I am not loud about that because I don't care anymore because none of the devices on the market suit my needs, and I gave up on that ever changing.
I think my case is more common than any loud opinions out there.
I actually think this is a part of the problem. We watched essentially a completely new product category invented in front of our eyes and watched it mature. The lowest hanging fruit were picked years ago (by 2012, in fact![1]). Android caught up to iPhone in a very serious way. What's left to do?
I feel like both platforms are in a state where they're 'innovating' just for the sake of it, for marketing, because people still expect the giant leaps that we had in the earlier years. Everyone knows this (Apple made a whole ad about 'not much has changed'[2]).
[1]: https://daringfireball.net/2012/05/ios_low_hanging_fruit
Phones physically break a lot. There should be better ways than rubber cases or glued rings to help people not drop the gigantic phones we have now.
Wearable integration is limited and uninspired. Aside from bulky watches and bracelets nothing got attention.
Bluetooth connectivity still seems like a dumpster fire, things like airpod are coming, but it’s far from a solved problem in my opinion.
In the same vain communication among devices owned by the smae person is still primitive. We now have computers, phones, tablets, speaking cylinders, NAS and media serveds and short of buying every single one of them from the same company they won’t speak together.
I actually think this is a symptom of the same problem. 'Wearables' were/are an attempt at creating a next 'iPhone' - new device category to get big wows for every year. Unfortunately, the market need wasnt/isnt really there for it, apart from some fitness accessories.