iOS 9 Wishlist

[C DM]

OMG YES !!!! Pulling down the screen to just post to fb w/o having to open the app was just awesome! If i'm busy running from a burning building and I have to tell the world about it I don't want to have to open the app and have to post. then if I want to take a picture the app crashes when I take a picture within the app.

Please get that feature back again!

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Aaawww, you'RE buying all us 4s owners a new phone? THANKS PAL!! YOU'RE THE BESTEST!!

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Never understood why that wasn't possible. Drives me nuts. I have to keep DND off when my son is sleeping over a friend's house and then I always seem to get app notifictioans or wrong texts or an ISS flyover text at 2 am to wake me up! lol.

You can install a widget that gives you a shortcut to update Facebook or Twitter or whatnot.

As for DND, you need to keep it off for phone calls or something else?

 

[MrYoshi]

I'm happy to have no new features in iOS 9, a pure performance upgrade with improved battery life would make me happy.

+1
but then apple can only market the battery life aspect.

 

[Michael Goff]

OMG YES !!!! Pulling down the screen to just post to fb w/o having to open the app was just awesome! If i'm busy running from a burning building and I have to tell the world about it I don't want to have to open the app and have to post. then if I want to take a picture the app crashes when I take a picture within the app.

Please get that feature back again!

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Aaawww, you'RE buying all us 4s owners a new phone? THANKS PAL!! YOU'RE THE BESTEST!!

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Never understood why that wasn't possible. Drives me nuts. I have to keep DND off when my son is sleeping over a friend's house and then I always seem to get app notifictioans or wrong texts or an ISS flyover text at 2 am to wake me up! lol.

You can't afford a new phone in about 3.5 years, likely 4 by the time iOS 9 comes out?

 

[Zxxv]

Never understood why that wasn't possible. Drives me nuts. I have to keep DND off when my son is sleeping over a friend's house and then I always seem to get app notifictioans or wrong texts or an ISS flyover text at 2 am to wake me up! lol.

No please don't allow texts to come though when DND is on. I'd be woken by friends from around the world at stupid o'clock. DND allows us to send and not worry. Before we would acidently forget what time it was else where. Apple got DND right. Please don't break it.

 

[kissfan]

No please don't allow texts to come though when DND is on. I'd be woken by friends from around the world at stupid o'clock. DND allows us to send and not worry. Before we would acidently forget what time it was else where. Apple got DND right. Please don't break it.

So close. DND should allow the texts of VIPs to come through, if you select that yet-to-be-implemented option.

 

[nalvarez2007]

I'd like mine to rejuvenate an old iPad 2 I have lying around.

 

[TRDmanAE86]

I'd like mine to rejuvenate an old iPad 2 I have lying around.

On iOS 7.1, my iPad 2 preformed like a champ! Even with a diffrent iPad 2 on 8.2, It runs so good, that I can now turn off reduce motion It may not be the fastest but, 8.2 helped my iPad 2 out a ton! However, there is always room for improvement on Apple's longest running iPad model! It may not reach IOS 9 but, it definitely will get it's own iOS 8 update with the iPhone 4S!

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OMG YES !!!! Pulling down the screen to just post to fb w/o having to open the app was just awesome! If i'm busy running from a burning building and I have to tell the world about it I don't want to have to open the app and have to post. then if I want to take a picture the app crashes when I take a picture within the app.

Please get that feature back again!

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This is another feature I miss (on iOS 7/8) With my 4S, I was able to quickly tweet out when the Patriots won the Super Bowl before there servers were overloaded Tried the same thing with my iPad Air on iOS 7 and, it did not tweet out in time ! Having a widget for Twitter is still not the same

 

[oldmacs]

You can't afford a new phone in about 3.5 years, likely 4 by the time iOS 9 comes out?

No not everyone can. iPhones cost upwards of $800 (in Australia) and that is a lot of money. Not to mention those who bought the 4S in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

 

[C DM]

No not everyone can. iPhones cost upwards of $800 (in Australia) and that is a lot of money. Not to mention those who bought the 4S in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Unfortunately that's part of the downside of buying older hardware or not upgrading for a while, especially when it comes to mobile hardware.

 

[oldmacs]

Unfortunately that's part of the downside of buying older hardware or not upgrading for a while, especially when it comes to mobile hardware.

It doesn't have to be though. Perhaps Apple can "Think Different" and provide better support for its customers.

 

[C DM]

It doesn't have to be though. Perhaps Apple can "Think Different" and provide better support for its customers.

That I agree with. Although in practice mostly that would mean allowing to install a precious good version of iOS that runs better on an older device (and/or not making available a newer version on some older devices that doesn't perform well on those devices).

 

[oldmacs]

That I agree with. Although in practice mostly that would mean allowing to install a precious good version of iOS that runs better on an older device (and/or not making available a newer version on some older devices that doesn't perform well on those devices).

