These predictions predate The Rickies and are not officially graded as such.
The Mac Pro ships by the end of 2018โ
๐ฎPredicted 1 year ahead of its time.
Came true on December 12, 2019 when first Mac Pro orders began shipping.
No new iPad mini+1
If itโs killed, heโs not wrong.
๐Buzzkiller
iTunes rewrite or replacement for macOS-1
๐ฎPredicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when macOS Catalina was announced with new Music app.
There will be a bigger iPhone X style phone, but it will not have an OLED screen+1
Apple Watch with an always-on displayโ
๐ฎPredicted 9 months ahead of its time.
Came true on September 10, 2019 when Apple Watch Series 5 was announced.
iOS 12 features a large scale UI redesign across iOS, the biggest since iOS 7-1
iOS 12 will have a focus on โfasterโ, speed and performance optimisations being a tentpole feature+1
A streaming service announced as Apple Videoโ
1-2 months for free, bundled with Apple Music as an option.
Workflow 2 appears as a system feature or app+2
Heavy on Siri integration, framework for pro apps to talk to each other.
๐Caused the Bill of Rickies to be amended with the half points rule.
AppKit and UIKit give birth to something new and cross-platform๐
๐ฎPredicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when SwiftUI was announced.
iPod touch updated๐
๐ฎPredicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on May 28, 2019 when iPod touch (7th gen) was announced.
A new Apple Pencil with a button of some kind๐
On iOS 12, the iPad homescreen features more than just app icons๐
๐ฎPredicted 1.5 years ahead of its time.
Came true on June 22, 2020 when iPadOS 14 allowed you to pin the Today view with widgets to the iPad homescreen. iPadOS 15 finally added real homescreen widgets.
Reminders gets a major redesign modeled after iOS 11 and Files๐
New family sharing features and integration with the HomePod.
๐ฎPredicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when iOS 13 was announced with a Reminders redesign.
A new smart keyboard๐
New material, backlit keys, a dedicated Siri key.
๐ฎPredicted 1.2 years ahead of its time.
Came true on March 18, 2020 when Magic Keyboard for iPad was announced.
Apple Video and Apple Music have dedicated apps for Mac and iOS๐
Music and Video removed from iTunes on the Mac.
๐ฎPredicted 5 months ahead of its time.
Came true on June 3, 2019 when macOS Catalina was announced with new, separate Music and TV apps.