Developments in the world of smartphones have become rapid and rapid, and annually companies announce their updates, large or small, but they remain updates in the end, not to mention inventions that are not announced, and are made available for a later time. This modernization, renewal and addition of benefits does not stop at a certain limit, but it continues to increase steadily without stopping. Google innovates, Apple follows with another innovation, and so forth. But where are we in the midst of all this? What does the user want from a smart phone?

What does the user want from a smart phone?

Recently, we began to notice a decline in interest in the basic desires of the user and devoted themselves to adding additional features such as tracking calories burned, how many steps you walked, how many steps you walked and your heartbeat, but how many people you know really care about these matters? Therefore, we decided on iPhone Islam to devote this article to speaking on the user's tongue, specifically the Arab user who follows us and discusses his desires.

The article will consist of separate points that represent the user's desires, with an explanation of each point, and the discussion will be from the user’s point of view purely, far from any arrangements or considerations of companies of different names or technical challenges, only the needs of the user.

1

Storage Capacity: Previously, 8 GB of space was a lot that could almost not be filled, but now even 16 GB is considered insufficient due to the size of the applications and what makes matters worse is that the operating system itself uses a lot of space, especially in modified Android devices, for example the Galaxy S4 with a space of 16 The user finds the free space to use it is only 8 GB. Why not be the least storage space for phones is 32 GB, for example, and be at the same price as the current 16 GB, especially in devices that cannot expand their storage capacity, such as the iPhone and Google Nexus? Why do we see some devices available with a capacity of 16 GB only or even only 16/32 so far? And why don't companies release 128GB phones like Apple did with the iPad and the Ubuntu Edge was planned to be?

Note: In 2008, the capacities of the iPhone 3G were 8/16 and in 2009 Apple released the 3Gs and canceled the 8 GB and the 16 GB phone came at the same price as the 8 GB previously, which means that companies have precedents in increasing the space without changing the price.

SmartPhone-Storage

The user wants the largest storage capacities at the lowest prices, as some make the decision to change the type of phone itself if he does not find the capacity he needs

2

Stiffness: Some companies such as Apple and HTC have made their phones almost entirely of aluminum, which shows great shock resistance compared to plastic, but .. have the phones become completely safe? The answer is no. Because screens are still considered the biggest fear for smartphone owners to be able to break them when dropped. Companies must invent a new type of screen protection glass that should be tougher than the current Gorilla Glass. We mentioned in a previous article, Apple cooperated with some companies to establish a factory for hard-to-scratch sapphire glass - this link - but it will not solve the problem. Because it can be broken, it is scratchproof, but not shattered. When will the phone that makes you roam comfortable without fear of the screen being broken when falling as it is out of the box without the need to buy accessories?

The user wants a device that he does not feel concerned about every shock or fall to the ground, and he does not like to lose the beauty of his device and put it in covers to protect it

3

Ease of use: Although companies have gone a long way in terms of ease of use of their devices, but it is easy enough yet, as the new user spends time learning about the phone and how to use it and faces difficulties that push him to search on the Internet or ask many people .. Why do not companies put a program that supports all Languages ​​and includes explanations and explanations, whether picture or video, for the most important uses of the phone, so that anyone will be able to use the phone without the help of anyone. There are rumors that Apple will introduce this in iOS 8.

Tips

Why do we have to ask and take time to find out about the new device? Why not put in place a simple guide to use

4

Complete safety: We are not talking about fingerprint techniques, passwords, theft, and the like, but rather information security .. Companies must develop security systems in their phones that guarantee to the user that no one will be able to spy on him or access his data and monitor it, even governments or companies themselves. And the closest companies to achieve this requirement are BlackBerry as well as Apple, but it is not yet complete. There are rumors and news that the latter is dealing with US intelligence, which, of course, was denied by Apple. As for Google, it is one of the companies known to violate many of the limits of the user in its systems and services and has issues in the European Union in this regard. So will the day come when we can fully trust our phones that what is on them will not be stolen and exploited?

security tips

The phone has become a part of the user's life, so he needs to fully trust the privacy of anything in it

5

Always high quality apps: Applications are one of the most important features of smartphones, and for many people they are the main reason for buying smartphones. But .. the quality of the applications varies from one system to another, for example the quality of the applications is better and their number is greater on Apple's software store, so that it surpasses the Google Play Store for Android. But what if the user wants to buy an Android device to admire its excellent features and Google services on it, but he wants apps with the quality of those found on iOS? Then he is confused: Should he buy this or that ?! Why do not companies cooperate so that the quality and number of applications are similar on devices, and the advantages of the phone itself and the services of companies govern between them in competition?

Apps

The user does not want to be forced to choose a specific system because of the presence of exclusive or high-quality applications on it

6

Ongoing support for updates: While devices such as Apple devices and Nexus devices get updates continuously, other devices such as Samsung Galaxy devices, HTC devices and others do not get updates periodically, and even if the update is introduced, it does not add features close to the same version of the new devices, which means “if You want something new, you have to buy new. ”While all the system features on the iPad 4 are the same features found on the iPad Air and the same condition on the iPhone 4s / 5 / 5c phones, while the 4 iPhone 2010 contains the seventh system as well. When will all companies support all their devices with constant updates to add features and fix bugs?

software update

The user who pays a huge sum on the phone must be reassured that the company will provide him with periodic updates for a certain period that he knows in advance and is not surprised that he is suddenly out of the company’s support

7

Ease of transferring data safely: Apple devices are known not to allow direct exchange of data between their devices and with other devices due to viruses that come via Bluetooth technology, but this pushes many to jailbreak to add this feature. While Android users sacrifice security in exchange for ease of transferring data ... Why not create a technology that combines ease of data transfer and security at the same time ?!

The user wants to transfer any files and data to his device in an easy and fast way without any complications and special requirements

8

Arabic services and language: Is it difficult to provide specialists fluent in Arabic among the developers of Apple's "Siri" or even Microsoft's Cortana, and of course we do not forget Google Now? And how difficult is it to provide navigation service in all of our Arab countries compared to the money that companies earn from us? Apple asked for experts fluent in Arabic within the "Siri" team nearly two years ago, but "Siri" has not yet mastered Arabic ... So is Apple waiting to make the feature fully mastered for its release? Do we always have to be the last country to receive support for its language even though Siri and others support languages ​​that 10% of those who speak Arabic do not speak, which is the language recognized as an official language in the United Nations and others.

Arabic-Siri

The Arab user needs to get all the benefits and in his language the same as non-Arab people because they pay the same price for the good, so why do companies differentiate between them?

  These were some of the most prominent and scattered user requests that companies should listen to, and sites like us should focus the light on; Let us know the companies how important they are, and maybe we will get them one day.

What do you think of what we mentioned? And tell us what are your needs that you wish companies would be interested in, regardless of the operating system?

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