So this is the situation that iOS is in: Easy to use and intuitive, but still lacks some things that Android has. Many people think that dealing with those shortcomings would ruin the simplicity of iOS. But I don't see it that way. Here's my take on how Apple should deal with the situation in the next major release of iOS:
Theming. My single favourite advantage of my Samsung phone. The ability to change the look of the device completely. Apple could have their own custom themes. The current look of iOS could be an option, as well as a dark theme, or even the original, skeuomorphic design. One of the areas where Apple would have a major advantage over Samsung is with third-party support. The ability for third-party apps to adopt the current theme. And of course, the ability for them to create their own themes.
Revamped 3D Touch. First of all, change the feel of it by making it produce feedback upon releasing pressure. Make the screen feel like a button. Second, instead of opening up shortcuts upon pressing, open up like a mini version of the app, reduced down to a few elements, sort of like a widget. This could replace the need for widgets, while still keeping the simple grid layout.
Improved notifications. This is one area where iOS majorly falls short. With Android notifications stay until dismissed or acted upon, whereas with iOS they disappear after unlocking the device (which by the way happens so quickly on devices with Touch ID, especially the 6S, that there's pretty much no way of seeing them), only sorted away in a little corner of the device, which is usually incredibly disorganised. Just...make it like Android.
Improved control centre: Customisable. Whatever controls you want, and however many you want. Not much more to it.
Continuum equivalent: It's the one really neat feature of Windows 10. The ability to hook your phone up to a monitor and being able to access all your stuff through an OS X-like interface. It's just futuristic
Manual camera controls: Another feature I love from Samsung. The ability to change shutter speed and ISO is invaluable in my opinion. I love taking slow or quick shutter shots. Just makes for a nicer experience with the camera. And maybe a double-tap of the power button to launch the camera?
I'm also anticipating a completely new OS for the iPad. I won't go into detail here, but I just wish that the iPad software was built on its own, not taking influence from the iPhone software.
What do you guys think? Do you think that this would make for an overall better experience?
