tim is an Industrial Engineer and never held a marketing role at Apple. That’s common knowledge and you don’t need to know Steve Jobs personally to know that. Nevertheless, I do agree with everything you said about Steve. His vision, leadership and impact are unmistakable.

My point is that Steve’s vision and contributions were necessary but not sufficient to create the Apple that exists today. Someone had to build the infrastructure to realize the vision and to make those lofty ambitions real. That person is Tim Cook in his roles as VP operations, supplier relations and later COO. It was Tim Cook who built the global manufacturing and logistics infrastructure that allowed Steve’s lofty vision to be realized .. and subsequently transformed Apple from a visionary niche company into a global product and service company. Cook was Steve’s choice to lead Apple for good reason and Steve’s wisdom is demonstrated by the results delivered under Tim Cook’s leadership. These results place Tim Cook amongst the most accomplished business leaders in history.
 
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I want to see Apple discontinue their entire Mac, iPhone, and iPad lines in favor of Vision Pro. No more computers, tablets, and phones, just goggles.

/joke

Actually I just want to see AirPods Max that are more than just a USB-C upgrade, but rumors say otherwise....
 
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