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ugiugouy
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Sugestões para aprimoramento de hardware e IA para iPhone, iPad e Mac

Sugestões de melhorias de hardware, IA e acessórios para iPhone, iPad e Mac. Olá a todos na comunidade! Meu nome é Francisco Demétrio e escrevo do Brasil. Sou um grande fã do iPhone 11 e do iPad. No entanto, é um pouco decepcionante ver esses ótimos dispositivos sem recursos modernos e acessórios importantes. Criei uma lista detalhada de solicitações de recursos e melhorias de hardware que acredito que trariam um enorme valor ao ecossistema da Apple. Gostaria muito de ouvir suas opiniões sobre isso! 1. Expansão da compatibilidade com Apple Intelligence e Siri • Trazer os recursos de Apple Intelligence e Siri para dispositivos mais antigos, começando pelo iPhone 11 e iPad (10ª geração), com suporte completo para português do Brasil. • Melhorar a ferramenta "Limpar" de fotos para igualar e superar o desempenho de soluções de IA concorrentes (como a da Samsung). 2. Expansão de lojas de aplicativos alternativas • Permitir e habilitar lojas de aplicativos alternativas (instalação por fora) para iPad no Brasil e no Paraguai, e para iPhone no Paraguai. 3. Expansão do HomePod para a América do Sul e Europa • Lançar e vender oficialmente o HomePod no Brasil, Paraguai e Portugal, com suporte nativo de software para português brasileiro, português europeu e espanhol paraguaio. 4. Acessórios e atualizações de hardware para o iPad (10ª geração) • Adicionar suporte para o Apple Pencil 2 e o Apple Pencil Pro no iPad padrão (10ª geração), integrando as bobinas de carregamento magnético internas e os ímãs de fixação do iPad Air. • Tornar o Magic Keyboard do iPad Air compatível com o iPad padrão e lançar uma versão oficial da Apple da capa magnética ESR Shift. • Criar um acessório oficial da Apple para fixar o Apple Pencil ao iPad, evitando que ele se solte durante o transporte. 5. Recursos de hardware e câmera do iPhone • Trazer os recursos de Captura Dupla (planejados para o iPhone 17) e os recursos do botão de controle da câmera (do iPhone 16) como experiência padrão a partir da série iPhone 11. 6. Direito ao reparo e peças de reposição • Fornecer peças de reposição e documentação oficiais para que técnicos independentes possam reparar componentes da placa-mãe, botões físicos e bobinas de carregamento internas do iPad. 7. Novo acessório adaptador multiportas "MacBook Neo" • Lançamento de um hub multiportas oficial da Apple com portas USB-A, uma porta para cabo LAN (Ethernet) e duas portas USB-C (uma dedicada exclusivamente ao carregamento pass-through, marcada com um ícone Thunderbolt/raio, e outra para dados de alta velocidade). Você acha que a Apple deveria considerar expandir esses recursos para uma gama maior de dispositivos? Gostaria muito de saber se outros usuários compartilham dessa opinião!

Posted on Oct 4, 2026 7:57 AM

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LotusPilot
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Oct 4, 2026 8:05 AM in response to ugiugouy

ugiugouy wrote:
Hardware, AI, and Accessory Improvement Suggestions for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Hello everyone in the community! My name is Francisco Demétrio, and I am writing to you from Brazil. I am a big fan of the iPhone 11 and the iPad. However, it is a bit disappointing to see these great devices missing out on modern features and important accessories. I have created a detailed list of feature requests and hardware improvements that I believe would bring tremendous value to the Apple ecosystem. I would love to hear your thoughts on this!


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Servant of Cats
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Oct 4, 2026 10:03 AM in response to ugiugouy

ugiugouy wrote:
1. Apple Intelligence & Siri AI Compatibility Expansion • Bring Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features to older devices, starting from the iPhone 11 and iPad (10th generation), with full support for Brazilian Portuguese. • Improve the "Clean Up" photo tool to match and exceed the performance of competing AI solutions (like Samsung's).


I don't speak for Apple – but I think there is no chance of Apple bringing Apple Intelligence to old platforms with less than 8 GB of RAM. The Phone 11 and iPad (10th generation) each have only 4 GB of RAM.


2. Alternative App Stores Expansion • Allow and enable alternative app stores (sideloading) for the iPad in Brazil and Paraguay, and for the iPhone in Paraguay.


That may depend on your local laws. If I remember, Apple only allowed alternative app stores in the EU after they were pretty much forced to do so by EU law as a condition for being able to keep selling to the EU market.


4. iPad (10th Generation) Accessory & Hardware Upgrades • Add support for Apple Pencil 2 and Apple Pencil Pro on the standard iPad (10th generation), integrating the internal magnetic charging coils and attachment magnets from the iPad Air.


There aren't going to be any changes to existing iPad (10th generation) units to add hardware feature like magnetic charging coils and attachment magnets. Nobody knows Apple's future plans (at least, nobody who can tell us that stuff here), but if they add those features to a regular iPad, it would be to a future model of the regular iPad.


5. iPhone Hardware & Camera Features • Bring Dual Capture capabilities (planned for iPhone 17) and the Camera Control button features (from iPhone 16) as a standard experience starting from the iPhone 11 series.


The Camera Control button is a physical button (hardware). It's not coming to existing iPhones that do not have it, like the iPhone 11.


iPhone 11-series and SE (1st generation) phones have been very lucky when it comes to iOS updates. iOS 27 is the seventh major iOS update for these phones – a new record for the number of iOS updates for any iPhone. But that still isn't going to magically give them 8 GB of RAM to support Apple Intelligence, or give them a hardware Camera Control button that was never part of the original design.


7. New "MacBook Neo" Multi-Port Adapter Accessory • Launch an official Apple multi-port hub featuring USB-A ports, a LAN (Ethernet) cable port, and two USB-C ports (one dedicated exclusively to pass-through charging marked with a Thunderbolt/lightning bolt icon, and one for high-speed data).


The MacBook Neo does not support Thunderbolt on either of its USB-C ports – and there is no way for an external hub or dock (whether Apple-branded or not) to add Thunderbolt support.


Plain USB-C hubs and docks are a dime a dozen on places like Amazon, and this really does not sound like the kind of market that Apple would be interested in entering.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256370285