Is coming WWDC 2016, and as fans and users of Apple and iOS you have us here writing our letter to the wise men, or in this case to Tim Cook, Jony Ive and the entire Apple leadership.
We want news, there have already been breaks, with iOS 9 they took time to polish the performance, stability and efficiency of the system, what they called the fundamentals, the pillars of iOS, It is something that users not only accept but also applaud, but once it is done, it is time to present news again, to give us a breath of fresh air, to make us feel as if we had bought a new smartphone, because that is what I know. you can get with a software update.
Today by the way is also the Google I/O, in this event Google will present the news of Android, with which it can set the bar high for Apple for the presentation of the new version of iOS, unlike last year, that the Google I / O was like seeing Google presenting iOS , or at least a copy of this ...
It is also said, thanks to hints that Hugo Barra has given on Twitter, that Xiaomi will be present at the Google event presenting a new Android TV, something that can make Apple a tough competitor to its Apple TV 4 (perhaps pressing for a closer renewal), with which we can say that this month we have it well served with news and what debates we will not lack. But we were going to talk about iOS 10, what I would like to see in iOS 10, and that is precisely what we are going to do.
What's new we hope to see in iOS 10
Personally, I enjoy the new versions of iOS, I feel like I have a new smartphone and it opens a door for me to re-investigate everything the new version adds from top to bottom, put it to the test, find real utility, etc ...
That is why I want this new version to be a radical change, that it remains iOS, but that it really makes a difference, because since Android Lollipop the two operating systems have been choosing a similar path, with flatter interfaces, greater productivity and security, same functions such as Apple and Android Pay, Google and Apple Music, Google Drive and iCloud Drive, Apple Health and Google Fit, and so we can spend time.
New uses for 3D Touch
Apple holds in his hands an innovative technology, but it has not been able to take advantage of it well, with 3D Touch it adds another dimension to the screen, this allows it to be ahead of its competitors in terms of productivity and even utility, and although it has been well implemented at the beginning, they are still missed some tweaks, such as the one that allows the QuickCenter tweak o QuickClear, and even Lautus (tweak that allows cleaning the cache of an app with 3D Touch).
An empowered control center
The control center it is practically identical Since it was seen for the first time with iOS 7, and since then the only thing that has changed in it is the appearance of the buttons and little else, I would like the new version of iOS to allow us to restrain buttons once and for all and even edit them, not in appearance, but in switch, for example I want a switch to turn Mobile Data on and off, but this is not there, or one to turn on and off the vibration, which is not there, all this would give a little more than sense to the control center and it would prevent many of us from resorting to the jailbreak for it.
But that is not the only thing that can be changed, the control center settings are quite useless, they could add more settings and even allow (something that many would like, not me) to put third-party applications in the app selector bottom (where the calculator and so on).
A cleaner and more powerful spotlight
Spotlight is very useful, at least in OS X, because on my Mac it is to write something and I already have what I was looking for, but on my iPhone when I write something I get emails, an app from the AppStore, contacts, occasionally Wikipedia and then 3 search options (which sometimes do not appear or take time to appear), I would like apple to give Spotlight a good review to make it find many more and more relevant results, and that the results show something more small to really offer variety (something that the indexing API of iOS 9 is gradually achieving), but I also want Apple to get rid of the Siri Suggestions, this novelty introduced by iOS 9 is practically useless, or at least for me, and it shows me the 4 or 8 recently opened apps and the last contacts used, here valuable space is being wasted, since to return to an app recently opened or a contact does not go there, but to the home screen or the contacts app, and sometimes even to Siri by voice.
This space could be used to place widgets in the notification center, or show the latest emails received, and even could disappear again leaving only the spotlight with the gesture of sliding down.
Smarter and more proactive Siri
Make no mistake, Siri has improved from that experimental phase in which it was introduced to us together with the iPhone 4S, it does some more things, it is much faster and looks more beautiful, but it is still the same distance from being a real virtual assistantThe way Siri works, it can only perform predefined actions or respond with previously written phrases, and this requires real brains at Apple thinking about how to link actions and how to link responses, as well as a team that translates it into each language. that Siri speaks.
