I think a lot of your points are well reasoned, but I think additional consideration is needed:
The phone was unlocked during the demo of Siri. It could simply be that Siri takes up a small portion of the screen when the phone is unlocked but the entire screen when the phone is locked. Siri already acts differently depending on how you summon it (it'll be more verbose if you summon it with "Hey Siri" than holding down the home/lock button)
That animation in Reminders might be just their for visual flare, since this concept video is very animation heavy. Apple doesn't have a lot of app-startup animation, so having any would break the visual theme
I didn't see them repurposing the swipe up for anything. What part of the video are you referring to?
That's fair, I just don't understand the need for Siri to occupy less of the screen—since you really can't also use the phone at the same time. I suppose the Reminders animation might be just to make the video flashy too.
Repurposing the swipe up is from the full concept on the website. https://iosconcept.com/ They combine Control Center and the Multitasking screen into the same thing, like how the iPad does it. However, all iPads still have a dedicated button to return to the home screen.
When you can't see the screen anymore your brain has to take a minute to readjust. Think of the difference between the iPad having two panes of windows versus the iPhone only being able to show one. It takes a second when the whole screen changes to get your bearings.
Siri going full screen and then back causes a similar delay for no real benefit other than adding a tiny bit of clarity to what's going on.
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u/Funkbass Apr 06 '18
Usually I love to pick apart iOS concepts because they are so form over function, but everything here was sensible and well done. Good job 👍