Locking functionality within iPhone/iPad

Yes there is a number lock to access the content of your iPhone/iPad. But why isn't there the option of locking access to emails or photos? You have a friend that wants to use your iPad but maybe you have some 'personal' stuff on there. So you let him borrow it for a second and all the while you are standing over his shoulder making sure he doesn't access your photos of your .... *ahem* well we will just leave that to your imagination. It would be nice to 'lock' apps within iOS so that prying eyes aren't looking at things they shouldn't.

iPhone alarm app .... Snoooooze.

The alarm... Most all of us wake to one. I use about 4 every morning. Thank god for the iPhone. I could have 20 if I need it. But the app is lacking. Needs an update. Needs a refresh. Why can't u see the options of the alarm on the alarm page. You have to hit edit and scroll to your alarm and then go to another page to make changes. Wonky. Cumbersome. I didn't have 3 moves to change my Sony dream machine alarm. Keep it simple elegant. Fluid. If it has to be another page then don't make me click an edit button to access it. Double tap? Slide? I was elated when Apple finally added the ability to make the alarm a song on my iPod. But that was it. How about a screen with HOW to turn off the alarm? Shake it? Type in a code (making sure you aren't just asleep ) how about making you walk into the next room - there is a GPS after all. You reinvented the cellphone apple. How about reinventing the alarm clock?

Getting Bored with the Grid

Dear Apple,

Love your products - I own an iPhone, MacBook, & AppleTV. Yes I'm a fanatic. I haven't yet bought an iPad cause I'm holding out for V.2 of the mini - with a retina display and a current processor - something that SHOULD have been released the first time - but Apple's standards have slipped IMHO - but I digress.

What I'm writing to you todays is the ubiquitous grid on all iPhones/ipads. BORING, sterile .. monotonous. It Strongly needs an upgrade. I don't know how you are going to dig yourself out of this one. You seemed to have ingrained it forever into the mac product line. I still think there is hope.

Here is a few ideas:

How about a zooming toolbar - like you have for the desktop. Where you can glide over tiny icons that zoom into view?

Maybe a desktop motif with spring loaded piles (also used in the toolbar on desktop?)

Anything other than the boring grid! Its getting old! I'm tired of looking at my 4x5 grid on my phone. And I think the grid on the iPad just looks silly. Not only is it way too spaced out and clunky - but the icons seem small for such a large screen. Why can't it be customizable? decide how many rows? how large of icon?

its been 5 years ... please give us some other option

Self-timer for iPhone camera

The iPhone camera needs a timer feature. Why haven't they done this? How simple would this functionality be?

No more 'selfie' photos.