Therefore Apple has two options, either they put the batteries and make Siri what it should be today, and even opening an API with iOS 10 so that developers can contribute to improve this assistant, or they take the bank and repeat the play, go to the team that created Siri in his day and buy his new initiative, Viv, the virtual assistant that Siri should be today.
A better organized photo app
The Photos application is another aspect of the system with a lot of room for improvement, and the way it is organized prevents it from including new security functions, since to put all photographs on the reel as the only and main album removes the ability to create private albums that can be protected with TouchID, or the convenience of showing your friends the photos of your last trip without having to allow them to see each and every one of the photos taken, separating the photos or allowing them to be moved to other locations can allow iOS to protect albums with password or TouchID and take a better organization of these.
All this can be done by keeping the reel, but avoiding that it is the immovable center of everything and delegating it to a more secondary position as a basket where all the photographs that have not been searched in albums go.
Automatic cleaning system
iOS already has an automatic cleaning system, but this only works when we're running out of space and we want to buy an item that does not "fit" in our device, with the new versions we should ensure that the system is continuously cleaner, for example that the cache of social networks is emptied once every 3 or 6 days , or that a colored ball appears (like the blue one when an app is updated or the orange one when it is a beta) next to the applications that we never use, reminding us that they are there and motivating us to delete them to always keep space available in our device.
They are small details that would contribute to maintain iOS performance and they would make it easier for people to update to new versions via OTA, since many times this is not done due to lack of space on our device.
New animations
It is a good time, after 3 versions with them it is time to renew a little, that Apple does not only change the design of the device, but that it allows us break the monotony and give new fun to our eyes, adding new animations (fast, that do not hinder the system) and replacing the ones that are already very old, like the shaking of the icons when you are going to delete an application.
New organization tools
Apple could modify the way applications move today, it is slow and boring, eliminating the shaking of icons and crosses, you can add a system that allows you to select multiple applications and uninstall them as a group or even move them to another page, the way in which we are allowed to reorganize a page on the main screen should also be improved, since moving applications to the edges is a real headache, the application or it puts itself in a folder or we end up on a different page than we want, this makes us waste a lot of time on something so simple.
Taking advantage of this they could also allow us hide apps (and even uninstall them), since for example I'm not going to use News or the Tips app, why should it be on my device taking up space? That we are allowed to hide or delete it, and make it visible again and even download it again from a Settings section, what's more, if Apple unlinked many native applications from iOS, it could allow itself to update them via OTA without having to resort to launching a new version of the system.
More uses for TouchID
Apple has one of the best biometric sensors on the smartphone market and he has barely known how to put it to good useWithout going any further, if you want to block access to an application, does it have to be the developer who integrates TouchID into it? Well, it shouldn't be like that, iOS itself should support preventing the unauthorized execution of an application, enhancing the use of TouchID and lightening the work of developers.
Why not include fingerprint recognition as well? Since the iPhone has a single physical button for interaction with the system (the home button), it is almost mandatory to use it while using the device, iOS should include some kind of recognition, and it is that although it is a bit risky to block the use of the device if the fingerprint is not recognized while it is being used (because it may be an intruder or you and the recognition fails), it is not to save a record after several failed reading attempts and notify the next time it is authenticated With the authorized fingerprint, in this way the security can be increased a little or at least give more control to the owner of the iPhone knowing that someone has used their device, a key application lock can also be activated if the fingerprint that is using the iPhone is not recognized as authorized for several times, requiring verification to open them (eg WhatsApp, iMessage, or apps chosen by the user).
Conclusion
Apple still has a lot of work ahead with iOS, and today's Google I / O may put more pressure for this to happen, it only remains to see how Apple manages to keep their customers happy, and what headlines they will give us with the long awaited WWDC16, which we will surely cover live next month.
And now it's your turn, leave us in the comments what what do you expect from iOS 10 or what would you like to see in this new version of the system 😀
I still don't see stability. I don't see the speed that was with iOS 6 or iOS 7 (in their latest versions and newer devices). And I say it with iPhone SE.
I only ask for stability and speed. But this time seriously. Stop new and screwed up functions.
I would like to see something really revolutionary. For example, the back of the phone is also touch and we can handle it with the index finger instead of the thumb. Or that the screen opens (like a wallet) and allows you to work with a larger screen. Hope something new happens!