| Type | 2017 Annual Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Regular
|
"Siri on iOS will gain more verbal responses, speak more than it does now when activated with your voice" |
0.5 |
| - "It can hold longer conversations without the user needing to look at the screen."
- This was graded as a half point or a "kinda".
|
| Federico |
Non‑graded
|
"iOS 10.3 with a redesigned split screen revealing the home screen and the app switcher instead of the vertical slider we have now" |
0 |
| - Two iPad multitasking refreshes later, a version that shows the home screen finally arrived in iPadOS 15.
|
| Type | 2018 Annual Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Regular
|
"iOS 12 will have a focus on "faster", speed and performance optimizations being a tentpole feature" |
1 |
| - "It will be on a slide."
- Ungraded examples: "faster animations, maybe 64-bit, Swift, Pro Motion, something under the scenes, maybe a built-in cache cleanup feature"
|
| Federico |
Risky
|
"Workflow 2 will appear as a system feature or app" |
2 |
| - "Heavy on Siri integration, framework for pro apps to talk to each other"
- Ungraded: probably a migration tool from version 1, the App Store version might be kept around for a while
- Some contention during grading about pro apps talking to each other leads to clarification that the entire pick must be true, but this one is deemed close enough.
|
| Federico |
Non‑graded
|
"Apple Video and Apple Music have dedicated apps for Mac and iOS" |
0 |
| - "Music and Video removed from iTunes on the Mac"
- iTunes was eventually split up in 2019.
|
| Type | 2018 iPhone Event Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Non‑graded
|
"iWork updates for iOS 12" |
0 |
| - A week after grading, there is some controversy from the listeners and Federico, as iWork did get updated (well, slightly, a few basic Shortcut actions were added), it just wasn't mentioned in the keynote. Stephen proposes a placating half point, but Myke stands firm that "there are no half points around here." This seems to be the last time that half points were ever considered for a pick.
- The big iWork update eventually came in 2019.
|
| Type | 2019 Annual Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Regular
|
"iOS gets a tabbed windows feature that all apps can implement" |
1 |
| - "Tabbed windows" was acknowledged as an unclear phrase, and was intended to convey that one app could show two separate documents or views, similar to Safari's special side by side mode at the time.
|
| Federico |
Non‑graded
|
"Shortcuts 2.0 is showed off at WWDC with a new developer framework for apps" |
1 |
| - "Shortcuts also gets folders and AirPlay actions in 2019."
|
| Type | 2019 WWDC Predictions | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Regular
|
"New Animoji in iOS 13" |
1 |
| - Ungraded: Federico had some specific predictions which were not written down: at least 4, maybe 5, a demo on stage, would like to see kangaroo, peacock, squirrel, or white rat as new animals.
|
| Federico |
Regular
|
"iOS gets expanded font support" |
1 |
| Federico |
Non‑graded
|
"There will be changes to the drawing/sketching interface used for screenshots, notes, etc." |
1 |
| - "Maybe it will even be an API."
|
| Federico |
Non‑graded
|
"Improved support for ZIP archives in the Files app and framework" |
1 |
| Type | 2019 Fall Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Non‑graded
|
"Apple gives a release date for iOS 13.1 and mentions the update on stage" |
0 |
| Type | 2020 Summer Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Non‑graded
|
"iOS will get the ability the ability to lock the phone to portrait, but continue watching videos in landscape" |
0 |
| Type | 2020 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"Apple showcases at least one new feature coming in iOS or iPadOS 14.1" |
0 |
| - The version number wasn't stated explicitly, otherwise Fitness+ would have counted.
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"iOS 14 launches in September" |
1 |
| Type | 2020 October Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"Apple launches an AR navigation mode for Apple Maps" |
0 |
| - A year too early, this was a feature in iOS 15.
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"Apple launches a new AirPods app for iPhone, similar to Watch app" |
0 |
| - Instead of an app, Apple made a section in Settings at the next WWDC.
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"iOS 14.2's Shazam recognition is demoed" |
0 |
| Type | 2021 Annual Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"iOS gets a native feature to change icons for any app you want" |
0 |
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"WidgetKit will support new widget sizes and more interactivity" |
0 |
| - The boolean operator "and" ends up taking this pick down, as interactivity wouldn't come until 2023.
|
| Type | 2021 April Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"Shortcuts gets new actions or triggers for USB connections" |
0 |
| Type | 2021 WWDC Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Risky
|
"Legacy widgets are completely removed from the system, and there is no longer a place to put widgets to the left of the main home screen" |
-1 |
| - Legacy widgets finally met their end at WWDC 2024, but the space for new-fashioned widgets remained.
