Why Do We Need to Wait for iOS 4?

[bluedog3401]

For me a really blindingly obvious one is in the photo app

You have (in effect) folders which hold multiple pictures.

If someone emails me a picture or I download one from a web page it does not go into a folder, it just goes onto the main page (the root folder you might call it)

The obvious thing (and what I tried the 1st time I played with the app) was to drag a picture into a folder, and was disappointed it did not work (seemed so logical that it should)

You can put your finger on a picture and wizz it around the screen, just letting go when you are hovering the image over a folder seems obvious (to me anyway) that it would move this pic into the folder.

That is a brilliant idea and method of organization. Have you submitted this to Apple via their suggestions/feedback form on their website. It goes perfectly in line with their new 'folders' for the OS. If you could drag a single photo onto another and it would create a new 'event'. Then if that organization of events would sync back to your desktop library it would be awesome.

I'm really looking forward to them pushing functionality from the desktop onto their mobile applications. The first example of this was their mail/calendaring (which sync back with the updates) and more recently with their mobile iMovie.

I'd like to see:
- iMovie projects sync back to allow for greater editing in the full application and offline backups.
- iPhoto organization/tagging/keywording/star rating with return sync of data to desktop/laptop apps
- Better interface/interaction with iTunes and over-the-air (wifi) syncing of data (or at least podcast subscriptions download over wifi via iTunes app automatically rather than manually needing to say "get more episodes")
- Correct interface/interaction inconsistencies between iTunes and Videos app on the iPad and iPod Touches.
- Improve the roundtrip of document editing/creation for all apps (including 3rd party apps) by making it a system-wide service rather than each app needing to implement their own mini webservices or other kludges.

 

[kkat69]

I'm willing to bet (and why I haven't bought an iPad yet) is that when they're making iPad owners wait for iOS4 is that they're going to upgrade the hardware at the same time they release iOS4 for iPad.

Looking at Apple's release history, they usually do something big in September.

Looking at iOS4 and iPhone 4 features, to me, it makes sense they plan on adding some of those things to iPad like more ram, gyroscope, etc. I'm not banking on camera/s but I'd definitely bet on the more ram, gyroscope upgrade to take advantage of the new iOS4 features/api's and put it more close to par with iPhone 4.

 

[melman101]

I'm willing to bet (and why I haven't bought an iPad yet) is that when they're making iPad owners wait for iOS4 is that they're going to upgrade the hardware at the same time they release iOS4 for iPad.

Looking at Apple's release history, they usually do something big in September.

Looking at iOS4 and iPhone 4 features, to me, it makes sense they plan on adding some of those things to iPad like more ram, gyroscope, etc. I'm not banking on camera/s but I'd definitely bet on the more ram, gyroscope upgrade to take advantage of the new iOS4 features/api's and put it more close to par with iPhone 4.

Keep dreaming. We have never seen that cycle yet. What makes you think that 3 months into a product, we are going to get a new model.

They are waiting on iOS4 cause they probably have two different teams, and now they need to merge a lot of code together. And also add iPad specific features.

 

[poloponies]

I'm willing to bet (and why I haven't bought an iPad yet) is that when they're making iPad owners wait for iOS4 is that they're going to upgrade the hardware at the same time they release iOS4 for iPad.

Looking at Apple's release history, they usually do something big in September.

Looking at iOS4 and iPhone 4 features, to me, it makes sense they plan on adding some of those things to iPad like more ram, gyroscope, etc. I'm not banking on camera/s but I'd definitely bet on the more ram, gyroscope upgrade to take advantage of the new iOS4 features/api's and put it more close to par with iPhone 4.

Not going to happen. Period.

There's not a doubt that new hardware features will appear on the iPad. There's simply no way they will appear before 2011.

 

[shady825]

For me a really blindingly obvious one is in the photo app

You have (in effect) folders which hold multiple pictures.

If someone emails me a picture or I download one from a web page it does not go into a folder, it just goes onto the main page (the root folder you might call it)

The obvious thing (and what I tried the 1st time I played with the app) was to drag a picture into a folder, and was disappointed it did not work (seemed so logical that it should)

You can put your finger on a picture and wizz it around the screen, just letting go when you are hovering the image over a folder seems obvious (to me anyway) that it would move this pic into the folder.

That way, when I get pics I can put them in the folder I wish. At the moment you can't do that, which seems daft.

Only a small thing, but the kind of thing I'd like to see changed.

I would LOVE to be able to do this

 

[Figbash Acrobat]

1. They have to tweak and test the iOS4 codebase for the iPad
2. They want to build tension and anticipation
3. They wanted to have the additional iPad model with the front-facing camera ready in time for iOS4 launch on the device

Ooooh. They better not release an iPad rev.2 this year! People, including myself, will be pissed. Though it worries me that this is logical given the Facetime feature in iOS4 for iPhone 4.... Grrr. If they do so, it'll be at the expense of all us early adopters (aka beta testers) being sorely resentful.

 

[topmounter]

I think the simple answer is that they didn't need to wait on iOS4 to sell 3M+ iPads, not to mention the added bonus of beating pretty much every other next-gen tablet device to market.

However in the afterglow of the iPad launch, they did need iOS4 to make the iPhone4 not look like an also-ran compared to not only the iPad, but also all the new Android phones coming to market (e.g. EVO last week, DroidX this week and whatever comes out next week, Bravo, Buzz, Salsa, Tide, Trophy, Photon, Tera, etc. etc. ad infinium) and Android OS releases, Froyo, Gingerbread, Butterscotch, etc.

 

[Jaro65]

Ooooh. They better not release an iPad rev.2 this year! People, including myself, will be pissed. Though it worries me that this is logical given the Facetime feature in iOS4 for iPhone 4.... Grrr. If they do so, it'll be at the expense of all us early adopters (aka beta testers) being sorely resentful.

I wouldn't be resentful a bit. I got mine early and have been really enjoying it. An updated h/w is going to show up sooner or later. When it does, I'll decide if the new features will make it worthwhile to upgrade or not. Still...before that happens, I can's say enough how much fun I'm having with the one I already have.

 

[Manatee]

Ooooh. They better not release an iPad rev.2 this year! People, including myself, will be pissed. Though it worries me that this is logical given the Facetime feature in iOS4 for iPhone 4.... Grrr. If they do so, it'll be at the expense of all us early adopters (aka beta testers) being sorely resentful.

I really doubt they'd do it that soon... although we know that feature is coming on the next version. I was joking when I listed it here. But hey, I was one of the early buyers of the MacBook Air with SSD for around $3300. Then they dropped the price $500.