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From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
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Subject: Re: iOS 18 preview of top 5 features
Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:11:47 -0700
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On 2024-07-16 03:59, Andrew wrote:
> 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>

No. Those are the top features that HE CHOSE to review.

> 
> 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.

Only 3 or 4 companies spend more than Apple.