Template talk:Timeline of iOS devices

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Apple TV

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Can someone add it? --Colejohnson66 (talk) 04:00, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2010-11-29T04:00:00.000Z","author":"Colejohnson66","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Colejohnson66-2010-11-29T04:00:00.000Z-Apple_TV","replies":["c-76.10.241.86-2012-09-21T21:55:00.000Z-Colejohnson66-2010-11-29T04:00:00.000Z"]}}-->

 Added (for the record) It was added by 210.231.46.218 (talk) in February 2011 (see revision history). ––  76.10.241.86  Talk  Contribs  21:55, 21 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2012-09-21T21:55:00.000Z","author":"76.10.241.86","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-76.10.241.86-2012-09-21T21:55:00.000Z-Colejohnson66-2010-11-29T04:00:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

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iPod Touch 5 still produced?

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Why does it state iPod Touch 5 is still produced? 32GB, 64GB and 128GB are still listed, yet iPod Touch 5 does not support iOS 10; does not make sense. Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 04:28, 23 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"2016-09-23T04:28:00.000Z","author":"Qwertyxp2000","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Qwertyxp2000-2016-09-23T04:28:00.000Z-iPod_Touch_5_still_produced?","replies":[]}}-->

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I propose a major update to this template. The main change you'll notice in my update is the removal of the various different sizes as their own entry in the timeline. Each of these families already have a dedicated timeline that does this, this one shouldn't be bloated with that. I'd like to have other opinions through. In my opinion, this update is a very obvious improvement over what we have now.

Not all changes are drastical and if this update isn't pushed to the article itself, we should probably implement them in the current timeline.

For a more detailed overview, here is what I've done:

Major notable changes:

• Aligns iPad grouping with the List of iOS devices-article, also applies to the naming scheme of that article to all devices
• Removes all separate models of the same device
• Splits iPhone 5C/SE into its own line of devices
• Makes sure the full legend is visible

Order corrections:

• Moves iPhone 11 series to the bottom of the iPhone timeline

Naming simplifications:

• Everywhere the word "generation" is used in the legend replaced with "gen"
• The word "generation" is entirely dropped from the timeline itself
• Unless the name of the first device in a series clashes with a later product, "(1st)" is omitted (eg: iPhone doesn't have it because no other model in the iPhone line is called just "iPhone", iPad does have a "1st" after its name because the name "iPad" is used for its 5th generation onwards)

Naming corrections and linking:

• Changes the "iPod Tch (2G)" naming to "iPod Touch (2G)"
• Links the "iPod Touch (4G)" to its own article rather than the general "iPod Touch" article
• Fixes an incorrect reference to "iPad Pro 2020" as "iPad Pro 2018"
• Changes names for "iPad 3" and "iPad 4" to "iPad (3rd gen)" and "iPad (4th gen)" respectivly as those devices were never called "iPad 3" and "iPad 4"
• Renames "iPad Air 3" to "iPad Air (3rd gen)"
• Renames "iPad Mini 5" to "iPad Mini (5th gen)"
• Renames all "Apple TV" entries

Color changes:

• Updates the majority of the coloring
• iPhones within the same series (6S and 6S Plus, etc) use the same color
• Splits iPad and Apple TV coloring
• Adds "Apple TV (5th gen)" to the legend
• Adds "Apple Watch Series 5" to the legend and gives it its own color
• Removes the "server" color

Additions and date fixes:

• Adds the "iPod Touch (7G)"
• Corrects the dates for the "iPhone 6" rerelease (the 32GB version)
• Adds the discontinuation date for the "Apple Watch Series 4"

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Also, to simplify notation, "(Nth)" is rewritten as "N" if not conflicting. --170.64.205.30 (talk) 14:45, 18 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20240318144500","author":"170.64.205.30","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-170.64.205.30-20240318144500-YannickFran-2020-05-20T21:34:00.000Z","replies":[]}}-->

Thanks for the extensive effort, sounds interesting from reading the first few lines...

Let me say: I'm new to this & templates.

One first bit of feedback:

I have difficulty reading parts of the text due to comparatively low contrast.

Is there a way we could make the contrast higher, improving readability?

—TrustedTusk 2024-06-04