I love the multitasking UI in iOS. Just swipe with four fingers to get back to the previous app. No taps, clicks, or nothing else. Just a single swipe. Much faster and more intuitive than any other OS for that.
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To those unhappy with iOS 6, where can Apple realistically go with iOS 7?
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I love the multitasking UI in iOS. Just swipe with four fingers to get back to the previous app. No taps, clicks, or nothing else. Just a single swipe. Much faster and more intuitive than any other OS for that.
Fair enough, but I'm waiting for the guarantee to expire on my iPhone and then I'll sure as hell jailbreak it. From what I've seen it's going to be amazing. But the thing is, Jailbreaking being so popular proves that a lot of people want more options. Maybe Apple could have a long hard look on the most popular jailbreak apps/features and decide to carefully implement some of them? (I think they did that with the notification center if I am not mistaken?).
A finder, maybe not. But the glaring hole is still some sort of file storage that is shared between apps. I'm mostly looking for a way that I can share a file between multiple apps without extra copies and having to juggle files between the apps when I make changes.
Jobs has said things where later they've done the opposite. "Nobody reads anymore" and "nobody wants to watch video on a tiny screen" are classic examples. What he says about Apple doing in the future are not gospel.
Stop removing options, give back the ones that were removed with iOS Pits, continue down the road of greater aesthetic consistency (as we're seeing with the redesigned stores and music player) add a few more widget options for the notification menu, and I'll be happy enough.
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There's nothing wrong with iOS6.
Moving ahead to iOS7 will be more refinement. Nothing else is needed.
Moving ahead to iOS7 will be more refinement. Nothing else is needed.
I, for one, am happy with iOS 6 at the minute, but there's a few things I'd like to see in iOS 7
Siri APIs: This could be incredible.
Allow devs to add Widget support for notification centre: think football scores ticker etc.
A way to quickly share files between iOS devices/iOS AirDrop: Think Photo Beam from iPhoto but over Bluetooth rather than WiFi
Siri APIs: This could be incredible.
Allow devs to add Widget support for notification centre: think football scores ticker etc.
A way to quickly share files between iOS devices/iOS AirDrop: Think Photo Beam from iPhoto but over Bluetooth rather than WiFi
Give the OS a general makeover for consistency. At least a similar design language for the native apps. I also think they should change the texture of the notification pull-down so it's not the same texture as the multi-tasking bar and folders which feel like they're opening something behind the UI.
Possibly a better multi-tasking method. I don't mean the actual multi-tasking itself, I just mean change the multi-tasking bar so it's something more visual.
A new API for non-obtrusive live icons. Something like letting apps update their icon once every 10 minutes or less and a strict control of it on an OS level similar to have notifications are handled in settings now.
Possibly a better multi-tasking method. I don't mean the actual multi-tasking itself, I just mean change the multi-tasking bar so it's something more visual.
A new API for non-obtrusive live icons. Something like letting apps update their icon once every 10 minutes or less and a strict control of it on an OS level similar to have notifications are handled in settings now.
REAL Multitasking in iOS7
iOS don't have crap against Android & WebOS when it comes to multitasking
iOS don't have crap against Android & WebOS when it comes to multitasking
Again I ask why?
Why have apps actually running rather than suspended, eating battery, when you can only see one app on screen at any one time. It's a phone, not a desktop computer, and I don't see any Android phones that split the screen in two and run two apps simultaneously.
IM clients, third party alarms, and media streams are all examples of apps which don't have to be seen to work. Sure these all exist in the app store, but having to operate around the current mulititasking restrictions means that they don't work nearly as well as they could. The former must rely on push notifications, which aren't always reliable and limit what can be outputted (new multitasking APIs would help). The latter rely on the ten-minute task completion, which means you have to frequently reopen the app for it to continue to work (IMO this time-out should be extended while the device is plugged in).
Actually Samsung's latest devices can split the screen between a video and app.
Wot? I have no problem with background streaming at all. How are they reliant on background task completion and not the background Audio API?
I mean apps which stream your media library from your iOS device to a DLNA reciever such as the PS3.
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The iOS four finger swipe is available in iOS 5 as well as iOS 6. It's disabled on the iPhone though because obviously you can't comfortably swipe with 4 fingers on a smartphone. But yes iOS 6 has four finger swipe back and forth for multitasking. I do it on my iPad all the time. Best multitasking UI available on any mobile OS.
Siri for SMS/MMS
I often "text my wife" in Siri, but when she replies, all I see is the message I sent. I'd like Siri to be able to have a conversation. When it was introduced, I heard Jobs say it would remember what was said and adapt. If my wife replies, I'd like Siri to read it to me (and show it in the conversation flow) and ask if I want to reply. It should do the for the last text you sent, or any text you sent if Siri is still up.
I use Siri while driving all the time to keep my eyes on the road and my hands on the wheel. Otherwise, I quit texting.
I often "text my wife" in Siri, but when she replies, all I see is the message I sent. I'd like Siri to be able to have a conversation. When it was introduced, I heard Jobs say it would remember what was said and adapt. If my wife replies, I'd like Siri to read it to me (and show it in the conversation flow) and ask if I want to reply. It should do the for the last text you sent, or any text you sent if Siri is still up.
