A Better Spotlight for iOS [Concept Video]

POST

MAIL

Posted September 18, 2012 at 12:42am by Shalom Levytam

Designer Cody Sanfilippo has put together a concept video detailing how he thinks Spotlight for iOS should work.

Here's my proposal for what Spotlight should be in iOS. At it's core, it's a filtering system for Spotlight results. However, the system goes deeper than that; it allows for searching through all applications without launching them, a file system for iOS, a Siri-like experience from Spotlight, a way to get your information quickly in order to get back what you were doing.

Take a look below...

Get the iClarified Daily Newsletter

Apple news, rumors, tutorials, price drop alerts, in your inbox every evening, free.

Unsubscribe at any time.

Add Comment

Would you like to be notified when someone replies or adds a new comment?

Yes (All Threads)

Yes (This Thread Only)

Notifications

Would you like to be notified when we post a new Apple news article or tutorial?

Yes

Comments (11)

Comments are closed for this article.

HJ - September 19, 2012 at 12:58am

good song! i should have Shazamed it

Patte - September 18, 2012 at 9:25am

I hope this video is sent to Apple and implemented the next update for iOS!

Simon - September 18, 2012 at 5:36am

If spotlight was like that, then I might actually use it.

NamesDon'tMatterHere - September 18, 2012 at 5:34am

so basically likes widgets inside spotlight, sounds good, looks good hope they hire this guy like they hired the one who made the siri mock up before the 4S event

Shameer - September 18, 2012 at 1:46am

I dislike it. You need to search everything at once. If it ain't broke don't fix it

f1982 - September 18, 2012 at 5:54am

What? At the moment you do have to search everything at once, and there isn't any intelligence or further options once you've found what you want. It would be worthwhile scrapping the spotlight screen and incorporate the search bar into notifications bar, along with quick quick settings buttons.

myaapple - September 18, 2012 at 2:04pm

I would think you would have the option to filter or not so is a plus.

Amriibacchus - September 18, 2012 at 1:45am

Make a cydia tweak. Have huge demand for it and after a year or 2 Apple will "invent it" and it will be thier "brilliant idea" and it will change everything again. Then you can be happy that you gave apple the idea to have an idea. Like MMS, 3G FaceTime, tethering, wallpapers, Siri commands, folders, and all the other stuff they innovated all by themsleves !!!

Someone - September 18, 2012 at 4:48am

I think that's why apple close their eyes on jailbreak. If they'd really block it, they can but they take ideas from "illegal" cydia to "legal" apple. I'm totally agreed with you that they're copy some features from jailbreak but that's how they are growing up.

Throdne - September 18, 2012 at 1:06am

Yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!! Apple get on it! Or someone that makes jailbroken apps/mods!

King - September 18, 2012 at 1:00am

Barelly anyone uses that

Recent. Read the latest Apple News.

RECENT

Apple to Let Users Choose Rival AI Models Across Apple Intelligence in iOS 27 [Report]

Apple Ramping Up iPhone 17 Output While Pushing Back the Base iPhone 18 [Rumor]

OpenAI Releases GPT-5.5 Instant for ChatGPT With Improved Accuracy and Memory Controls

Apple Testing Solid-State Buttons, Under-Display Face ID for 20th Anniversary iPhone [Rumor]

OpenAI Fast-Tracks AI Smartphone to 2027 With Custom MediaTek Chip [Kuo]

More News

Tutorials. Help is here.

TUTORIALS