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UX Issue of macOS Finder

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In Catalina, Finder took over the job of sharing files between Mac and iOS devices.

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT210598

Problem: No Process Bar When Copying File

Before Catalina, it was iTunes that user use to transfer file to iPhone/iPad. And when so, a progress bar would show:

Source: knittinguniverse.com

But in Catalina, there is no longer a progress bar on either on Mac or iPad. So, when you drag a file into your iPhone, you really don’t know whether it’s completed, or how long it would approximately take. Bad User Experience.

Proposed Solution

Add a progress bar to Finder when sharing files between Mac and iOS devices.

Status

Reported to Apple (Oct 27, 2019)