I use Siri while driving all the time to keep my eyes on the road and my hands on the wheel. Otherwise, I quit texting.
Here's where I would like Apple to go.
1. App widgets in notification center - any app on your phone can be bundled with a widget. You can choose to display it or not, and it would be live updating of course. With the longer 4" screen now, there is a lot more room for something like this to happen.
2. Change the home button use - This ones not likely, but I would prefer to have the home button bring you to notification center, rather than the icon grid. Sliding left brings you to search still and sliding up brings you back to your icon grid. Pair this with idea number 1 and you have a pretty useful screen with TONS of info and usefulness.
3. SIRI - this ones a given, but how far they are willing to go will matter the most. Worst case they will just add more partners. Best case is to make SIRI more proactive about the things she already knows about me. Ie. She knows my location, my next appointment and how I should get there already. I would like her to interrupt me and say "you need to leave in 10 minuets if you are going to make it to that movie tonight. Would you like me to show you directions to the theater"?
Oh and......
iPhone 6 - Haptic feedback
1. App widgets in notification center - any app on your phone can be bundled with a widget. You can choose to display it or not, and it would be live updating of course. With the longer 4" screen now, there is a lot more room for something like this to happen.
2. Change the home button use - This ones not likely, but I would prefer to have the home button bring you to notification center, rather than the icon grid. Sliding left brings you to search still and sliding up brings you back to your icon grid. Pair this with idea number 1 and you have a pretty useful screen with TONS of info and usefulness.
3. SIRI - this ones a given, but how far they are willing to go will matter the most. Worst case they will just add more partners. Best case is to make SIRI more proactive about the things she already knows about me. Ie. She knows my location, my next appointment and how I should get there already. I would like her to interrupt me and say "you need to leave in 10 minuets if you are going to make it to that movie tonight. Would you like me to show you directions to the theater"?
Oh and......
iPhone 6 - Haptic feedback
I've seen that, but its hardly a proper real world use of real multi tasking, and a few reviews mentioned that feature on the S3 and said the interface for it lacks any kind of presentation (a little window just plopped on there, no border, no interface, etc) and to be honest you either watch a video or not.
I don't put an episode of Breaking Bad on my TV but sit and browse the web or play a game on my iPad at the same time, for example. Like most things with Android, it's a feature for the sake for being able to say "I have that" regardless of its usefulness.
Yeah, they actually have taken a few popular jailbreak tweaks and implemented them into iOS. That whole "sync with iTunes via wifi" was available months prior to iOS 5.
The thing is though, there is a reason apple doesn't add some of the features. Ever hear of winterboard? It allows you to install user-made themes for your device that can change the appearence of basically everything, even app icons. But the downside of this is a clearly-noticeable impact on performance. Some people are fine with that as long as they can have an extra fancy theme, but I personally prefer a smooth device over a pretty one, and Apple is very strict on adding things that create lag.
I wouldn't mind jailbreaking and going through the effort of downloading (and even purchasing) some of these tweaks, but Apple takes extreme measures in preventing it (the iOS 5 jailbreak wasn't available for the iPad 2/4S for like 3 months).
I'm actually pretty happy with iOS 6, but there are a few more refinements I'd like to see in 7.
- Unified search and address bar in Safari. EVERYBODY does this already, and it's silly to waste space on a mobile browser.
- Landscape support on the home and lock screens.
- Unified Accounts settings. Facebook and Twitter should be integrated in with the Mail, Contacts, etc.
The one that that's a stretch:
- Siri API. I like being able to control my Nest thermostat and my Insteon lights from my phone, but being able to do it from the hands free kit in my car would be great. Even if it was a specific prefix to send a command to a third party app, this could be great ("Nest App Command, Set to 75 degrees", etc)
- Unified search and address bar in Safari. EVERYBODY does this already, and it's silly to waste space on a mobile browser.
- Landscape support on the home and lock screens.
- Unified Accounts settings. Facebook and Twitter should be integrated in with the Mail, Contacts, etc.
The one that that's a stretch:
- Siri API. I like being able to control my Nest thermostat and my Insteon lights from my phone, but being able to do it from the hands free kit in my car would be great. Even if it was a specific prefix to send a command to a third party app, this could be great ("Nest App Command, Set to 75 degrees", etc)
I realistically see Apple adding nfc in the future. They want it to mature a little and get it into stores and the like before it goes in the iphone otherwise it adds little benefit to the phone. the features to nfc would then be added to the os probably as an update to passbook.
As for the rest i know that apple has been against widgets and i believe they will stay that way on the iphone for the forseeable future but i would say there is a good chance that the ipad gets widgets on the homescreen at some point. apple just has to find a way to keep them simple.
As for the rest i know that apple has been against widgets and i believe they will stay that way on the iphone for the forseeable future but i would say there is a good chance that the ipad gets widgets on the homescreen at some point. apple just has to find a way to keep them simple.
Don't forget the new APIs!
UICollectionView is going to allow for some really significantly better apps. I wish I could use it now, but I'm going to wait to see how the roll-out goes before I do.
iOS5 had Siri, Notification Center, iCloud, airplay mirroring, ect. What's iOS6 claim to fame? Turn by Turn? Passbook? A feature apps have been doing for 2yrs (panorama)? That's a SVC pack to most OS's.
