Skip to main content

Apple Wish List: Products and Features Fans Actually Want

CNETDecember 19, 20254 min46,907 views
7 connections·12 entities in this video

Apple's Lost Focus and a CEO's Wish List

  • 💡 The tech industry, including Apple, has lost focus on user needs, prompting a need for clear communication from consumers.
  • 🎯 A wish list is presented for Apple CEO Tim Cook, aiming to influence future product releases and updates.
  • 🚀 The speaker encourages Apple to be bold in 2026, especially if Tim Cook is nearing the end of his tenure.

Product Color and Personalization

  • 🎨 A plea is made for Apple to bring back vibrant colors to high-end products like iPhones and MacBooks, contrasting with current bland options.
  • 💖 Fans have been requesting colors like pink for iPhones, demonstrating a desire for personal expression in professional tools.
  • ✨ Accessories and cords should also feature pops of color to add personality to everyday tech.

Apple Watch: Beyond Basic Tracking

  • ⌚ The Apple Watch currently tracks traditional workouts and sleep but lacks recognition for real-life achievements and challenges.
  • 🏆 Suggestions include workout settings for tasks like shoveling snow and sleep score awards for new parents.
  • 💬 The current fitness coach offers generic praise; a more personalized and encouraging coach that acknowledges daily struggles is desired.

Desired iPhone and MacBook Features

  • 📱 A strong desire exists for the return of the iPhone mini, a smaller, less intrusive device that many users miss.
  • 💻 The addition of Face ID for MacBooks is a long-awaited feature, bringing them up to par with Windows PCs from a decade ago.

Enhancing Siri and Apple Intelligence

  • 🗣️ The biggest wish for Siri is for smoother voice command functionality and accurate answers, without odd vocal inflections or attitudes.
  • 🔒 Users want tools that connect to smart home devices with privacy and security as top priorities.
  • 🧠 Apple Intelligence should support users in being more human and better equipped to juggle life's demands.
Knowledge graph12 entities · 7 connections

How they connect

An interactive map of every person, idea, and reference from this conversation. Hover to trace connections, click to explore.

Hover · drag to explore
12 entities
Chapters3 moments

Key Moments

Transcript18 segments

Full Transcript

Topics11 themes

What’s Discussed

Apple Wish ListTim CookiPhone MiniApple WatchSiriApple IntelligenceFace IDProduct ColorSmart Home DevicesPrivacySecurity
Smart Objects12 · 7 links
Products· 5
Concepts· 5
Company· 1
Media· 1