I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a bigger screen sooner than that but I doubt it'd be anything dramatic like a phablet, just 4.3" or something like that, still small by Android standards.
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How would you update iOS?
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I wouldn't be surprised if we saw a bigger screen sooner than that but I doubt it'd be anything dramatic like a phablet, just 4.3" or something like that, still small by Android standards.
The gorgeous screen of an iPhone IMHO screams out for 4.7 to 5" it would be stunning.
Agreed. But I also agree with you that it'll probably be quite a while before we see anything like that. They've got some work ahead of them if they want to maintain their current brightness level while having the battery tech to match.
Anyway, I'm back to forgetting all about this now....going from my 4S to the Note 2 meant sweeping my screen brightness standards under the rug....
In my opinion, iOS doesn't need a visual overhaul (That's what Winterboard is for) It doesn't even need an open OS (That's where the fun of jailbreaking happens) Right now I believe Apple is being pushed to fill a cup that is already full. The one thing I would like to see is an iPhone 6 that launches with a 5" LCD. As for the rest, That's where jailbreaking comes into play. I don't give a damn what iOS looks like or how it functions if I'm just going to change it all anyways. I just want a big hole in it that the Dev Team can squeeze a JB through
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Well, I see far more people complaining about lack of functionality than design/appearance. I wouldn't mind a bit of a refresh visually but would find drastic changes to its functionality far more appealing, something along these lines...
Add Auxo and Zephyr.
Break some more ice between the apps.
Revamp notification center a bit (expandable notifications plus swiping a notification makes it go away instead of that "x" that deletes all in a group.
Tone down the skeuomorphism a bit, the higher the number of pixels, less the need to show gradients and instead go for a flatter design which looks great on "retina". Just look at google apps on iOS.
Allow a plug-in mode where the iOS device can be wired or wirelessly connected to any computer and data transfer is possible like a USB stick. One nice way to do it would be to allow straight transfer to the apps without needing a bloated iTunes program (third party apps already allow wireless, but not wired without iTunes, and stock apps do not allow even wireless, like the ipod app). Make it more streamlined. This is something i think will not happen at least this year though
And, not much else i can think of. The rest is mostly about hardware, so we will leave it to "how would you update/change the iPhone" thread
This actually look quite nice. I'd still also like to see a larger form factor for the hardware and likely wouldn't switch back until there are both improvements in functionality and a larger screen. Just my preferences though.
I don't disagree with you. The post kinda seemed like it, but that wasn't the intent. I just came to iPhone from Android a couple weeks ago. I'll probably head back once a 'Google Edition' ROM is out for the Verizon S4 (Nexus + Verizon = Unbeatable).
If they both copied each other, it'd be better for everybody.
Ah right sorry buddy. Im so used to people immediately demanding that I should just switch if I like a feature on a rival OS