Make the UI more one handed friendly. With phones being 24 kilometers wide nowadays, more UI elements should be at the bottom.

Desktop modes and force all phones to support things like.videonout through the USBC. The next billion internet users won’t be able to afford multiple computers. Even inexpensive phones should offer basic laptop/PC replacement features.

1. Improve the hardware ecosystem. Create an open source code for hardware makers so for example no matter what make of Bluetooth headphones you use, when you open them, the device immediately sees them and gives you that nice slide up sheet like on Pixel and iPhone.

Make this work on all Android devices by default.

2. Better integration with computers for things like copy/paste etc. Instead of Samsung, Huawei, Google each making their own Windows software or Chrome OS software to make copy/paste from the phone to the pc seamless, build into Android a way to make ALL phones work with any pc (Mac, Windows, Linux, Chrome) out of the box.

Basically it should work via the browser and not be OS limited. Use the already present “Nearby Share” but find a way to make it work via the pc browser, but seamlessly and in the background.

2. Desktop Mode standard on ALL phones from the cheapest to the premium. Whenever someone buys an Android they should rest assured this works by default.

3. UWB/locatin tracking. Much like iPhone can find a airtag or your phone under the couch or your wife at the market with a big arrow on the screen showing you where to go. This should also be in Android, on ALL phones grub budget to premium.

This gets used quite a lot by people and will only get more popular for tracking pets, children, cars, luggage etc. My wife constantly forgets where she left her phone. This feature would be used daily in our house.

In general I’d say all new tech added to Android must work on ALL phobes at all price points by default. Even older phones should get them via a Play Store update.

The principle is this: unify the platform from the OS point of view. There should be no differences in the OS between devices. Only the hardware and home screen skin should be different but anyone who picks up an Android should have the same features no matter price.

This will give switchers and even seasoned users confidence in their purchase and the knowledge/expectation of a certain functional standard across the board.

That’s why people like iPhone. No matter which one they get, they all work the same (except when Apple restricts certain features to Pro models)

Honestly I have no idea. I can’t think of anything that would improve my life.

I mostly used my phone to research information. Browse lemmy. Read emails. But stuff. Pay for stuff.

Watch movies. Play games.

More efficient code I suppose. Reduce the size of apps and make them consume less power. Better battery life is always top. Less time spending charging is about it. A battery that lasts until night is probably it.

Maybe an ai personal assistant like Jarvis from iron man. A personal assistant that can do everything a personal assistant would do. Maybe a health algorithm that would help me feel the best.

Save me money and upgradable.

Edit.

Had a think car keys and house keys. Passport and driving license.

A way of holding the screen open/ active permanently while certain applications are in use unless turned off by user, eg streaming music apps, navigation etc, or alternatively while Bluetooth is active and transmitting data

Dim mode for pictures. It’s 2023. We have had dark mode for years. Not being blinded by white light on dark theme white browsing memes would be great.

A completely Foss ecosystem. Not going to happen anytime soon. (Google is doing the opposite)

Scroll to the top gesture or top button

Optimize everything. (Run it through ChatGPT if that is what it takes to make Android quick)

Bring back call bubbles. (Why’d you even remove it?!)