4 Things I Hate About iOS
I daily drive the iPhone and definitely prefer it over Android, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t plagued with a multitude of issues. There are many aspects of iOS that have frustrated users for years that still have not been addressed. Although the iPhone itself lacks core features of a smartphone these days such as fingerprint unlock, there are many other issues that solely pertain to the operating system it runs on — iOS.
1. Grid-Locked Apps
Apple has made some progress in recent years, such as bringing widgets to the home screen and adding the ability to hide individual pages. However, the company still has a long way to go to come up to par with Android.
Unlike on Android, apps on the iOS home screen are grid-locked to the top of the screen. Having the functionality to place apps wherever you like on the screen would allow users to place them in easy-to-reach positions without having to shuffle their phones down their hands to reach the top of their screen. This is just one feature of Android that Apple should outright copy.
2. No Battery Percentage Indicator
Since the notch on the iPhone is so wide, there is not enough room on the status bar to show a battery indicator. Granted, you can swipe down to view it in Control Center, but this is only a sub-optimal solution.
Apple still chose not to show the indicator on the iPhone 13, which featured a slightly smaller notch. Hopefully, Apple will show more information on the status bar with the upcoming iPhone 14, which is rumored to feature a hole-punch camera cutout.
3. No Notification History
Although Apple has made some progress in improving notifications, it still has a ways to go. The company has improved the way in which notifications are grouped and added notification summaries, which group notifications from non-urgent apps for you to read in the morning or evening. There is one major thing, however, that is sorely missing: notification history.
If you accidentally dismiss a notification without reading it, there is no way to retrieve it. Your only hope is for the app to provide a notification history of its own, which is unfortunately not the case for many apps.
4. No Customization of App Library
Apple introduced the app library upon releasing iOS 14 in 2020, which finally let users declutter their home screen and organize apps into categories. If you drag down on the app library, the interface will transform into an alphabetical list of all your apps, making it relatively easy to find the one you are looking for.
However, the only major caveat is that you can’t customize it at all. You can’t create custom groups or move apps between existing groups. Apparently, Apple thinks it knows best about what you want, so letting users customize it was not seen as necessary.
Conclusion
Although Apple has improved iOS substantially over the years, the system still has flaws that have plagued it since the beginning. Although I’m sure Apple has already thoroughly considered each of these issues, since users have been complaining about most of these since the beginning of time, I’m hopeful that the company will work on these issues sooner or later.
