iOS 7 Expectations & Wants

Wow so many varied opinions. Some want Apple to go really drastic, some want something fresh but yet pretty much the same and some really want Apple to keep everything the same.

Just to throw in but while I want a more "Alive" (or perhaps a better word is "instant") system I don't think they should do this by making things more complex. A fairly simple solution to this is the "Search iPhone" screen that appears when you move left. At the moment it wastes a load of space. Keep the search bar at the top, minimise the keyboard (and hide the bottom dock) and on an iPhone 5 at least you have room for 3 decent sized landscape "widgets". In fact such a solution would make both worlds happy. It's "hidden" (most people don't even use the search function) unless you wish to use it.
 
Fillado said:
Wow so many varied opinions. Some want Apple to go really drastic, some want something fresh but yet pretty much the same and some really want Apple to keep everything the same.

Just to throw in but while I want a more "Alive" (or perhaps a better word is "instant") system I don't think they should do this by making things more complex. A fairly simple solution to this is the "Search iPhone" screen that appears when you move left. At the moment it wastes a load of space. Keep the search bar at the top, minimise the keyboard (and hide the bottom dock) and on an iPhone 5 at least you have room for 3 decent sized landscape "widgets". In fact such a solution would make both worlds happy. It's "hidden" (most people don't even use the search function) unless you wish to use it.
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This is pretty much exactly what I was hoping for, like the widget screen in OS X.
 
Summary: Android 4.2.2 is currently better than iOS 6.1.3

It seems to me iOS has grown incredibly stale, moving along at a snail pace. Apple stripped out the useless search bar in safari OSX over a year ago, but the iOS version is still missing the unibar. Firefox, chrome, IE have all had a single search/address bar for years and years. Also no swipe forward/swipe back etc.

Its like they made it good, and have been too scared to make any changes.
 
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K1LLSW1TCH said:
I'd like a shortcut which takes me to the bottom of a web page, just like tapping the top of the screen takes you to the very top.
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I made a bookmark in my bookmarks bar which does this. Perfect on the iPad since the bookmark bar is always visible. Bit longer winded on iPhone as have to open the bookmarks first. Does work fine though.

Save this as a bookmark.

Code: 
javascript:scroll(0,document.getElementsByTagName(%20%22body%22)%5B0%5D.scrollHeight);
 
Tesla said:
I made a bookmark in my bookmarks bar which does this. Perfect on the iPad since the bookmark bar is always visible. Bit longer winded on iPhone as have to open the bookmarks first. Does work fine though.

Save this as a bookmark.

Code: 
javascript:scroll(0,document.getElementsByTagName(%20%22body%22)%5B0%5D.scrollHeight);
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Hate to sound dim, but how have you created a bookmark with that?
 
Crucial difference between iOS and Android for me: Android you can make look very pretty, very cool, very individual. iOS (non JB) is of course completely uniform. Android apps can be glitchy, feel less refined, more 'rubbish' apps on the market. iOS apps are overall more polished, more fluid, almost like more effort is put into iOS apps.

Having recently gone from an iPhone 4 to a HTC One, I've been thinking about really just how important is it for iOS to get a visual refresh? Sure some people would like more notification improvements, maybe the odd live widget etc, but on the whole I'd say we spend more of the time in apps, rather than on homescreens. So to echo the earlier comment about iOS's purpose as an app launcher, then it's hard to beat. I'd say the quality of apps on iOS more than makes up for the features it lacks vs Android.

People talk about Android catching up with iOS in terms of number of apps available, but it's the quality where it still falls far behind.
 
Doohickey said:
Crucial difference between iOS and Android for me: Android you can make look very pretty, very cool, very individual. iOS (non JB) is of course completely uniform. Android apps can be glitchy, feel less refined, more 'rubbish' apps on the market. iOS apps are overall more polished, more fluid, almost like more effort is put into iOS apps.

Having recently gone from an iPhone 4 to a HTC One, I've been thinking about really just how important is it for iOS to get a visual refresh? Sure some people would like more notification improvements, maybe the odd live widget etc, but on the whole I'd say we spend more of the time in apps, rather than on homescreens. So to echo the earlier comment about iOS's purpose as an app launcher, then it's hard to beat. I'd say the quality of apps on iOS more than makes up for the features it lacks vs Android.

People talk about Android catching up with iOS in terms of number of apps available, but it's the quality where it still falls far behind.
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This is true, but I always feel the 1st party apps as a whole are generally ahead of those on iOS. iOS is fully 3rd party run for a huge section of users, iOS apps hardly get updated to include the latest UI paradigms and don't look as good. I feel this is a problem for iOS, it is also a strength for the OS that you just need to run apps and not worry about most other things.

I also feel as more and more OS are putting up great alternatives in terms of getting information to the user some of them might just find this app launcher to be inferior. How Windows does things with live tiles is quiet interesting and BB idea of a unified hub is really great too.

The more thought I put into how iOS can change the harder it seems, you really want it keep most of it the same while slightly polishing certain areas. Maybe give the UI on apps a face lift. Improve the notification center to actual be useful. I really don't see a huge problem with how it is fundamental designed, the only reason people get bored is because when its was released in 2007 it was ahead of the game, and everyone is finally up to scratch.
 
Pug said:
i jumped to Windows Phone, and i miss a lot about the Apple stuff - mostly how seamlessly it works (cliche i know...)

However the contacts integration into the WP OS pulling in, and linking, peoples phone/email contacts, facebook, linked in and twitter - all there and available to be contacted directly, without going into an app to me is the biggest improvement over iOS; which sort of sits with your alive notion.

Also, i prefer the live tiles on my WP8, constantly updating, previewing photos for each group, notifications and updates - just a better experience.
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This almost exactly. I miss both in my iPad and on my android phone now. Notifications are all very well but there is something about just being able to look at the home screen and see all that information and more in a single glance, without having to far around with notifications etc.

Also just a redesign of the OS, the rows of tiles and greyness of it all is one of the major things that puts me off about his, it's just so... boring...
 
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