I personally turn off all notifications on my iPhone (except for a few select apps) and do not use Siri.
I can tell you that the Siri suggestions in Search really annoyed me (usually use search to find... apps, not to be fed all the crap from random apps).
I want a clean, non-intrusive experience. Apple should focus making the hardware better and to get the software out of the way (don’t make me think about it) instead of pulling all this crap on its users in the name of innovations.
> I can tell you that the Siri suggestions in Search really annoyed me (usually use search to find... apps, not to be fed all the crap from random apps).
In iOS 11 the delay for searhing for apps is unacceptable. instead of displaying the apps found right away (substring match over all apps should be instantaneous), it waits until all the crap from Siri and other random apps is fetched.
Agreed. The only way I find & launch apps (besides the 4 on the dock) is by swipe-down from the middle of the homescreen, to reveal search, then to search for the app's name. This is very analogous to how I launch apps in OSX, namely command-SPACE, then start typing the application name.
It's extremely frustrating when iOS takes forever to find an app, or worse proioritizes all kinds of other garbage before the app's icon. If I type "waz" and I have the Waze app installed, I sure as hell expect to see the Waze icon instantly at the very top. Ideally, after typing just the "W".
You'll be pleased to know that the results in iOS 12 instantly reveal the first four-matching installed apps. (Instantly meaning "I can't really determine how long it takes, because it's probably somewhere under 100ms")
All of the other stuff loads very quickly. Mail results are very very quick (over 3 inboxes containing over 100,000 mail items), and then a-bit-less-quick for the Siri search suggestions.
I'm actually shocked at how much iOS 12 improved responsiveness.
Which makes it even more annoying when you try click an icon you see and it’s replaced when Siri finishes, making you open a different app by accident. Terrible UX.
> Apple should focus making the hardware better and to get the software out of the way
I…what? They clearly do, considering that they have the best smartphone hardware on the market and have what’s generally considered to be a good mobile OS? This feature is something that power users have been asking for years–if that’s not innovation in your eyes I’m not sure what is.
a big part of the improved Siri integrations is helping group the notifications and give you the option to shut them off. So it really is trying to get the software out of the way if you want
I can tell you that the Siri suggestions in Search really annoyed me (usually use search to find... apps, not to be fed all the crap from random apps).
I want a clean, non-intrusive experience. Apple should focus making the hardware better and to get the software out of the way (don’t make me think about it) instead of pulling all this crap on its users in the name of innovations.