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We can forget about big new features for iOS 12. Apple is focused on “addressing performance and quality issues” in 2018, according to a new report. Here are five things that should be at the top of the company’s repair list.
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What's up guys, Stephen Culls of Mac here
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Now, you may have seen a report earlier this week claiming that Apple is focused on addressing
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performance and quality issues in 2018, meaning that we should forget about any big new features
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in iOS 12. With that in mind, here's 5 things that should be at the top of the company's repair list
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First up is Siri's voice recognition. Siri is missing features offered by rival virtual assistants like Amazon Alexa
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But it's unlikely that it's going to change any time soon. Apple's restrictions mean Siri will never be as flexible as its rivals
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But Apple can and should improve its voice recognition. It's been over 5 years since the virtual assistant made its debut on the iPhone 4S
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and yet it still has problems understanding many users. Siri still cannot perform simple commands for some users or properly transcribe dictation
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Some even say it's gotten worse in recent years. Apple gave Siri a more natural voice with iOS 11, but that's not enough
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It doesn't matter how convincing it sounds if its responses are way off target. Accurate voice recognition is a must for any virtual assistant
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and with HomePod on the way, Apple needs to fix this more now than ever. Next up is Notification Center
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It's stayed pretty much the same since it was introduced in iOS 5. Sure, it looks a whole lot better now, but it's still fundamentally the same
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In other words, it's still a horrible mess. Most of us get dozens of notifications every day
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And if you don't look at your iPhone regularly, the most important ones get lost among a sea of clutter
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Apple really needs to fix this. And it should start by ripping off Android's notifications
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Android lets you categorize your notifications for every app, so your most important alerts are always visible at the top of the list
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regardless of when they were received. That means an important email can't be buried under 20 notifications from a game you never play
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Android also groups notifications for each app so they don't end up all over the place
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You can even color-code them so they're really easy to spot at a glance. Again, this prevents important messages from being lost within a long list of alerts
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Google even gives its users the ability to snooze notifications so they reappear at a more convenient time, while developers can issue them with a timer
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This means time-sensitive notifications, like a flash sale in a shopping app
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don't sit there after the sale has expired. Lots of users love portrait mode, but most agree it could be better
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With two camera lenses to rely on, it should do a better job of identifying your subject
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and not making them blurry around the edges. Sometimes it's awesome, sometimes it's a complete bust
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Apple should be able to fix this with improvements in software. Google nailed it in its Pixel 2 lineup, which is just one rear-facing camera
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so Apple should be able to do better. The iPhone X's notch means we can't have a complete status bar
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and Apple decides what is displayed in the available space. But not everyone needs to see the cellular and WiFi signal strength
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Some would prefer a Bluetooth indicator or a battery percentage. Apple needs to make the status bar customizable
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just as it did with Control Center in iOS 11, so that we can choose what's displayed there
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Last but not least, it's the bugs. A lot of people have ranted about how buggy Apple's software has become
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Some of the most serious issues in iOS 11 have already been addressed, but plenty of smaller glitches remain
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There's a whole Twitter moment dedicated to them. Apple needs to eliminate these problems
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It has earned a stelling reputation for spectacular software over the years
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and there's a risk that will be tarnished. We don't and shouldn't expect weird glitches and random freezes on iPhones and iPads
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I appreciate that smaller issues are difficult to identify in beta testing
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and software will never be perfect. But it's baffling that some of these problems made their way into public iOS releases
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and still remain today. If Apple only fixes one thing on the list, bugs should be on it
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Well, that's it for this video, but let me know in the comments section down below what you would like to see improved or changed in iOS 12
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Also, if you enjoyed this video, go ahead and hit that like button, subscribe if you haven't already, and I'll catch you in the next one
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