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Subject: Re: iOS 18 preview of top 5 features
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Alan Browne wrote on Mon, 15 Jul 2024 20:03:02 -0400 :

> MKBHD does a quick iOS 18 rundown of his fav 5 things in iOS 18.
> 
> Naturally he picks on Apple a bit (for things already in Android).
> 
> Of the first 4 I'm more interested in the Password app (which also 
> appears to bleed into Chrome on Mac OS [go figure - as I've almost 
> completely transitioned away from Chrome to Safari]).
> 
> ... but the top item to him (and me) appears to be that that marvelous 
> calculator app from iPad land will also be on the iPhone!
> 
> And I hope it leaks Mac OS-ward too.
> 
> https://youtu.be/ArcI4A5nvBo 12:46

According to Marques Brownlee, here's the best a 3-1/2 trillion-dollar
company with almost no R&D to speak of, can come up with for iOS 18.
 <https://youtu.be/ArcI4A5nvBo>

1) A Calculator
2) Some Little Things 
3) Homescreen Customization
4) A Passwords App
5) An updated Control Center 

That's it?
Seriously?

Apple R&D can't do more than that?
In an entire year?
Are you kidding me?

Even Marques Brownlee hinted that Apple is incompetent by clapping "yay,
Apple finally joined the year 2024" and he said "Welcome to 2024 Apple".

His derision of Apple's almost total lack of innovation was palpable.

I guess this is the best a company without R&D to speak of, can do...
(Thank God Apple is so good at advertising because they suck at R&D.)

1) The Calculator
   Scientific, math notes with graphical solutions, syncs across
   your AppleID devices, changes variables, answers in handwriting
2) Little Things
   Game Mode CPU priority, Photos App search, Shazam shortcuts,
   RCS Support (in 2024, clap, clap), read receipts, typing indicators 
3) Homescreen Customization
   Finally. Kind'a. Icons can go anywhere, welcome to 2024,
   Large icons, tinting icons, 
4) Passwords App
   Collected existing settings, sharing iPhone passwords, 
   Defaults to Face-ID, not platform compatible
5) Control Center 
   colorful, expanded pages, stretch size, more controls, 
   including flashlight intensity & beam width (fails), 
   lockscreen controls, 

Given nobody in tech spends less than Apple in R&D, it's no wonder
yet again, as usual, Apple is five years (or more) behind Android.