Zero changes. Nothing. Nada.
Fix the bugs. Same for macOS watchOS iPadOS and all the rest of the rubbish they have.
Fix the bugs. Same for macOS watchOS iPadOS and all the rest of the rubbish they have.
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What's On Your iOS 19 Wishlist?
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I want a modern mail app. The latest update is terrible and made a bad product worse. Either evolve it or give up and let the other apps take over.
iPhoto should have a setting to only keep X number of days local and the rest in the cloud (IOS and MACOS). Why have a copy of a photo you haven't accessed in months or years on your device, leave me the thumbnail and delete the larger file locally.
iPhoto should have a setting to only keep X number of days local and the rest in the cloud (IOS and MACOS). Why have a copy of a photo you haven't accessed in months or years on your device, leave me the thumbnail and delete the larger file locally.
I’m not sure what you’re referring to. There’s an album-level shuffle button, and an artist-level one too. Do you mean across artists? That looks like a bit more than one or two lines of code…🤔🤷♂️
Ahead of when new versions of iOS come out, MacRumors forum members and readers often create wishlists for features they're hoping to see, and this year is no exception. Over on our forums, there are a couple wishlists of features that users have been contributing to since last June.
We've rounded up a few of the features that have been suggested. Feel free to add your own suggestions in the comments here or go visit the wishlist thread.
Apps
Home Screen/Lock Screen
- Custom password for locking Passwords app.
- Option to add attachments in the Passwords app.
- Option to snooze emails.
- Swipe gesture to delete iMessage attachments.
- Account balance and transaction history for all cards in Wallet app.
- Food logging in the Health app.
- Dark Mode icons for web apps.
- Toggle to force camera to use Ultrawide or Telephoto lens in low light.
Other
- Weather wallpaper for Lock Screen, Dynamic Wallpaper for Home Screen.
- Option to pick an icon for an app.
- Support for split screen apps.
- Option to turn off or speed up Face ID animations.
- Universal notification center that syncs between multiple devices.
- Opacity setting for widgets.
- More rows of icons on larger phones.
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- Separate volume toggles for music, system sounds, and phone calls.
- Custom Focus mode status options.
- Lock rotation options on a per-app basis.
- Battery status widget for all devices signed into an Apple Account.
- Sandboxed kids mode with apps for kids.
- One combined user interface for Spotlight and Type to Siri.
- Number row for stock keyboard.
Check out our full iOS 19 wishlist thread over on the forums for more suggestions that users have made.
What's Rumored for iOS 19
iOS 19 is rumored to be getting a major design update with visuals inspired by visionOS. It could have a floating, glossy look with a focus on transparency, along with simplified navigation and a reimagining of icons, buttons, and menu bars.
More Apple Intelligence features are in the works, including the updates to Siri that we were supposed to get in iOS 18. We have a list of all the iOS 19 rumors so far in our iOS 19 roundup.
Article Link: What's On Your iOS 19 Wishlist?
I want iOS 19 to replace Tim Cook.
I want iOS to be backwards compatible. I want to be able to revert back to older versions if I want to.
I also want at least seven years of guarantee that my operating system will not be slowed down intentionally.
Thank you very much.
I also want at least seven years of guarantee that my operating system will not be slowed down intentionally.
Thank you very much.
Picture editing needs a clone tool.
A button in Control Centre to force the display to remain on.
The tool to copy an object in a picture (long-press-hold on a picture) could toggle between objects in a picture. Better at isolating elements in a picture. Inverse is also needed so I can choose the background if I want.
When I am using the Pencil on the IPad, touching the screen with my finger brings-up the full-size keyboard. This does happen but not always in every app. A toggle on the small keyboard to change it to full-size.
A button in Control Centre to force the display to remain on.
The tool to copy an object in a picture (long-press-hold on a picture) could toggle between objects in a picture. Better at isolating elements in a picture. Inverse is also needed so I can choose the background if I want.
When I am using the Pencil on the IPad, touching the screen with my finger brings-up the full-size keyboard. This does happen but not always in every app. A toggle on the small keyboard to change it to full-size.
