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Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Re: Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Post by Miraste »

kmeisthax wrote: post #55
KennyBlanken wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My god, the narrative. "Apple is doing this just to fuck with users, fuck apple" etc over and over despite zero evidence as to their intention here. One sane person comes up with the more likely explanation: > That implies to me the calibration is unique to each screen and a proper repair has a calibration setup step? And someone just dismisses that perfectly logical explanation completely out of hand, declaring 'all…

The problem is that with Apple, when anything needs calibration, that's used as an excuse to serialize the part. Apple doesn't release calibration tools to the public, nor can you program it yourself because there's public key crypto cancer everywhere. In a world where Apple wasn't trying to dynamite the repair industry, they'd have a website with all their calibration tools and low level format documentation on it.…

I don't think USB-C is as bad as its reputation. Yes, it's tough to find a cable that will carry data and video signals and high voltage charging. But how does that compare with the alternatives? You can't do it with Lightning, period. You can't do it with any other cable standard, period. Sure it could be improved, but the fact is I can get a cable with all those features after (minimal) research, and before it just wasn't possible.

Re: Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Post by wkat4242 »

dotnet00 wrote: post #25
anyfactor wrote: post #21

Tangential rant. Has tablet computer really improved since the last Google Nexus 7 tablet, which was released in 2013? Seriously, I was in the market for an affordable tablet, and quite bizarrely the tablet computers today have significantly underwhelming spec compared to a phone of the same price point. There is no budget tab from known manufacturers. Even at IPad level prices, the android counterpart is quite under…

Not exactly a budget tab, but I've found the S8 Ultra (and the S7 FE before that) to be pretty great. The S8U managing to make having a laptop entirely unnecessary (since I'd only need a laptop away from home and I mainly WFH). With Android there has been a long period of stagnation with only Samsung doing custom stuff like DeX, multi-tasking stuff and striking deals with various productivity apps for Android ports t…

It's pretty great but it also costs a lot more than than a basic laptop :)

Re: Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Post by ThatPlayer »

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #52
dotnet00 wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You don't need a dock, proprietary or not for DeX on the tab at least, it's just a button there, and I've been able to just use a regular old random dock for external display, external keyboard etc. Haven't tried with phone though.

But you need a computer to receive Miracast for you. Motorola just has a DP video output to a dumb screen.

Samsung's works with DP over USB-C video output too. A computer to receive is just an additional option.

Re: Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Post by wkat4242 »

KennyBlanken wrote: post #46
rgoulter wrote: post #29

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> [USB-C is a connector] literally designed to break just like every USB connector before it. Do you have any evidence USB-C is literally designed to break? That seems like an extraordinary claim to me.

It is very difficult to damage a lightning port by sticking something into it because the contacts are deep inside the port and only the tiniest bit is exposed, enough to mate with the plug, and the male plug has zero moving or bending parts: https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/8059819/ve... In fact, it's remarkably easy to clean a Lightning port and the common advice is "just stick a toothpick in." The…

The lightning connector has one major flaw: the springs are in the phone side.

Over time these wear out which is why its much better to have the phone side have simple static contact surfaces and the spring loaded contacts on the cable side which is much cheaper to replace.

USB until C also did this wrong and C fixed that mistake.

Re: Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Post by HumblyTossed »

squeaky-clean wrote: post #49
HumblyTossed wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I still have several android phones from that era (LG G2 for one example) that are used for various purposes and theyre fine even today.

I had an LG G3 and after 2 years it would die when the battery got to ~30%. Thankfully the battery was user replaceable. But LG is not immune to this. I'm surprised an LG G2 would even run for 10 minutes today unless it's had the original battery replaced.

Runs all night as a music box for the kids.

Same battery.

Re: Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Post by HumblyTossed »

selectodude wrote: post #59
HumblyTossed wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I still have several android phones from that era (LG G2 for one example) that are used for various purposes and theyre fine even today.

You must not take them out and try and use them somewhere cold.

Not true

Re: Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Post by _ea1k »

anyfactor wrote: post #21

Tangential rant. Has tablet computer really improved since the last Google Nexus 7 tablet, which was released in 2013? Seriously, I was in the market for an affordable tablet, and quite bizarrely the tablet computers today have significantly underwhelming spec compared to a phone of the same price point. There is no budget tab from known manufacturers. Even at IPad level prices, the android counterpart is quite under…

I mostly blame the CPU manufacturers. There just aren't great, competitive options at price points that support good low end tablets.

At the higher end, things like the Pixel tablet and Galaxy Tab are pretty good, but IMO they are hard to justify vs the ipad at the same price point.

Re: Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Post by jlund-molfese »

kevin_thibedeau wrote: post #44
dotnet00 wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not exactly a budget tab, but I've found the S8 Ultra (and the S7 FE before that) to be pretty great. The S8U managing to make having a laptop entirely unnecessary (since I'd only need a laptop away from home and I mainly WFH). With Android there has been a long period of stagnation with only Samsung doing custom stuff like DeX, multi-tasking stuff and striking deals with various productivity apps for Android ports t…

> only Samsung doing custom stuff like DeX, Motorola has phones that do the same and without a proprietary dock.

Huawei too! Just plug your phone into your TV. But behind the scenes it’s built on AOSP code (assuming DeX and Motorola are the same)

Re: Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Post by userbinator »

That looks like deliberate sabotage, and not merely a "the screen wasn't calibrated correctly" which I suspect Apple is going to try to spin this as, especially if using the existing controller with the new screen as the video claims causes this to be fixed. Watch the video - it's very short.

More disturbing is the realisation that there are people working at Apple to implement stuff like this.

Re: Apple Pencils don’t draw straight on replaced iPad screens

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Post by overgard »

KennyBlanken wrote: post #24
dataflow wrote: post #2

Note: I slightly edited the title for accuracy. In particular, it appears "third-party replacement screens" doesn't refer to third-party-manufactured screens, but merely replacements performed by third parties using genuine Apple screens. And we simply know that they don't draw straight lines, not that they "can't". More reading: https://www.reddit.com/r/gadgets/comments/15cxwaa/apple_penc...

My god, the narrative. "Apple is doing this just to fuck with users, fuck apple" etc over and over despite zero evidence as to their intention here. One sane person comes up with the more likely explanation: > That implies to me the calibration is unique to each screen and a proper repair has a calibration setup step? And someone just dismisses that perfectly logical explanation completely out of hand, declaring 'all…

I've replaced 2 iPhones and and an iPad for no other reason than that the lightning socket came loose and unreliable after a few years (even though the devices were otherwise fine). I've never had a single issue with USB-C
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