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What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2025?

raythompsontn said:
User replaceable batteries in all iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks. A couple of screws to open a cover, disconnect a cable, a couple of screws to remove the battery, reverse to install a new battery. Yes, it might make the iPhone or iPad slightly thicker, but a good tradeoff in my opinion.
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Fortunately that [poor design] ship sailed years ago. User-removable batteries are flat stupid from a cell phone design engineering standpoint. There are reasons that iPhones dumped that idea long ago:
-dirt, water entry;
-tolerances to suit the inevitable 3rd-party battery suppliers;
-repairs needed thanks to the inevitable crap 3rd-party battery suppliers;
-safety issues thanks to the inevitable crap 3rd-party battery suppliers;
-extra volume and weight needed for modular battery access; and needed in a single large rectangular spot;
-added expense/weight building a module to accept removable batteries and the necessary complex electrical connection;
-existence of readily available third-party add-ons for those customers who need additional battery without forcing all customers to accept the downsides of removable batteries.

Bottom line is that user-removable batteries are simply less-good design.
 
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Whatever the concept planning was behind the new M4- minis, I'd like to see that way of thinking continue across the existing product range.

At the same time, call me cynical, but I don't trust the so-called "tech bros" at all these days. So I expect to be disappointed, and will be delighted if proven wrong.
 
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A cheaper version of iCloud+, or same price plus Final Cut and Logic Pro for iPad included
 
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New Apple Display - 32" and 30" - 5k, thunderport, camera
New Apple Display - 27" - 5k, thunderport, camera
New Apple iMac - 32" - 5k, thunderport, M4 Max, 192Gb Ram
New Apple iMac - 30" - 5k, thunderport, M4 Pro, 128Gb ram
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Full phone capabilities for iPads. Another Studio Display, 24” 4K without the camera and/or speakers to lower the price.

I’d also like to see Apple’s take on an oura device, moving the health sensors to a better spot and buffing the watch battery.
 
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NetMage said:
I take it you don’t actually use Android. If you had, you’d realize the universal gesture has a much worse problem than Apple’s - it isn’t clear where you will end up when you go back in Android from any given app screen - it might be a previous app screen, it might be a few screens previous, it might be the home screen. It isn’t nearly as predictable or useful as Apple’s back button.
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In my experience it’s normally the previous screen I was on, eg the last web page. Just swiping in from the screen edge odd incredibly intuitive.
 
Pandyone said:
It’s still more stable than Android.
But there is bugs and glitches Apple should focus on fixing in iOS 18, preferably before the whole ”iOS 19” circus starts.
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Maybe it's cause I don't browse android news sites, so I don't read about other people's problems but my main device is a Samsung s23 ultra and it is bug free, with uptimes of months. The latest iOS problem I've read about is ios18 and IMAP email, slow loading of the email and attachments, lots of users have been complaining since September, 6 months now and not fixed after many up updates.
 
a broken up Apple!! spin off the media, stop the BS about any "car" you are ?!?seriously?!? considering even make your cloud service the "Filemaker" of today, BUT...

JUST bring back Apple computer please!! a place for innovation but with an eye focused on usability and interface!!! require developers to adhere to the "Human Interface Guidelines" - update them, sure! but... WTaF?!

the fact is that when Apple was a company of 6 colors they cared about the user; now they are M$ of old - "if it compiled ship it!"

the Apple ethos is broken! the fruit is full of worms and I can't wait to see who the kids are they will take them down!
 
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#1 stable OS with reduced release cycle.
#2 3 days bttery life for the AW11
#3 An iRing with ApplePay
#4 Leather wristbands
#5 iPhone fold
#6 AI integration into iOS should reach Android level.
#7 „Grown up“ design for the AW11 or AW11 pro?
#8-10 Think different again.
 

What Do You Want to See From Apple in 2025?​

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Oh boy, my wish list is a tall ask, but i've been extra special good this year. Ordered from unlikely to happen, to really unlikely to happen:

Hardware
  1. Relatively affordable vision OS headset (~$1500)
  2. OLED Macbook Pro displays.
  3. Get rid of the notch/ dynamic island.
  4. Smaller bezels on the displays.
  5. More Powerful Apple Silicon GPUs that will allow us to seriously game on the Mac so we can finally ditch that PC
  6. Camera on the Apple watch which could allow us to leave the iPhone at home.
  7. Microsoft Surface equivalent of the Mac (iPad running MacOS).
Software
  1. Allow you to add artists to your Apple Music library not just albums and songs. Spotify allows this.
  2. Better iPadOS multitasking and OS improvements to be able to use iPad Pro as a serious computer and not a casual one.
  3. Multi-Stream Transport (MST) to daisy chain multiple monitors in MacOS.
  4. Apple Watch Face Store for third party devs ... PLEASE!
  5. Improvements to iPhoneOS that allows you to use your phone as a computer with a mouse and keyboard much like Samsung Dex (yeah, dream on).
Overall I'd like to be less dependant on multiple devices for my daily driving. I know Apple will never do this as they market multiple devices for more profit.
 
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tuckerjj said:
Same thing I wanted last year and the year before.

DeX mode on iPhone Pro (presumably based on Stage Manager) and a new Apple display with Pro Motion and HDR to connect it to.

I want my iPhone to become my computer computer.
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I would love a Dex-like iPhone. It would be a dream to have all your computer needs in one small phone. I would name it THE APPLE ONE.

However it's doubtful that Apple would ever do it because they want to market multiple devices for maximum profit. However if they charged Macbook Pro prices for the Apple One I would pay it as it would have that value.
 
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1) A la carte or customer-pick Apple Services bundle (I want +TV, Music, Storage, Magazine but not Arcade or Fit)

2) A new Apple TV device.

3) A new Apple monitor with AAA gaming specs.
 
raythompsontn said:
User replaceable batteries in all iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks. A couple of screws to open a cover, disconnect a cable, a couple of screws to remove the battery, reverse to install a new battery.
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For that matter, why not user replaceable batteries, RAM, and SSDs? That would never happen because nobody would overpay for the existing hardware upgrades from Apple upon initial purchase.
 
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What I want and what I think can be reasonably expected are two different questions. :)

What I want:

Apple watch with glucose tracking, blood pressure monitoring, and a return of O2 monitoring for the USA. Also 5 days with regular use without needing to charge.

iPadOS to grow into its own rather than just a big screen iOS. moving it closer to MacOS. (or allow me to just install MacOS.. it has an M4 so it should be able to handle MacOS right?)

AppleTV - M4 processor, TB5 with external storage support. 16+GB RAM. Work with game developers to get some amazing games in the XBSX/PS5 category. Not just mobile games.

MacBook Pro. Return of the touch-bar but in addition to the Function keys instead of replacing them. More repairable/upgradable designs.
 
Apple should massively focus on the software experience. Their systems need a major facelift and squashing bugs. I’ve never experienced more frustrating Apple experience like this year. From the design perspective I’m critical since iOS 7 though.
 
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