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Re: iPadOS

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Post by dep_b »

uses wrote: post #109

As a web developer, what on earth does this mean? > desktop sites are now the default in Safari Surely it's not some kind of meddling with the device width to make responsive web design even more confusing. That would be very odd. My hope is that it's some kind of user agent manipulation that thwarts device sniffing so you don't see a mobile phone stylesheet or get redirected to a mobile site while using your iPad.

It's already available with a long press on the refresh icon, "request desktop site". Probably it'll let you request a mobile version now and requests the desktop site by default.

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Post by _bxg1 »

eugeniub wrote: post #86
bitL wrote: post #84

Will there be a multi-user mode? Perfect for separating work from home or multiple clients... It would make iPad so much more usable as a single device for both work and fun.

Nothing like that was announced

Weirdly they did announce this for tvOS, but not their increasingly productivity-focused OS...

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Post by rhinoceraptor »

criddell wrote: post #55
glerk wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is this really such a big issue though? There are hundreds of free calculator apps you can download through the app store.

The one you want is PCalc. It isn't free, but it's not expensive either.

Soulver and Calca are also really amazing for more interactive calculations.

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Post by joemi »

saagarjha wrote: post #4
rhodysurf wrote: post #2

I am nervous this means Apple will hold back features from iOS to get people to buy an iPad. For example, they announced the new Files app with iPadOS but there is no reason that shouldn't all be available on an iPhone.

iPhone doesn’t have a screen large enough or a USB connector…how would you use the “new Files app”?

While I don't think that those necessarily mean it can't work well on iPhone, it does bring up an important point about feature differences between iPad and iPhone, and one that Apple surely considers: They are _different_ devices, and are _different_ sizes. Some functions will work better on one device than on the other, and vice versa, because of this. This is why it makes sense that iPadOS is now a thing, and why features might exist with one and not the other. It shows that Apple is carefully designing the OS for the different devices.

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Post by pathartl »

Apple in 2009: Web browsing on a desktop is cumbersome and painful Apple in 2019: We've brought the desktop browsing experience to the iPad

I mean I get it, they're maturing the platform. But window snapping and home screen widgets seem very "Windows Vista". That combined with the new swipe keyboard and finally adding storage support... it really just seems like playing catch up for things that have existed for over a decade now.

I would personally never use a device for professional work unless I had full control over the software on that device. Being locked in by the app store is still a non-starter for me.

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Post by wlesieutre »

uses wrote: post #109

As a web developer, what on earth does this mean? > desktop sites are now the default in Safari Surely it's not some kind of meddling with the device width to make responsive web design even more confusing. That would be very odd. My hope is that it's some kind of user agent manipulation that thwarts device sniffing so you don't see a mobile phone stylesheet or get redirected to a mobile site while using your iPad.

Yep, that's it. Even major websites have this problem, with YouTube being a particularly bad one. If you have an iPad handy try loading up YouTube, then do a long-press on the reload button and request desktop site. It's a much better experience.

I don't have the betas, but I expect Apple is applying this automatically based on viewport size. Full screen Safari instance? Desktop page. Narrow viewport in split or slide-over multitasking? Mobile page.

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Post by threeseed »

eppsilon wrote: post #112
threeseed wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Weird. As a developer I haven't found Apple to be thumbing their nose at me. Many of their features are genuinely useful for my development e.g. TouchBar.

Genuinely curious: how have you found TouchBar useful for development? I think you're the first dev I've seen say that.

Because I can fully customise it using something like BetterTouchTool.

And so in IntelliJ I have custom buttons for executing common commands. I never remembered what each function key does in each app so it's useful for me.

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Post by JimDabell »

virtuallynathan wrote: post #70
rhodysurf wrote: post #2

I am nervous this means Apple will hold back features from iOS to get people to buy an iPad. For example, they announced the new Files app with iPadOS but there is no reason that shouldn't all be available on an iPhone.

iOS is getting files and gamepad support: https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-13-preview/features/

iOS has had files and gamepad support for years. The new things announced today are:

- SMB fileshare and SD card access in Files on iOS.

- PS4 and Xbox One gamepad support for the HomePod & iOS.

Re: iPadOS

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Post by joemi »

drusepth wrote: post #122
criddell wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The one you want is PCalc. It isn't free, but it's not expensive either.

I'm not sure how to ask this without it sounding anything other than genuinely curious, but it is: why would you spend money on a calculator app? What does it offer that other (free) calculator apps don't? Are free apps just so crippled that you need to pay for something full-featured and/or without something like ads? I'm not familiar with the iOS/iPadOS ecosystem.

A paid calculator app might be better designed than a free one. Or it might not have ads, when a free one does. Or it being paid could mean that it'll be better supported with any necessary bugfixes and updates. Or the fact that it's a paid app could imply that it's better designed or better supported (without necessarily being true). Or perhaps you really care about something particular that the paid calculator app does right in your eyes, and the free ones simply don't have.

There are lots of reasons one might spend money on a paid calculator app instead of a free one, and I'm sure this list doesn't even cover all the reasons.

Re: iPadOS

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Post by dpcx »

drusepth wrote: post #122
criddell wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The one you want is PCalc. It isn't free, but it's not expensive either.

I'm not sure how to ask this without it sounding anything other than genuinely curious, but it is: why would you spend money on a calculator app? What does it offer that other (free) calculator apps don't? Are free apps just so crippled that you need to pay for something full-featured and/or without something like ads? I'm not familiar with the iOS/iPadOS ecosystem.

You could ask a similar question to physical calculators, I think. Why would you pay for an advanced calculator when you can get the cheap-o solar powered calculators for free in many many places?

Because you want a quality product with some thought put in to it.

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