With iOS 27 doubling down on performance and usability, here’s hoping some of these small quality-of-life improvements make the cut for iOS 28. None of these are big swings, just friction points that come up regularly.
Apple Music: Surface “Added” Playlists When Adding Songs
When adding a song to a playlist, show a dedicated “Added” section at the top of the picker listing every playlist the song already belongs to, similar to how “Recent” is already grouped. Makes verifying playlist membership instant.
Apple Music: Allow Removing Songs from Library Without Affecting Playlists
In Apple Music, removing a song or album from your library also removes it from any playlists it belongs to. There’s currently no way to keep your playlists intact while trimming your library. This has been a long-requested feature from users and would be a meaningful quality-of-life improvement for anyone who curates both their library and playlists independently.
Apple Music: Pin Albums and Radio Stations Without Adding to Library
Allow pinning content from search or browse to a dedicated “Pinned” section, no library add required. Useful for albums you’re exploring and stations you return to regularly, without cluttering your library or relying on Recently Played.
Safari/iCloud Keychain: Set a Default Login per Site
When multiple credentials exist for the same site, let users designate one as the default for autofill. A simple “Set as Default” option in Keychain would stop autofill from arbitrarily picking the wrong login every time.
Apple News: Make Food Recall Articles Free
Food recall stories carry direct public health implications and shouldn’t sit behind the News+ paywall. Please exempt food safety and recall reporting so all users can access time-sensitive information regardless of subscription status.
Notes: Improve Visual Distinction Between Parent Folders and Subfolders
Currently, parent folders and subfolders in the Notes folder list use nearly identical icons, making it difficult to quickly identify the hierarchy at a glance. A simple improvement would be to use a solid-filled folder icon for parent folders and the existing outlined icon for subfolders. This would create an immediate, intuitive visual cue that communicates folder depth without requiring users to already know the structure. The change would be low-effort to implement and would significantly improve scannability, especially in dark mode.
Contacts: Add “Contacts Not in Any List” Filter
A built-in filter or smart list that shows contacts not assigned to any list. This would make it much easier to organize and maintain larger contact databases, quickly identify uncategorized contacts, and ensure new contacts are properly assigned without manually reviewing every contact.
Contacts: Add “Recently Added Contacts” View
A filter or smart list that shows contacts sorted by date added (and optionally date modified). This would make it easier to find new contacts, verify recent additions, organize contacts into lists, and manage large contact databases without manually searching through all contacts.
Messages: Group Message Avatar: Add Rich Color Backgrounds to Match Contact Editing
When editing a contact and using an emoji as the avatar, iOS now offers a rich set of vibrant background color options. However, when customizing a group message icon with an emoji, the available backgrounds are limited to the older, washed-out pastel palette. It would be a great improvement to have the same rich background color options in group message editing that are already available in the Contacts app.
Apple Music: Surface “Added” Playlists When Adding Songs
When adding a song to a playlist, show a dedicated “Added” section at the top of the picker listing every playlist the song already belongs to, similar to how “Recent” is already grouped. Makes verifying playlist membership instant.
Apple Music: Allow Removing Songs from Library Without Affecting Playlists
In Apple Music, removing a song or album from your library also removes it from any playlists it belongs to. There’s currently no way to keep your playlists intact while trimming your library. This has been a long-requested feature from users and would be a meaningful quality-of-life improvement for anyone who curates both their library and playlists independently.
Apple Music: Pin Albums and Radio Stations Without Adding to Library
Allow pinning content from search or browse to a dedicated “Pinned” section, no library add required. Useful for albums you’re exploring and stations you return to regularly, without cluttering your library or relying on Recently Played.
Safari/iCloud Keychain: Set a Default Login per Site
When multiple credentials exist for the same site, let users designate one as the default for autofill. A simple “Set as Default” option in Keychain would stop autofill from arbitrarily picking the wrong login every time.
Apple News: Make Food Recall Articles Free
Food recall stories carry direct public health implications and shouldn’t sit behind the News+ paywall. Please exempt food safety and recall reporting so all users can access time-sensitive information regardless of subscription status.
Notes: Improve Visual Distinction Between Parent Folders and Subfolders
Currently, parent folders and subfolders in the Notes folder list use nearly identical icons, making it difficult to quickly identify the hierarchy at a glance. A simple improvement would be to use a solid-filled folder icon for parent folders and the existing outlined icon for subfolders. This would create an immediate, intuitive visual cue that communicates folder depth without requiring users to already know the structure. The change would be low-effort to implement and would significantly improve scannability, especially in dark mode.
Contacts: Add “Contacts Not in Any List” Filter
A built-in filter or smart list that shows contacts not assigned to any list. This would make it much easier to organize and maintain larger contact databases, quickly identify uncategorized contacts, and ensure new contacts are properly assigned without manually reviewing every contact.
Contacts: Add “Recently Added Contacts” View
A filter or smart list that shows contacts sorted by date added (and optionally date modified). This would make it easier to find new contacts, verify recent additions, organize contacts into lists, and manage large contact databases without manually searching through all contacts.
Messages: Group Message Avatar: Add Rich Color Backgrounds to Match Contact Editing
When editing a contact and using an emoji as the avatar, iOS now offers a rich set of vibrant background color options. However, when customizing a group message icon with an emoji, the available backgrounds are limited to the older, washed-out pastel palette. It would be a great improvement to have the same rich background color options in group message editing that are already available in the Contacts app.
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