I like it when they redesign the UI of a built in app to make it fiddly and unintuitive and just generally worse in every way.
They’ve done Photos, maybe it’s Messages’ turn. I know: instead of having separate chats, differentiated by who’s in them, let’s put all your incoming messages in one view, like a social media feed!
I really hope I don’t live to see this joke become anything like reality…
They’ve done Photos, maybe it’s Messages’ turn. I know: instead of having separate chats, differentiated by who’s in them, let’s put all your incoming messages in one view, like a social media feed!
I really hope I don’t live to see this joke become anything like reality…
I believe the shareholder response would again mimic that of the polishing cloth: “wow, that was one expensive polishing cloth.”
Seriously though, does Apple actually need to halt features for a full release cycle in order to fix bugs?
iOS 19
CarPlay
- Dynamic wallpapers like in Mac OS
- Changes to the Stocks App. I would love for it to include new tabs that show global currencies, a currency convertor and a way to view my portfolio.
- Allow old iPhone wallpapers to be downloaded like on the Mac. It would be even better if they were updated to be dynamic.
- A more detailed transaction history in the Wallet App, similar to Apple Card.
- Icon redesign for Maps, Contacts, Reminders, Stocks and Weather so that they blend better with the other Dark Mode icons. Also, the dark mode icon for the Weather App should be showing a moon, not a sun.
- Better understanding of active subscriptions using Apple intelligence.
- App Library overall or removal
- Automated Memoji for contact images based on photos
CarPlay
- Custom wallpaper
- Dark mode icons
- Less obtrusive call screen that takes away from maps
- Widgets
- Apple Maps favourites that we can manually input and quickly access (4-5 options)
I mean there is so much they could do… but they just don’t. I don’t even bother wishing for things anymore because they don’t care what users actually want.
It took 18 years to be able to ‘freely’ move Home Screen icons around. But even then, they are still locked to a hardcoded grid.
It took 18 years to be able to ‘freely’ move Home Screen icons around. But even then, they are still locked to a hardcoded grid.
Not shuffling tracks *within* an album, I mean shuffling entire albums. So Music app plays all the tracks from an album in order, then randomly picks another album, plays alll the tracks in order, rinse, repeat.
I think MP3 software ca. 1995 had this functionality.
Could be useful with an on/off button. Otherwise, this solution works too - a shortcut to Auto Lock in the Control Center.
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Well, they just finally added crossfade, so, well, give it 20 years.Not shuffling tracks *within* an album, I mean shuffling entire albums. So Music app plays all the tracks from an album in order, then randomly picks another album, plays alll the tracks in order, rinse, repeat.
I think MP3 software ca. 1995 had this functionality.
I'm a simple man with simple needs. Timer (under Clock), from the lock screen:
- If I Name a timer, please let it float to the top, every time!
- If I set a custom timer, and don't use it again for 5 days, just delete it!
- When a Timer goes off, give me the option to "Cancel", OR "Repeat"; some things need to be stirred every 15 or 20, or 45 minutes; that's just the way it is.
- If I Name a timer, please let it float to the top, every time!
- If I set a custom timer, and don't use it again for 5 days, just delete it!
- When a Timer goes off, give me the option to "Cancel", OR "Repeat"; some things need to be stirred every 15 or 20, or 45 minutes; that's just the way it is.
Despite my post above, the one thing I will mention is that I would like to see a complete CarPlay overhaul. Many many vehicles have much larger and higher resolution screens than the typical 7” 800x480px screens that existed when CarPlay was released, yet Apple has done almost nothing to improve the experience. For example, the split layout view, which came out in iOS 13, still offers no customization whatsoever. Their latest endeavour is changing the app grid icon back to what it was pre iOS 13… Even Android Auto offers a much better experience.
It seems like CarPlay 2.0 is basically a flop, as no one wants to implement it, so they might as well work on what people can actually make use of now.
It seems like CarPlay 2.0 is basically a flop, as no one wants to implement it, so they might as well work on what people can actually make use of now.