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"iOS and iPadOS 15 get native HomeKit widgets" |
0 |
| - These came to the iOS 16 lock screen the next year.
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"The Passwords feature of Settings becomes a standalone app" |
0 |
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"iOS 15 drops support for the iPhone 6S" |
0 |
| - iOS 15 kept the 6S around for one more year, but iOS 16 finally dropped it.
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"The next version of iOS lets you change icons for apps natively" |
0 |
| - "Without Shortcuts or custom profiles."
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"A new way to turn off confirmation banners in Shortcuts" |
0 |
| - This happened later in the iOS 15 cycle in version 15.4.
|
| Type | 2021 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"iOS 15 releases the following week to the public" |
1 |
| - In other words, the week of Monday September 20th.
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"Apple will announce at least 1 new feature that will be coming later in the iOS 15 cycle" |
1 |
| - ProRes video recording on the iPhone 13 Pro models will be coming "later this fall".
|
| Type | 2022 Annual Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Risky
|
"iOS 16 brings major changes for systemwide design customization" |
-1 |
| - Also, "Apple will let users choose their own app icons, and they'll introduce new App Store categories for wallpaper and/or icon apps"
- A reuse and double down of last year's Flexie.
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"Apple brings Mail extensions to iOS and iPadOS" |
0 |
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"Some Mac-only Shortcuts actions will become available on iPhone and iPad" |
0 |
| Type | 2022 WWDC Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Regular
|
"The next version of iOS brings changes to notifications" |
1 |
| - Ungraded: a new design, better management
|
| Federico |
Risky
|
"iOS gets split-view support for multitasking to use 2 apps at once" |
-1 |
| - Ungraded: works in both portrait and landscape, drag and drop between apps.
- That's iOS, as in on the iPhone.
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"Shortcuts gets an API on iOS and iPadOS for apps to run Shortcuts directly, without URL schemes" |
0 |
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"Apple brings Quick Note's floating window to iOS" |
1 |
| Type | 2022 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Risky
|
"The iPhone 14 Pro Camera app introduces some kind of 3D capturing functionality" |
-1 |
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"On the always-on Lock Screen for iPhone 14 Pro, you see notifications in Count mode" |
0 |
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"iOS 16 is released on Monday, September 12" |
1 |
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"There will be a system filter for "always-on display" in Focus" |
0 |
| - Deemed incorrect because it wasn't mentioned and there was no way to find out at the time of grading. This was in fact the correct decision, as it was not present in iOS 16 originally. The feature did eventually arrive in iOS 16.4, so this pick was just a bit early.
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"You will be able to control which data types show on the always-on lock screen" |
0 |
| - Similar to the privacy controls that the always-on Apple Watch has for complications
- This could have been a feature at the time, but there was no way to know at the time of grading. With the OS now released, we know that it was not present after all.
|
| Type | 2023 WWDC Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"We see at least one new Dynamic Island feature" |
1 |
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"The next version of iOS brings at least one new AirPods-related feature" |
1 |
| - Adaptive audio was introduced.
|
| Type | 2023 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"iOS 17 gets released on the week of September 18" |
1 |
| Type | 2024 Annual Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Regular
|
"iOS 18 will bring new AI features based on LLMs with some generative capabilities" |
1 |
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"As a result of allowing sideloading on iPhone in certain countries, a major controversy about security and/or malware on iOS happens" |
0 |
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"You will be able to create Shortcuts with the new LLM-infused Siri in iOS 18" |
0 |
| Type | 2024 WWDC Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Regular
|
"There is a new system for changing the colors of icons on the home screen" |
1 |
| Federico |
Risky
|
"Apple shows a 'Siri Camera' (not official name) feature that lets you point the iPhone at something and use AI to understand what you're looking at" |
-1 |
| - Non-graded: this is also why the next iPhone will have a physical camera button
|
| Federico |
Flexie
|
"Some new iOS 18 features will be exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro line" |
1 |
| - Was originally just "iPhone 15 line" but it was pointed out that the plain 15 phones have the same processor as the 14 Pro.
|
| Type | 2024 September Rickies | Score |
|---|
| Federico |
Risky
|
"The new Capture button..." |
0 |
| - "Supports at least two user-configurable gestures"
- "Will support third-party camera apps in addition to the system camera"
- "Will integrate with the Controls API to configure various commands"
|