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Mobile OS's have far passed peak change. I think iOS 7 was peak change. Where it went to the transparent UI, swipe up bar etc. Everything since has been a tweak. The next future of "big change" will come in VR/AR || carOS when each OS update dramatically makes the experience better and more efficient. I doubt we will see much in phone OS space in the new few years as VR/AR/ CarOS ramps up.

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I think the inevitability of AR/VR is oversold. We have been hearing about the Apple VR project for years now. Hitting the sweet spot between utility and innovation (like iPhone) is an extremely rare occurrence and might not happen for years to come.

They've arguably already hit it. Apple has been testing overengineered features that are suspiciously well suited for AR in broad daylight for a few years now. If they can't pull it off, I don't think anyone can.

have you tried an oculus quest? Its amazing for what it is, and in my opinion its only like an original xbox at this stage.

I am constantly tickled by some new advances in almost each iOS release. When the base UI and interaction works well enough, I don't want major changes for the sake of change.

Some features I really like that aren't glitzy but are game-changing for me:

* The ability to auto-detect and translate webpages in Safari (or SFSafariViewController)

* Advances in the lock screen and control center

* FaceID and no-password FIDO2 sign-in

I'm sure there are similar things for Android (which I haven't touched since my Nexus5). I think the best approach is not to change what works.

No, iOS 7 was when the downwards trend started. I remember seeing the screenshots of the beta and couldn't believe it's the real thing that's going to actually ship for real. I saw those icons that looked as if they're drawn by kids, and assumed they're placeholders, that the real ones were just not ready yet.

I hate minimalistic, sterile, flat UI design with a burning passion. We need skeuomorphism and affordances back, and we need it all yesterday.

The next real improvement I’m waiting for is the EU regulation that requires big companies to be compatible (messaging, video / photo sharing).

I don’t care about a solution that copies video from an Android phone to an Android tablet… I need one that works with every computing device and OS.

Android VMs are plentiful. What can't you do?

I thought it seemed that iOS 7 was too long ago, but I looked at the major changes since then and none of them contain nearly as many major changes as iOS 7. I do appreciate the many iterative changes since such as improving notifications.

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