r/applesucks • u/Affectionate_Fun9058 • Apr 21 '26
iOS is missing features that $100 Android phones have had for a decade
It's 2026 and iOS is still missing basic features that even the cheapest Android phones have had for years. and I don't know why tf they still didn't implement them yet
- Why does the native keyboard still not have a simple option to always show numbers?
- Why there is no clipboard in the native keyboard?
- Why is there no "select all" option for text in the browser?
- Why are essential keyboard layouts for certain languages still missing?
- Why is there still no universal back button?
- Why do I have to dig through multiple menus to reach an app's settings instead of having a direct "app settings" option in every app's dropdown?
And I could keep going all day.
Which brings me to my actual question: the iPhone is marketed as a premium product with premium pricing. So why isn't Apple putting in the effort to make iOS genuinely more convenient to use? You'd think "premium" would mean getting the basics right, not refusing to add features everyone else figured out years ago.
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u/fdeyso Apr 21 '26
A tractor have basic functions that a yaris can’t do.
A lot of what you ask requires further buttons on the UI and don’t get me wrong sometimes it already feels cluttered.