Much has been said about the new Iphone 6 release…and the Apple Watch. I’m not impressed with either. To be honest, I’m more excited for the new IOS8 update which is supposed to happen today….but hasn’t yet of 6:02 this morning. C’mon Apple folks, check your fancy $400 watches and realize it’s time for the update.
I love my Iphone…but like I said, I wasn’t even slightly interested in the Apple announcement last week.
Here’s how Apple’s announcement could have impressed me:
1. Announce that there’s a way to remove yourself from group text messages. I don’t mind group text messages between say…Ken, Colleen, and I….we know each other. It’s my idiot friends who think they have a funny forward, so they send it to me and 15 other people…7 of which I have no idea who they are…and then my phone keeps vibrating all day with stupid text messages. Just dumb. (I heard that the new update today is supposed to include this feature).
2. A way for auto-correct to learn that I never mean “Ducking”. Yes, there are ways to apparently change this, but I lack patience…my phone is smartphone…it should be smart enough to figure this out. Especially after Saturday afternoon….you’d think my phone would get the hint after I wrote this for the 10th time “The Hawkeyes are ducking this up”.
3. How about Apple stops worrying where I am? It’s always wanting to know my location…don’t worry about it Apple. It’s not hard to figure out…if I’m not at home, I’m at Target…or the parks…or the Zoo/Science Center. Not hard. Don’t worry about it.
4. Oh, and stop asking if you send me push notifications. Unless it’s fantasy football news, the answer is no…and always be no. Stop asking, you’re acting desperate.
5. Your colors are boring…don’t try and convince me to be excited about “Space Gray”…that’s gray. Oh, and space is black. I saw the Neil Armstrong photo.
6. Why is the phone screen not indestructible yet? I’ve dropped my laptop before, and it bounces right back. I dread even dropping my Iphone 2 inches.
7. Waterproofing? That would be nice. It doesn’t have to be anything over-the-top…but enough for it to survive a trip to Adventureland Bay’s Wave Pool.
8. Thanks for the U2 album…and thanks for taking up 72 MB of my phone. Ugh. It was a nice gesture, but next time, don’t send me the new album…send me a Itunes gift card good for 10 U2 songs of my choosing…I’d pick
Who’s Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses
One
Mysterious Ways
Bullet the Blue Sky
Where the Streets Have No Name
Pride
With or Without You
Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
Elevation
Sunday Bloody Sunday
See, I would have kept those…right?
AWESOME is as AWESOME does!
