“Ultimately, I prefer the approach of shipping better software later, rather than bad software now.”

The hotly anticipatediCloud Shared Photo Libraryis one such feature.

Apple initially let people beta-test it beforeremoving it from later releases.

An iPhone showing iOS 16 widgets on the screen with a laptop in the background.

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If Petrilli is correct, might we see more delays like this in the future?

“Early adopters prefer an early release, even if there are problems,” he said.

“The average user prefers no problems and is willing to wait.”

Apple’s Dynamic Island on iPhone 14

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All iPhones will get Live Activities, but they behave differently on the new Pro model phones.

In fact, Kagan suggests those people might want to take Apple’s lead a step further.