John GruberIf I could pick just one feature for Apple to add in iOS 17, it would be a system-wide clipboard history. (Or APIs that would allow third-party apps to implement a system-wide clipboard history, but I think sandboxing would make that impossible. Probably has to be an OS feature.)
Jarrod Blundy@gruber Seems like we’d see this built-into macOS by now if they were interested. But I’m with you, I’d love to see it!
@jarrod There’s a huge difference. On MacOS third-party clipboard managers are better than a built-in feature would be. There’s no reason for the system to do it. On iOS it would have to come from Apple.
@gruber On iOS the capability would for sure have to come from Apple. But I’d find it odd for them to introduce a power-user system feature like that on iOS and not macOS. I’ve always felt that a clipboard manager was just beyond the comfort zone of a typical user. Have you? And don’t you think that existing advanced 3rd-party functionality hasn’t usually stopped them? It’s more up their alley to swoop in with a basic-needs-met product but leave advanced features to 3rd-parties.
@jarrod I don't think it's any more power-user-y than third-party keyboards.
@gruber That’s fair. Granted, I still often forget about third-party keyboards on iOS even though I have several installed.