Wishes for Pages - After Michael Cohen spent a year doing a deep dive into Apple’s Pages for “ Take Control of Pages,” (see “ ‘Take Control of Pages’ Documents Apple’s Writing Triumvirate,” 11 December 2014), he has three Pages wishes to submit to the powers-that-be at Apple: And Apple, while you’re at it, could you please move the side-mounted Sleep/Wake button back to the top where it doesn’t get pressed accidentally all the time while changing volume? So here’s a vote for a svelte iPhone 6s Mini to join the anticipated iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in Apple’s 2015 iPhone refresh. Apple’s 2014 answer to that was to keep the smaller iPhone 5s available, but particularly as Apple Pay (available only in the newest iPhone models) becomes more popular, the older iPhone 5s won’t be a reasonable alternative. While lots of people appreciate being able to see more on screen, or having smaller amounts of information appear at more readable sizes, not everyone is enthusiastic.įor many people with smaller hands, decent vision, and fitted clothing (such as numerous active women, not to mention athletes who want to stow an iPhone in a small bike bag or shorts pocket), the iPhone 6 is too large, and the iPhone 6 Plus is laughably massive. We’d like to see OS X 10.11 and iOS 9 be “Snow Leopard” updates that - just as 10.6 Snow Leopard did for 10.5 Leopard - remove cruft, clean up problems, and polish existing features so that we have a stable base going forward.Ī Smaller iPhone - Smartphone sizes have grown continually since the release of the original iPhone, with Android phones outpacing Apple until the release of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. The one thing we’ve repeatedly heard from users is a cry for stability. Overall, Apple’s legendary stability and reliability have suffered some major blows.įor the time being, Mac OS X and iOS are effectively feature complete. Update sizes have become so bloated that some users can’t install them. Updates have become less reliable (see “ Apple Releases 8.0.1, but Don’t Update Yet!,” 24 September 2014). Snow Leopard 2.0 - Mac OS X and iOS have seen major changes in the past couple of years, with design overhauls, important new capabilities, and unprecedented levels of interoperability.īut all of that has come with some steep costs. Developers will thank you, users will thank you, and in the long run, you’ll save yourself a lot of bad press and bitter feelings. So, please, Apple: instead of making an example out of high-profile developers, figure out what is and is not acceptable and put it in writing. As Adam Engst pointed out in “ iOS 8 App Development Becomes a ‘Bring Me a Rock’ Game,” (15 December 2014), this angers both users and developers, and Apple is playing a dangerous game that challenges the loyalty of both. The company might accept an app, and even feature it in the App Store, only to turn around and demand the removal of features, later changing its mind and allowing the offending features to remain. We’ll circle back to this article at the end of the year to see what changed.Ĭlear Rules for Extension Developers - While Extensibility - which brought Notification Center widgets, third-party keyboards, and Share sheet extensions to iOS - was a welcome change, it also reminded us how hostile Apple can be to its developers.Īpple’s opinion about extensions seems to change with the winds. Here are some of what the TidBITS crew would like to see from Apple in 2015. Though Apple fulfilled many user wishes in 2014, there is still more to be done. That’s not even counting Apple’s early announcement of the Apple Watch, details about which will remain elusive until its eventual release in 2015. We saw the larger iPhone 6 and the larger-yet iPhone 6 Plus, the release of the iMac with Retina 5K display, a visual redesign of Mac OS X with 10.10 Yosemite, and a new era of openness in iOS 8 with the surprising announcement of Extensibility. #1628: iPhone 14 impressions, Dark Sky end-of-life, tales from Rogue AmoebaĢ014 was a huge year for Apple.#1629: iOS 16.0.2, customizing the iOS 16 Lock Screen, iPhone wallet cases, meditate for free with Oak.#1630: Apple Books changes in iOS 16, simplified USB branding, recovering a lost Google Workspace account.#1631: iOS 16.0.3 and watchOS 9.0.2, roller coasters trigger Crash Detection, Medications in iOS 16, watchOS 9 Low Power Mode.#1632: Apple Card Savings accounts, SOS in the iPhone status bar, Tab Wrangler, Focus in iOS 16.
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