Well, I know I might be jumping the gun *very* early here, but let's see if I can get this thread rolling. With the release of the disappointing-but-stable iOS 17 release, there are many things that could be addressed that left us wondering.
1. iOS's control center could use a macOS-style rework, and I do believe it is coming. With tvOS 17, they introduced a control center that is just like macOS', so I do believe a macOS style control center would be in the works for iOS 18 or so. More customization and ease of use is needed.
2. Interactive widgets have been kind of a letdown besides the reminders app. Maybe Apple will update the widgets to be even more interactive, but I can't create a calendar appointment from the widget, skip tracks with the music widget, or compose an email from the email widget.
3. Dynamic island notifications need to come to iOS. The animations have been nothing short of stellar with the dynamic island, and as of beta 5, they continue to add more animations to the dynamic island. Why not bring texts, emails, and more to the dynamic island to take advantage of it?
4. 120hz improvements across the OS. I have picked up a S22 and for some reason, that phone feels much smoother than iOS's, even when both have 120hz. This could also be a 17.x update.
5. A new app switcher view. iPhones are larger nowadays, I would love to have a grid-type view, like on iPadOS, so that we can see more apps at a time.
6. A number row on the keyboard.
7. Lockscreen button customization. The camera button is redundant.
8. A larger request would be macOS icons, but I am not holding my breath until at least iOS 20 LOL.
I know this is nit-picky, but those are just a few smaller tweaks they could make to really solidify the experience.
What would y'all like to see in the next version of iOS?
1. iOS's control center could use a macOS-style rework, and I do believe it is coming. With tvOS 17, they introduced a control center that is just like macOS', so I do believe a macOS style control center would be in the works for iOS 18 or so. More customization and ease of use is needed.
2. Interactive widgets have been kind of a letdown besides the reminders app. Maybe Apple will update the widgets to be even more interactive, but I can't create a calendar appointment from the widget, skip tracks with the music widget, or compose an email from the email widget.
3. Dynamic island notifications need to come to iOS. The animations have been nothing short of stellar with the dynamic island, and as of beta 5, they continue to add more animations to the dynamic island. Why not bring texts, emails, and more to the dynamic island to take advantage of it?
4. 120hz improvements across the OS. I have picked up a S22 and for some reason, that phone feels much smoother than iOS's, even when both have 120hz. This could also be a 17.x update.
5. A new app switcher view. iPhones are larger nowadays, I would love to have a grid-type view, like on iPadOS, so that we can see more apps at a time.
6. A number row on the keyboard.
7. Lockscreen button customization. The camera button is redundant.
8. A larger request would be macOS icons, but I am not holding my breath until at least iOS 20 LOL.
I know this is nit-picky, but those are just a few smaller tweaks they could make to really solidify the experience.
What would y'all like to see in the next version of iOS?