GIFs, Pokémon, reviews: What do you want to see us do in the new year?
The new year has come upon us (as it does every 365 days), and we here at iMore like to use that as a time for reflection before we gear up to make the next year as awesome as possible. Rene and I have some ideas on what we'd like to do on the site in 2017, but we also want to hear from you, iMoreians: What do you want to see from our site in the next 11 months?
We've started a thread in our forums to solicit feedback and would love if you folks jumped on in and gave us your suggestions. We'll even be sending some sweet iMore swag to ten helpful respondents!
We've already gotten some great feedback from folks:
Hmmm, a consistent Podcast / iMore Show schedule, a bit more forum interaction from the editors and other blog staff members as well as "personal" reviews of various products, services and apps.
(This is definitely on our list for 2017.)
What happened to photography? How about more How-To's for photography? I also miss the weekly photo contest.
As is this!
What If / Would You Section - So this is a section i thought could be fun for iMore to add. This section could have either concept renderings of upcoming devices or possibly showcase different colours of certain products. For example, the 'Jet White' post i saw a couple days ago. Thats what I'm talking about. Allow the community to vote on the new colour of possible design and see how it goes?
We love this idea, and will be looking into it.
I like the how-to's for new users, but I'd also like to see how-to's for more advanced users as well. Pro tips for photoshop, or other apps for example.
Like these suggestions? Have other must-read thoughts for us? Head on over to the forums and drop us a line! You'll be helping shape the future of the site and the iMore community.
Reader comments
What would you like to see from iMore in 2017?
When testing cameras, I would like to know where they were made? Maybe a geotab in google maps, the tests could also be done on sites of interest or tourist attractions
I would love the iMore application on iPhone to actually work. It is extremely slow to load articles... thank you.
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The big advertisements that take over the screen have almost completely driven me away from this site. I read an article, scroll down to the comments, and then the browser window goes black. I have to scroll all the way back up to the top to discover that it's an ad, and click the X to get rid of it, then scroll back down to the comments. (Not that there are a lot of comments around here any more). It's much worse when reading on an iPad; the whole thing goes dark and I have to remember it's because of an ad, not the device crashing.
I am also really tired of the Pokemon articles, or the major bandwagon-jumping in general. (E.g. a huge flood of Super Mario Run articles when it came out.) I understand focusing on things that are hot topics, but we really don't need the huge number of separate posts on the topic of the day ("How to do X in Super Mario", "How to get Y in Super Mario", "Tips for Z in Super Mario").
The animated GIFs make the site feel very childish, especially when a piece has 5 of them (though I think even 1 is too many).
I used to love this site. I am barely motivated to come any more. It seems to me that many pieces have 0 comments even after hours or even days, so I don't think I'm alone -- there used to be many good comments on many pieces, in the old days. The dwindling number of good comments makes me even less interested in reading the site (of course, I am guilty of usually not posting good comments to improve the site for everyone).
Sorry for mostly being negative about what I don't want, and not so constructive about what I do want. It's hard to say just what I do want; it's more one of those "I know quality when I see it" kinds of things. I used to like Peter Cohen's pieces, which were made better by his experiences working in Apple stores (I believe). Leanne Lofte used to have some good pieces, though her many typos were distracting; I liked her pieces that had a bit about Apple in education (I don't think she had too many of those, she seemed to do more about photography).
You can use uBlock Origin to stop ads. but it would be better if the some of the ad's didn't occupy the entire screen...
Can be browser related too.
More Pixel Project comics. They are quite amusing :)
Since you're asking... Please STOP with the Pokemon!
I've commented on this before but no one from iMore has ever responded. As you can see there are a good number of other commenters that that are tired of it as well. It's 2017... move on.
Inviting more guest to your podcast. They may not so big Apple fans but into security or development
Overall the podcast and website are quite good compared to others doing similar things.
There are some click bait headlines, but I guess that's how the web is today.
If I have a real complaint it would be that, Georgia could use a fact checker for her technical rants.
Bring back Peter Cohen and Richard Devine? Also, where the **** did Georgia go? Other than that, no more Pokemon nonsense and rehashing of old articles please. Oh, and the "Best (Blank) for iPhone" articles are really poorly disguised as the advertisements they are.
Give us a new site :)
How To's generally are irrelevant for me, but I do recognize that they can be very helpful for others so I say; keep doing How To's but don't get too lazy as to only maintain the iMore website with How To's.. because lately, thats exactly what this website has been so I've taken my views to other Apple product related websites. Also, iMore seemed to be a shrine for Pokémon Go not too long ago and continuously made lazy posts about Pokémon Go just to have something to post. Create better posts, stop posting just to post. Thanks for asking for our opinions!
