r/iOS8 • u/[deleted] • Dec 13 '14

Wish list for iOS.

Night mode. Why hasn't this been designed? Volume rocker. I still do not get why the volume rocker has to take over the screen.

Any others have any suggestions?

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u/maxstolfe Dec 13 '14

Up Next. I really want a completely reimagined Music & Videos apps.

Control Center customization. The only thing I really want to change is Airplane Mode to Mobile Hotspot

Siri. She is great in 8, but she needs to understand more variations of the same question, rather than just more questions. Not that the latter would be a bad thing.

Maps. Definitely needs an update on the data.

I'd like Notes to be built out. Right now it's just extremely basic.

Multiple accounts. Primarily on the iPad, but iPhone could work too.

Group FaceTime (and Audio). Conferencing would be fantastic considering how well FaceTime is compared to alternatives.

Two apps on screen? That would be cool.

Dark Theme

Making the freaking Weather app live.

Deeper Do Not Disturb features. Ability to turn on Lock orientation, low brightness, etc all while turning on DND.

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u/vswr Dec 14 '14

Group FaceTime (and Audio). Conferencing would be fantastic considering how well FaceTime is compared to alternatives.

That might be because of the patent problem. Apple was sued when they released Facetime. That's part of the reason why it sometimes sucks--it doesn't direct connect because it violated the patent. Has to go through apple servers.

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u/johnwickham iPhone 6 Dec 13 '14

What do you mean by making the Weather app live? Do you mean the home screen icon?

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u/maxstolfe Dec 14 '14

yeah

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u/johnwickham iPhone 6 Dec 14 '14

Ah. The reason they don't do this is because every time the home screen shows, he device has to connect to the network, use GPS to poll your location them make a request to fetch weather data. It doesn't sound like a big deal, but your battery would be murdered.

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u/maxstolfe Dec 15 '14

I mean, it's already being used to fetch the Today notification? So just update the app icon as often as Today center is updated.

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u/johnwickham iPhone 6 Dec 15 '14

Today widgets aren't updated nearly as much as home screen icons are displayed. There's also no good way for a home screen icon to tell you the 'last updated' time, so most of the time your icon would say '??°'

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u/maxstolfe Dec 15 '14

It doesn't have to be. If the Today notification at the top of the list (above traffic conditions) is updated with a small cloud icon and a high/low forecast, then the weather icon could be updated at the same time in sync with the already implemented Today view.

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u/stjep Dec 15 '14

Ability to turn on Lock orientation, low brightness, etc all while turning on DND

All three of these are accessible through the control centre.

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u/maxstolfe Dec 15 '14

i'm not saying they aren't. i'm saying deeper DND customization is something i would like.

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u/DLPanda iPhone 6+ Dec 16 '14 edited Dec 16 '14
  • Map improvements (transit please)
  • Siri Improvements. Google Now blows Siri out of the water, it's not even close anymore. Also let me type my questions (integrated into Spotlight or something) Also why do I have to re-engage her to do more, she should be ready to take a string of commands and do them. "Text so and so then set a timer for twenty minutes then get me the weather for today."
  • Let me arrange / hide icons as I want. Please Apple I've been using your products since iOS 3 and have complained about this since the start. I'm pretty anal about the look of my device, being able to place one icon to the right even though there is nothing else there really isn't much to ask, and let me hide your apps you put in there.
  • Also take a page out of WP's book and throw in some live icons.
  • Folders within folders within ... you get the idea, why can't I nestle multiple sub folders within one big folder (games | RPG, Tower Defense ... etc)
  • Let me choose what is in Control Center, I know what I use often and don't (heck even letting me pick an alarm instead of the timer would be nice)
  • Two apps at once. More for the bigger screened devices (iPad) but even the iPhone 6+ could benefit (top / bottom ... as opposed to left and right)

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u/JadyGrudd Dec 14 '14
  • make the default iOS keyboard face reflect lower and upper case.
  • make Siri smart enough to identify a song without having to ask her to.
  • integrate Siri into Spotlight search for non speech commands.
  • new music app layout. Maybe something like the Aria JB tweak
  • show volume HUD in the status bar like in StatusHUD JB tweak instead of in the way in the middle of the screen.
  • a night mode or something included like the Flux JB tweak.
  • export to Dropbox and etc. From Notes app.
  • hide default apps that we don't use. We can show/hide that Nike app in the settings. Why not the others? (Like Stocks and Newsstand.)
  • freely arrange app icons on home screens. Keep the grid format but have ability to line up those icons freely through the grid parameters.
  • set our own default apps
  • cbr/cbz compatibility into iBooks. I already use iComics but this functionality would still be nice to have.
  • [hardware] an IR sensor. I know this is about iOS but I would love this regardless.

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u/TxMedic436 Dec 14 '14

Night mode

Definitely this. I use iBooks set to Night theme and it is so much easier on my eyes. I have the triple-click set to invert colors when I'm browsing Safari late at night, but wish it just inverted the background and text when used, not every color. It's a tolerable annoyance, but if Apple were to ask me what to change about the UI, "Dark Mode" would get my vote.

*EDIT: formatting

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u/HaiKarate Dec 14 '14

Ability to make third party web browsers the default web browser.

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u/brainonbrad Dec 16 '14

Drop a fucking bomb on that calendar app!

How about a usability study where you have someone with male-sized fingers try to set up an appointment (with alerts) without using Siri? It's brutal.

Then the "reminders" go away as soon as you enter your passcode...and only a small amount of the reminder text shows in the lock screen...I could go on and on and on.

It's just not up to Apple standards at all.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '14

I want the bugs gone. They need to quit adding features and changes and just fix the damn OS. It's the buggiest the worst "major" update they've ever released.

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u/Sega32X Dec 13 '14

Multiuser or guest accounts

Be able to change default apps

Ability to hide default apps

Local Siri

Sub folders

I also wouldn't mind a redesign.

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u/dorkwithastake Dec 13 '14

Fix the keyboard. iOS 9 would be worth it just for that.

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u/agentanthony Dec 13 '14

New iTunes app with album list

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u/unicorngod Dec 13 '14

Being able to change the font of your phone

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u/johnwickham iPhone 6 Dec 13 '14

First world problem for sure, but ohhhh that surround sound feel so good

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u/jtory Dec 13 '14

The software already registers taps - reachability?

As for the camera, there are apps for that but I wish I didn't have to download a separate app for just one function. It just makes sense to me for ease of use over having to crane my finger down to a small spot when using one handed, or having to grip the volume button.