My personal crusade against the "minimized keyboard accessory" control for iPadOS continues.

Today's example: I wanted to create a new folder in the Notes app, but I couldn't because that thing was covering the button. 😡

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Nearly two months later, and because of the glitchy 'iPad minimized keyboard accessory' thing, I *still* cannot add dates to my reminders with natural language input. Among other issues.

Yes, I filed feedback two months ago. (See above.) I'm guessing it will probably ship like this, completely broken. 🤷‍♂️

While we're at it: none of ~20 Feedback items I filed in this beta cycle have been officially addressed (but I was privately told they're appreciated), and widgets – the core feature of iOS 17 – are still losing their configuration on the Home Screen every few days for me.

I like iOS 17 a lot, and I understand Apple is swamped with the Vision Pro, but it feels like this whole beta > Feedback > beta process needs to be fundamentally rethought.

@viticci I’ve supplied 100% reproducible zipped projects on SwiftUI bugs and I’ve not had a single response.

I don’t begrudge the developers. But this process is broken even for the most ideal Feedback submissions.

@aaronbushnell @viticci They should only ask for it when an actual person gets assigned to the bug.
@eugenekim @aaronbushnell @viticci On the other hand, I submitted a bug for SwiftUI metal shaders, which turned out to be an error in understanding on my part, and the reply came within two days with sample code showing how I should have written it! I was both shocked and impressed.