I know iOS 17 was recently released, but what would you like to see in iOS 18?

I would like them to update mail, everyone knows that Apple works best with their own products, apps, etc, and obviously Mail is better integrated with the Apple ecosystem, but the app sucks.

  • ciappetti@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Photos

    • Smart Albums synced to iOS/iPadOS
    • Ability to import Raws only or JPEGs only
    • Ability to separate Raws and JPEG (keeping only jpeg)
    • Ability to zoom to 100/200% for checking critical focus before import
    • Improved culling experience
    • slam99967@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      iOS 17 and even still in iOS 17.1.1 has some of the worst bugs I’ve seen in a long time on an iOS release. For reference I’ve had an iPhone since iPhone 4. I’ve never had to restart my iPhone (I’m on a 14 pro max) this much because of bugs and glitches.

      The text to speech on the keyboard button randomly stops working, in safari the search bar and back and forward buttons randomly overlap onto the screen. The most infuriating one is for some reason I can’t figure out. I have one iMessage group chat that acts like I was removed when I wasn’t. I can’t Tapback or type. Then it randomly “unfreezes.” I have no idea why it’s just this one group chat. I feel like I’m on an unpolished beta version of iOS.

  • SillySoundXD@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Something useful, 17 brought only Bugs and nothing useful okay maybe Health for iPadOS thats one useful thing.

  • ChairmanLaParka@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Would love, and is possible, but probably still not happening: Improving iCloud sync for Podcasts.

    Would love, is possible, and will probably not happen for another 20 years: UI re-design. Skeumorphic was a thing for 6 iOS versions. “Flat” has been a thing for 11. I’m tired of it. If they won’t allow full theming, they should do it themselves. Even as just options.

    • movieur@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Skeuomorphism existed for decades before it was fased out with ios 7, flat ui is still relatively new compared to that and we’re unlikely to see an other dramatic change in design anytime soon.

      But for now I’d be happy of flat design got a but more physicality like shadows and depth and effects…so not very flat…and if ios 18 gets the same language design as visionOS than that would be a big step in the right direction.

      • iMacmatician@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Much of the history of GUIs can be split into two parts:

        1. Skeuomorphism (1980s–2010s)
        2. Flat design (2010s–present)

        The quick shift from skeuomorphism to flat design happened in the midst of other cultural changes: the prevalence of “digital natives,” specialized subnotebooks (e.g. personal organizers) being replaced by more general computers (e.g. smartphones), society becoming more digital, along with the increasing abstraction of technology over the decades. These factors generally benefit flat design, which is why I don’t see it being replaced in the near future.

  • A-Hind-D@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Not iOS 18 in particular but I’d like Apple Music and Podcasts to have a Spotify Connect like functionality.

    Also better search functionality on AM in general. I find it easier to use Google to look for playlists and then that link opens a playlist in AM.

    While searching for the same keyword in AM wouldn’t ever get the same result.

  • ChocolateTremell@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Get rid of yelp in Apple Maps , it’s useless . You click on a review to read and it sends you to log into yelp …. That contract should have expired 10 years ago

      • ChocolateTremell@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Google reviews would be better , you don’t have to log in to see anything , and if I’m wrong and we do have to log in more people have an Gmail than a yelp …. And Apple should replace it with their own . … you could have answered your own question .

      • verttex@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        weren’t Apple making their own review system to replace Yelp in the app?

  • UberQueefs@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I would love ai suggestions for shortcuts. If the phones sees us doing things inefficiently or using certain apps at certain times it would be cool to be suggested shortcuts from AI.

  • dcdttu@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The underpinnings of a functional, bug-free iOS.

    I moved from Android a few years ago to get away from the constant bugs, only to find iOS is getting worse and worse by the year.

  • mikolv2@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The only thing I thing is missing from iOS that would make it the perfect mobile OS would be ability to have icons on the bottom of the home screen. I’m a minimalist with only 4 icons on the home screen, it’s ridiculous that they have to be at the top of the nearly 7 inch screen.

  • rfow@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    At least five other text options for a global system font, if not the opportunity to use any font.

  • YZJay@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Multiple profiles. Bar that, then at least multiple instances of apps, so say I could login to two different accounts of the same app at the same time.

    Transcribed voice memos.

    External storage photo capture of any format, not just ProRes log.