I think generally Apple is pretty good with support - but they have gradually improved throughout the years - and perhaps this is the stage that they improve even more. Especially on the iPad front, they can't risk annoying iPad Mini 1 and iPad 2 users for example. iPad users are treating their iPads as long term devices, so Apple is going to need to keep these people happy enough to buy a new iPad.

Personally I believe the two A5 devices currently for sale were kept to force developers into better low end support, with the full intent on giving A5 devices support in iOS 9. Keeping one device that was a very low selling device along side a more expensive model (e.g. iPod Touch 4) while unfair to customers, was semi explicable, but keeping two devices, one which is the top end iPod Touch, and the other being a high selling iPad Mini (It outsold the iPad Mini 2 & 3 in Quarter 4 2014) would not make sense if they hadn't decided to support them.

 

[Michael Goff]

It doesn't have to be though. Perhaps Apple can "Think Different" and provide better support for its customers.

They can't break physics and make the 4S have good hardware. Even by giving three years worth of updates, they're already better than most phone makers.

 

[oldmacs]

They can't break physics and make the 4S have good hardware. Even by giving three years worth of updates, they're already better than most phone makers.

You can run Lollipop on hardware that predates the 4S, relatively well. Nothing wrong with the A5. The problem is iOS 8. It performs poorly on A7 and A8 devices, so no wonder its slower on older devices.

Regardless iOS 9 (if it is what we think it is) is a step in the right direction and it would make sense to put it on the 4S.

 

[Michael Goff]

You can run Lollipop on hardware that predates the 4S, relatively well. Nothing wrong with the A5. The problem is iOS 8. It performs poorly on A7 and A8 devices, so no wonder its slower on older devices.

Regardless iOS 9 (if it is what we think it is) is a step in the right direction and it would make sense to put it on the 4S.

Android devices have almost always been stronger than iOS devices. Let's not pretend otherwise.

 

[oldmacs]

Android devices have almost always been stronger than iOS devices. Let's not pretend otherwise.

No they haven't.... well no in support terms.

Just because one company does something doesn't excuse another company anyway.

The point is that Android is designed for thousands of phones, and google down own all the hardware, yet it runs on 2011 devices.

Apple only has a few devices and it is a huge company with massive funds, so I'm sure it can support A5 users.. you know give the consumers a win for once.

 

[Grayburn]

All i wish for is multiple log-ins (iPad) and lockable folders.

 

[oldmacs]

All i wish for is multiple log-ins (iPad) and lockable folders.

Multiple users (particularly on iPads) would be great!

 

[Grayburn]

Multiple users (particularly on iPads) would be great!

Apple really need to realise that a lot of iPads are used by all the family in some households.

 

[Michael Goff]

No they haven't.... well no in support terms.

Just because one company does something doesn't excuse another company anyway.

The point is that Android is designed for thousands of phones, and google down own all the hardware, yet it runs on 2011 devices.

Apple only has a few devices and it is a huge company with massive funds, so I'm sure it can support A5 users.. you know give the consumers a win for once.

I meant hardware.

 

[Zxxv]

Apple really need to realise that a lot of iPads are used by all the family in some households.

I think apple realises. I think they also think why not buy your own iPad as its such a personal device. Especially with hygiene. Would you want to be using an iPad after a teenage boy has been in his room with it?

 

[TRDmanAE86]

You can run Lollipop on hardware that predates the 4S, relatively well. Nothing wrong with the A5. The problem is iOS 8. It performs poorly on A7 and A8 devices, so no wonder its slower on older devices.

Regardless iOS 9 (if it is what we think it is) is a step in the right direction and it would make sense to put it on the 4S.

True. As each phone matures, new features are added and, more apps are bundled with your iOS upgrade. However, one thing that is never done is the ability to choose which features you want. (In addition to the ones already present)

For example disable paralax 100%
Lock screen intivals
Priority app speed (open twitter faster than the app you never use)


-Old UI would speed up your apple device (no question asked and, also adds incensive for holdouts to upgrade to a pleasurable experience.)

-Delete stock apps (the ones you will never use on that device)

Check Ram

Overall, all of this can be maintained with a closed garden system. iOS 8 has come a long way and, is currently evolving as we speak, at this rate, iOS 9 will blow away our minds

 

[totten76]

I just want to see smoother and quicker application switching. Messages seems to be the only app that got it right, but after iOS 8, if I'm texting someone and get a text from someone else, the phone freezes instantly for about a second or two. So freaking anooying

 

[Solver]

If the device makes any kind of notification, (message or sound), I'd like to be able to see a history of what caused it.

 

[aPple nErd]

a little more openness with third party apps such as quick reply with third party messaging apps. maybe a better notification system. ios 8 is a pretty good os as is.