Eight fixes the iPhone 5 needs
The iPhone 5 is an excellent product, but it isn’t perfect. Here’s the good news: a lot of these issues could be addressed in an iOS 6 update.
iPhone 5是一个很棒的手机，但是并不完美。。值得庆幸的是目前很多问题都可以在一次iOS升级中解决。。
Three weeks into using the iPhone 5, there’s an awful lot I like: the screen, the weight, the speed, and even features like turn-by-turn navigation, which has become my lifeline while moving out to the suburbs with a car. It is, without a doubt, my favorite iPhone. However, there are aspects I’d like to see addressed: Maps is at the top of the list, obviously. But there are also some small features in iOS 6 that could stand to be improved. And, there are some nonsoftware issues as well.
“Better reception or Wi-Fi quality” isn’t on my list, because I haven’t encountered those issues, although there are some people who have. Battery life isn’t on here, either, because the battery life on the iPhone 5 is about the same as on the 4S. Sure, it could be even better, but it’s on par with many other 4G phones, and good for its slim size. (I’d love to see a battery optimized model of the iPhone, like the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, but I guess that will have to wait for iPhone 6 — or at least 5S.)
A change to Maps, sooner than later. Search is bizarre. Locations are wrong. You know this already; Apple knows this already. The company has made promises to improve Maps. Still, throwing some bone out in iOS 6.1 — be it baked-in public transit info, or any sort of improvement — would be a good first step. No time like the present.
Fix those scratches on the black iPhone. My review model was white, and I never saw scratching problems, even when I ran keys on the aluminum back. However, I’ve seen the scuffs on the black model’s slate-colored aluminum finish on the phone of someone here at the office. I’d like to see a return to basic silver-colored aluminum if it means scratches on the all-black model’s the alternative. If I were buying a black iPhone 5, I’d always use a case. The truth is, iPhone 5 owners better just get used to it, or get the white model instead…which I’ve found doesn’t scuff much at all.
Get those Lightning accessories out there, stat. So far, there just aren’t that many accessories. I’ve started hanging onto the included Lightning cable that came with the iPhone 5 like a lucky rabbit’s foot. iPhone 5 accessories need to become cheap and ubiquitous; as it is, they’re currently unreleased or impossible to find. Also, a small proposal: please find a way for video output to work via a 30-pin adapter, if possible.
Make it easier to see and access everything I own in iTunes. You should be able to see all your videos, music, and books without continually finding the nearly hidden “purchased” tab in the App Store and iTunes. iTunes Match solves that problem to some extent for those who subscribe, but purchased content should be visible like it is on Kindles, or in the Kindle and Amazon apps.
Clean up the new App Store and iTunes Store. The newly designed versions of both of these apps feel clunky and oddly laid-out, and have been more prone to crashing. Search tools in the App Store need to be improved, too. Plus, make a clear section for “iPhone 5” apps, as opposed to ones that haven’t been updated.
Add more services to the Notifications screen. This is still a relatively wasted resource on iOS 6, and the longer-screened iPhone 5 could be taking advantage of it so much better. Could shortcuts to settings and a few more baked-in apps like Stocks and Weather be added in time for iOS 6.1? I’m doubtful, but hopefully more apps will take advantage of notifications screen integration.
Explain Passbook, and integrate it better. Passbook remains the “mystery app” that most people I know have no idea how to use. True, it relies on other apps and services to provide the digital tickets and coupons that fill Passbook’s virtual wallet, but how about an explanation, or even a starter coupon? It’s not intuitive. The Starbucks app now supports Passbook, and apps like Fandango do already. Hopefully that gets the ball rolling.
More landscape. This is my “more cowbell” for the iPhone 5. With its true wide-screen display, the iPhone 5 is a pleasure to use in landscape mode. The App Store and iTunes don’t work in landscape, and neither do many other core apps. Why not?
最近用iPhone 5的这几周，有很多功能我非常的喜欢：像是屏幕、重量、速度、和Turn-by-turn的导航（这个功能已经成为我开车去郊区必不可少的了），但是有些功能我却不是很满意，很显然，地图是最先要说的。在iOS6中还有很多其他的缺陷可以解决，也有一些非软件功能缺点。
Wi-Fi质量不在我的问题列表中，因为我没有遇到这样的问题。我也不会讨论电池寿命的问题。iPhone 5的电池寿命用起来和iPhone 4S差不多，可能还比4S要长一点。电池寿命上和其它4G手机比较起来，加上其超薄的设计已经很好了。（我希望苹果能推出一个有专门超长时间待机的iPhone型号，就像Motorola Droid Razr Maxx一样，但这至少要等到iPhone 6，至少是iPhone 5S）
推出过快的地图。奇怪的搜索结果，错误的地点。你应该已经知道了，苹果也知道了。苹果已经承诺提升地图质量，在iOS6.1中把不好的这些都扔掉！比如说公交信息或是别的什么，别像现在这样。
修复这些黑色iPhone的划痕问题。我的iPhone是白色的，所以我没遇到划痕的问题，即便我用钥匙去划。但是我看到了我办公室里其他人的黑色型号iPhone 5背部铝壳的划痕问题。如果我买了黑色的型号，我应该会买一个保护套。不然你只能适应iPhone 5，或者买个白色的型号。
使得新的接口连接线更容易获得。到现在为止这种接口的配件还不足，我现在必须不管到哪儿都带着连接线。iPhone 5的配件需要变得更加便宜而且容易被找到，现在还不是这样。举个例子，如果可能的话，我想通过原先30针的连接线来输出视频，这并不容易实现。
在iTunes中应该更容易的找到我已经购买的项目。而不是在App Store和iTunes一个个的去寻找藏在一边的“已购买”按钮。“iTunes Match”一定程度上解决了这些问题（单指音乐）。但是已经购买的项目应该和Amazon的Kindle一样。
清理一下iTunes和App Store。新的设计显得十分笨重，容易崩溃，搜索功能需要被强化。希望App Store能够显示哪些程序适配了iPhone 5。
在通知中心添加更多服务。在iPhone 5中这里被浪费了，因为iPhone 5拥有更长的屏幕。去设置更多的Widget，就像股票和天气一样。我希望能有更多的App能和这个通知中心融合。
更多的解释一下你的Passbook，把它整合的更好。Passbook依然是一个很神秘的应用。大多数人都不知道该如何使用它。当然，这还依赖于其他的App所生成的优惠券或是虚拟门票。星巴克咖啡已经支持了它，还有其他App像是美国联合航空。希望能继续下去。
更多的横屏特别显示。iPhone拥有更宽的显示屏。因为这个，iPhone 5应该有在横屏状态下有更多特别的显示方式。目前App Store和iTunes都没有。为什么不呢？
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