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  • Re: iPhone home screens may get a total redesign

    From Andrew@21:1/5 to badgolferman on Tue May 28 11:41:48 2024
    badgolferman wrote on Tue, 28 May 2024 11:17:07 -0000 (UTC) :

    iPhone uers will be able to change the color of app icons and arrange
    them however they want instead of in the grid pattern

    If nospam were here, he'd first say nobody wants that, nobody needs it.
    And then he'd say Android copied it more than a decade ago, from Apple.

    Having said that, it's about time Apple joined the modern era where every operating system except iOS can have multiple shortcuts in multiple places.
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  • From Your Name@21:1/5 to badgolferman on Wed May 29 08:29:35 2024
    On 2024-05-28 11:17:07 +0000, badgolferman said:

    The home screen layout of Apple devices has remained largely unchanged
    since the iPhone debuted in 2007, but an upcoming update could mean an all-new design.

    Although many predict that Apple's upcoming Worldwide Developers
    Conference in June will be heavily focused on artificial intelligence announcements, Bloomberg reported that iOS 18 will also let users
    customize their home screens.

    iPhone uers will be able to change the color of app icons and arrange
    them however they want instead of in the grid pattern Apple is known
    for, according to Bloomberg. While some users might sort their apps in folders today, the update could allow them to color code their home
    screen.

    Yet another gimmicky "feature" that most users won't use or even know
    about. Apple really needs to fix all the annoying little bugs rather
    than keep adding more unwanted bloating gimmickry. :-(



    Along with a new home screen and AI-powered updates to several iPhone
    apps, iOS 18 reportedly includes new AI-enabled emojis capabilities.

    By pairing generative AI with its iconic emojis, Apple would allow
    users to create custom specialized emojis on the spot.

    The tech giant will be playing catch-up at its upcoming conference
    following splashy AI announcements from competitors like Google and
    Microsoft over the past few weeks.

    Wedbush Securities managing director Dan Ives called it Apple's "most anticipated event in a decade."

    https://www.businessinsider.com/iphones-may-get-a-revamped-home-screen-2024-5

    AI ... the latest silly fad bandwagon that every company is stupidly
    jumping on to without even knowing why. Just like the previous silly "smart"-everything fad, few people will use it or even want to. :-\

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  • From *Hemidactylus*@21:1/5 to badgolferman on Tue May 28 21:49:41 2024
    badgolferman <[email protected]> wrote:
    The home screen layout of Apple devices has remained largely unchanged
    since the iPhone debuted in 2007, but an upcoming update could mean an all-new design.

    Although many predict that Apple's upcoming Worldwide Developers
    Conference in June will be heavily focused on artificial intelligence announcements, Bloomberg reported that iOS 18 will also let users
    customize their home screens.

    iPhone uers will be able to change the color of app icons and arrange
    them however they want instead of in the grid pattern Apple is known
    for, according to Bloomberg. While some users might sort their apps in folders today, the update could allow them to color code their home
    screen.

    Along with a new home screen and AI-powered updates to several iPhone
    apps, iOS 18 reportedly includes new AI-enabled emojis capabilities.

    By pairing generative AI with its iconic emojis, Apple would allow
    users to create custom specialized emojis on the spot.

    The tech giant will be playing catch-up at its upcoming conference
    following splashy AI announcements from competitors like Google and
    Microsoft over the past few weeks.

    Wedbush Securities managing director Dan Ives called it Apple's "most anticipated event in a decade."

    https://www.businessinsider.com/iphones-may-get-a-revamped-home-screen-2024-5

    I have some widgets set up but don’t really use those myself. That was a previous tool Apple introduced a while back. I’ll be interested in how the home screens might get revamped. I’m cool with putting apps and saved websites into topical folders. Web apps were a cool step up: https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/use-web-apps-iphone-ipad/

    I also love Air Playing to my TVs and bluetoothing into my vehicle. It has CarPlay but I haven’t really gotten into that yet. Bluetooth gives me the functionality I want, listening to audiobooks and music.

    So I have no real opinion up or down on what’s coming up in the fall right now. I’m happy with my iPhone and iPad as it stands. Improvements would be welcomed though.

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