New iPad Air, powered by M4

Post by sgerenser » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC

wodenokoto wrote: post #322

spudlyo wrote: post #18

I'm about to head to the gym with my 12.9-inch 2017 vintage iPad Pro, which is still going strong. I prop it up on the elliptical trainer every other day or so for entertaining me while I grind out an hour of cardio. I use it for reading, watching YouTube, listening to music, audiobooks, etc. It's been my regular gym buddy for years, and is showing no signs of needing to be replaced. It's stuck on iPadOS 17.7.10, whi…

My iPad 2011 is still going strong, except that my Airpods Pro won't talk with them anymore. So should I buy a second pair of work-out earphones or a new tablet? A new tablet would give me back access to app store and many apps, which are no longer compatible with this old slab, but at least Amazon Prime Video and most importantly, VLC still works.

Post by lucasverra » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 9:02 PM UTC

silentOpen wrote: post #258

BashiBazouk wrote: post #251

I have a 6 with cracked glass and won't buy another one until 3rd party browsers can release without webkit. The net is an awful place without uBlock, which I am reminded about every time I try to surf with the ipad...

DNS-based blocking is the way (possibly via conditional VPN if you can tolerate the minimal latency bump).

Post by dijit » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC

moolcool wrote: post #313

ewoodrich wrote: post #275

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Shared iPad overview Shared iPad allows more than one user to sign in to an iPad. The iPad needs to be supervised before Shared iPad can be used. Shared iPad can be used not only in education but also in business. Multiple users can use the iPad, and the user experiences can be personal even though the devices are shared. Shared iPad requires a device management service and Managed Apple Accounts that an organization…

> Shared iPad requires a device management service and Managed Apple Accounts that an organization issues and owns I don't want to have to do a bunch of sysadmin just so my wife and I can both see our own YouTube subscriptions on an iPad. Again, you could do this with zero fuss in 5 minutes on Windows XP.

Post by GuinansEyebrows » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 9:06 PM UTC

mrkpdl wrote: post #389

p1necone wrote: post #377

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I haven't seen one yet, but theoretically a case that secures the tablet in a holder that has a proper hinge (instead of the typical kickstand style) attached would work. You'd have to weight the keyboard a bit but there's no reason it wouldn't work, and effectively give you the exact same form factor as a laptop.

That sounds like the existing Magic Keyboard for the current iPad airs and pros, can you explain the difference a bit more?

Post by hoherd » Mon, Mar 02, 2026, 9:07 PM UTC

nthdesign wrote: post #283

moolcool wrote: post #214

The iPad would go from a never-buy to a buy-right-away for me, if they added user profiles. It'd be a nice thing to have on your coffee table, where anyone in the household can pick it up and be logged into all of their stuff. Windows XP had this feature. Chromebooks have this feature. It's inexcusable that such an expensive gadget can only have one user.

I agree 100%. When I purchased my Steam Deck, I was actually surprised that it was so easy to switch between Steam profiles. Last year, my wife and I tried Apple Vision Pro. While we aren't the target audience for a $3,500 headset, we might be tempted at $1,200. But not if each of us needs to buy our own.

    1. Turn on Steam Deck
    2. Open Steam on your phone
    3. Scan QR code
    4. Choose whether or not to stay signed in on the Steam Deck