An article on setting up a laptop / monitor docking station set up and this works in practice with pros and cons.
Most of the articles are useful and helpful bust sometimes this happens
"Best battery case for iPhone is Apple battery case why because its hows percentage in iPhone"
Pls don't be a fanboy sometimes I mean we know that there's better battery cases most notably from Mophie which gives better battery backup than the ugly Apple battery case.
It's time to come out of the box and say "I don't think this Apple product makes any case except it show percentage in iPhone"
Update the iMore app 😬
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and add Touch ID
Love the How-To's! I can't think of anything at this point. Y'all are doing a great job! Keep up the good work!
Less useless posts about beta releases. Only post if you have useful information on a beta, like what's new etc.
That is all I can think of tbh
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Update the iMore app
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Bring back video podcasts
Please fix Apple Watch section. It doesn't make any sense. If you're interested in learning about it and finding out what to do with it then why does it take you to Series 2 review with no options to learn about it in general? Please fix it and make it consistent with the rest of the site
Stop it with the Pokemon already , its dead already , has been for some time now
Not to everyone, it's still one of the top grossing iOS apps, number 4 actually. It's still alive and well, it's just not being played en masse anymore. I'm sure a lot of people thought it would be different, and it requires physical movement to play, seasons changed and people fell off.
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For children maybe...
Enjoy the coverage you provide. What I would like to see is improved navigation using the iMore app:
1. Be able to bookmark/favorite an article that will be saved for future quick reference.
2. Be able to print with the photos/pics on the same page as the relevant paragraph/sentence. In fact, Serenity, I believe your articles are laid out in this fashion by page.
Keep up the great and entertaining reporting.
And congratulations on your engagement. Paula and I have been married 46 years and have known each other 48 years. There is no better way to navigate through life than with your best friend.
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Video podcasts. Short ones, like 5-15 minutes. Something I can consume during a pomodoro break.
When you post the inevitable "????OS Public Beta x Released" posts, how about rather than just updating the number and putting the post at the top of the page, you try something wacky, like including the Apple release notes (or summary thereof, if you're feeling all journalisty) for the new beta in the post?
If there is nothing to write about stop posting articles that are months or years old.
"*****"...don't know how many times I'm reading articles and posts that are months if not years old.
That is exactly their problem. iMore tends to post just to have something to post.. especially during a dry news spell, they'll find one thing and be excessive with it.
Less Pokemon stuff, please.
More than time to stop with it.
Some objectivity would be appreciated it's ok to put the pom pom's down. Don't stick the boots into other companies like Samsung at the first opportunity and call Apple out on it's BS
I'd just like to see you stop obsessing over Pokemon!
Thank you!!! I've been saying this since the summer
I barely want to come here anymore because of this
I love Apple and their products and I want iMore's coverage to be a bit more objective. It does seem like the coverage is a bit too positive and Apple did make some choices that were not perfect IMO. That being said your coverage is great and free for me so you-do-you!
Rene to tone down his blatant fanboyism and enter the real world. Not everything is perfect!
I actually found the latest podcast to be a bit more refreshing as the participants talked lonely about issues they are having and where they could see improvements. Would much rather hear this open honesty consistently across all articles rather than declaring everything magic and wonderful when it's not truly the case. Apple deserves credit numerous time over for many of their products but they also deserve to be chastised for shortcomings and poor product decisions.
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And not everything Apple does or releases is a failure either, contrary to the hater memes.
I have enjoyed reading over the "How To" articles and thunk the next step would be similar articles but taking it to the next step; i.e., advanced "How To's". I like the direction iMore has been taking the articles!
Would like to see more consistency in the Pod Cast schedules. Also, visual is far better than just audio. Would like to see you go back to the "live video" format. If Android Central can do it on their Pod Casts... then certainly iMore can. I do agree with the post above... sometimes background noise (dogs barking, etc.) is a bit distracting.
I definately like the "deeper dive" discussions around Apple, the products and software... Apple philosophies on product, marketing, etc. The kinds of discussions that, for example, take place on MacBreak Weekly.
I'd like to hear better audio quality on the podcasts. In particular, Rene sounds like he's using EarPods or some other poor quality mic. . It just doesn't sound professional at times and can be more difficult to understand when there is background noise.
Thanks.