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Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

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Re: Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

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Post by dangus »

paxys wrote: post #43
smcleod wrote: post #6

I hope they invest some time in macOS, gosh it's become a right mess over the last 3-5 major releases - Tahoe is the worst of the bunch.

Macs make up 8% of Apple's revenue. That entire product line is basically a hobby compared to iPhone and its ecosystem.

Very shortsighted take considering Apple’s ecosystem advantage.

macOS is a major part of keeping iPhone users on iPhones, and in turn keeping Apple users buying subscriptions.

When you look at the most profitable demographics in the market (e.g. “computers over $1000”) Apple has a huge percentage of that market in both revenue and marketshare.

Re: Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

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Post by abdusco »

wtallis wrote: post #85
vunderba wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My Mac M1 is effectively permanently locked to Sonoma, and I have zero intention of upgrading beyond that. I was pretty happy with Monterey, but eventually some apps started requiring Sonoma as the min requirement. :(

What dissuaded you from upgrading to Sequoia?

Being a software dev dissuaded me from upgrading at all. I used to live on the cutting edge, now I don't update unless I am forced to. I stick to the version that works for me.

Re: Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

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Post by weq »

steve1977 wrote: post #61
thr0waway001 wrote: post #10

Fix that freaking keyboard FFS. Seriously. How is it that almost 20 years later it's still one of the worst parts of the iOS experience. Also, ditch liquid glass on MacOS. That sh t is so Windows 7. It wasn't cool then and it isn't cool now. What the hell are you guys doing? Copying Microsoft now? It so, outdated, slow and twitchy, makes it hard to read. There's literally no upside to it. None. Zip. Nada.

I wish we had Windows 7 today. Either from Microsoft or Apple, I would buy it.

Its a free download form internet achieve? just connect it to the internet with a NAT and enjoy the freedom and speed.

Re: Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

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Post by thenthenthen »

testdelacc1 wrote: post #60

I don’t usually complain about UX issues because I’m not bothered by small things. I can’t recall having a problem with ios before ios26, when the screenshot tool stopped showing the screenshot after you took one. Instead it would automatically save it to the gallery, which is not what I wanted. The workaround for this bug was to lock and unlock the screen. Not the worst thing, but it indicated a shocking lack of giv…

It does not show a preview of the screenshot anymore? Oh no, this function is a literal life saver for (to quickly translate things) :O

Re: Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

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Post by steve1977 »

weq wrote: post #94
steve1977 wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish we had Windows 7 today. Either from Microsoft or Apple, I would buy it.

Its a free download form internet achieve? just connect it to the internet with a NAT and enjoy the freedom and speed.

I should have said „supported Windows 7“ probably

Re: Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

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Post by smcleod »

paxys wrote: post #43
smcleod wrote: post #6

I hope they invest some time in macOS, gosh it's become a right mess over the last 3-5 major releases - Tahoe is the worst of the bunch.

Macs make up 8% of Apple's revenue. That entire product line is basically a hobby compared to iPhone and its ecosystem.

So "just" $32 billion USD?

Re: Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

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Post by grogenaut »

maffyoo wrote: post #44

my 83 year old mother was able to use (almost) all the features of iOS when she first got an iPhone, in 2012. It genuinely changed her life and meant she could participate in a world I dont think she ever expected to be comfortable in. She tried and failed to use a PC for years. Local library lessons, family time (and patience) etc, but she always needed support. the iPhone as different, it was simple to use with fam…

I've worked at companies that don't really have to sell on features. The product people still come up with new ideas constantly and don't pay attention to the quality. Heck, engineers will gin up new systems to build if they're bored.

Re: Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

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Post by randyrand »

eisa01 wrote: post #19
ValentineC wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Like every other OS with a billion parts, they fix some moving parts while breaking others. I was on Ventura until I very recently upgraded to Sequoia. Three little undocumented changes I noticed: 1) My Thunderbolt 4 NVMe enclosure was unusable in Ventura and would cause Finder to hang. It's usable now. 2) I could finally connect to my 6Ghz access point with my M2 MacBook Pro. 3) I think the HDR brightness transition…

I'm skipping Tahoe for now as well, but is it safe to upgrade my iOS devices to iOS 26? No sync issues or anything with my MBP?

It's generally best to update both in tandem.

Re: Apple to focus on 'quality and underlying performance' with iOS 27 next year

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Post by gnubison »

MyFirstSass wrote: post #30

The number one priority must surely be fixing the keyboard, besides the horrible UX? Millions are having problems for years so it's not just me, honestly thought i was "getting old" but no incredible amount of threads and now this on YT with 1 mil views: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksVvXONrIo Wild typing on a 3210 was less stressful for me.

iOS repeated “learns” new words that I use that are misspellings of real words (because I mistype things in a predictable way). It becomes so convinced that it will autocorrect the real word into the typo. And knowing how the keyboard works, I wouldn’t be surprised if it enlarges the touch targets for the typo once it thinks I meant to use the typo.

The cause is obvious: Apple is training on what I type, not what I send. Apple does not consider that I actually care about the accuracy of what I send and will fix errors; perhaps they optimize for people who are careless enough to send typoed messages, yet niche enough to commonly use words not in the default dictionary.

It is infuriating that I have ~50 manual corrections telling Apple to leave words alone and correct certain typos to the real words.

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