After a Mac user was turned on and off since 2006, there were features that were introduced, then withdrawn, then returned in various ways, such as widgets.
However, one feature that was freely available on devices with macOS up to 10.7 Lion was called Front Row – an application that allows you to use Apple Remote to transform your Mac into a media center and easily select your content in one place .
Although AirPlay and Apple TV have obviously displaced this, it’s a feature that I feel has the leg to step on the iPadOS back in a new form.
A few days after WWDC, let me explain why I would like to see this return either on iPadOS 16 or as a further update to the iPad line.
Finding a better order on the iPad
The Mac has changed from a hub to a fun center to a device for performance and some entertainment. But with the rise of the iPad and AppleTV, there was no need for Front Row to exist in macOS.
However, for some, the iPad is seen primarily as a device for consuming content – reading, listening to music and watching content.
This is where the new Front Row can work perfectly on Apple’s tablet line. Imagine putting an iPad on your nightstand and instead of having to walk or ask Siri to drop something and hope it complies, you use Apple Remote and Front Row takes over the display.
You can quickly choose your Apple TV Plus shows, your Apple Music or third-party apps that may be allowed to use Front Row, so you can watch your Spotify playlists or catch up with the Obi-Wan Kenobi Series through Disney Plus for example.
iPad has already seen a new input
As early as 2020, with the arrival of iPadOS 13.4, the trackpad was introduced as a way to use the iPad’s mouse cursor, along with Apple, which introduced the Magic Keyboard accessory, which had a built-in trackpad.
There’s nothing wrong with Apple Remote getting iPad functionality. The tablet has always been seen as a modular device – as a way to move between different uses to help with media, work and more. Front Row and Apple Remote may be another way to add to this.
However, this may be a feature that has remained a bitter memory, as Apple may have other plans for the iPad on how it wants to make accessing content easier. But Front Row was a simple and elegant solution to use your content in a great way, and it’s pointless for the iPad to add it to the future.
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