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Re: iPadOS

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Post by AgloeDreams »

peatmoss wrote: post #46

Anyone here familiar with photo management know what the likely implications of the new USB storage support are? My elderly mother has gotten into photography in the past few years and shoots with what I assume is a prosumer camera (high-ish resolution, swappable lenses). The Windows laptop she plugs into is a disaster waiting to happen, in that I’m pretty sure nothing is properly backed up. I think she also barely u…

Tried the flow out, it's really slick and FAST as all get out. Just plug and play, you can import files into the Photos app (the drive shows as an import location like in MacOS Photos app) or in the files app as if it is Finder. Really powerful, a modern iPad Pro might be faster than the old Windows hardware for run and gun processing, large scale editing is better on an actively cooled device. The screen on the iPad is likely more accurate.

Re: iPadOS

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Post by knolan »

dallen33 wrote: post #18

The list of supported devices is impressive. The iPad Air 2 came out in 2014. 12.9-inch iPad Pro 11-inch iPad Pro 10.5-inch iPad Pro 9.7-inch iPad Pro iPad (7th generation) iPad (6th generation) iPad (5th generation) iPad mini (5th generation) iPad mini 4 iPad Air (3rd generation) iPad Air 2

The iPad Air 2 was notable for being a powerhouse. The successor was actually slower. I guess iPadOS was in the oven for a long time.

Re: iPadOS

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Post by AgloeDreams »

finkin1 wrote: post #5

I wonder why they aren't advertising mouse support. This seems like one of the most useful features to me. They didn't mention it on the keynote and I can't find it on their website anywhere. Any thoughts on why Apple wouldn't be pushing this as a major advancement for iPad?

The 'mouse' support is not meant for use as a mouse according to Apple, it's exclusively meant to be used for accessibility for people who have difficulty in movement (trackball use and such)

Re: iPadOS

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Post by dmazin »

nostromo wrote: post #55

I've tried to use these desktop-inspired features on iPad and they are befuddling. Using two apps at once is beyond confusing. A simple use case, like copying an address from a Safari tab into Gmail via split screen requires so many mysterious, undiscoverable gestures, I doubt almost anyone is doing that. I think Jobs was right that convergence between workstations and mobile devices requires too many sacrifices, at…

I think something mostly unmentioned, but implicit, in a lot of the power features of iPadOS is that they work great with a keyboard using shortcuts most people are already familiar with (e.g. command-c). The three-finger gestures, I agree, are pretty weird but you always have the keyboard (and the cut/copy/paste action menu).

Re: iPadOS

#76

Post by toxik »

paultopia wrote: post #51

Has anyone tried the released version yet? Is it as buggy as (reportedly) iOS 13 is?

I swear to god, every single iOS release I see a comment lamenting how buggy the new version is in developer preview, and every time, by the time it's on my device, I never have issues.

Re: iPadOS

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Post by saagarjha »

savoytruffle wrote: post #28
dallen33 wrote: post #18

The list of supported devices is impressive. The iPad Air 2 came out in 2014. 12.9-inch iPad Pro 11-inch iPad Pro 10.5-inch iPad Pro 9.7-inch iPad Pro iPad (7th generation) iPad (6th generation) iPad (5th generation) iPad mini (5th generation) iPad mini 4 iPad Air (3rd generation) iPad Air 2

It supports iPads with an A8 series chip, while iOS 13 does not support such iPhones (which would be a 5S). It's presumably because the iPads of the same CPU generation usually have more RAM, more CPU cores, more GPU cores.

iPad Air 2 has an A8X, and iPhone 5s has an A7.

Re: iPadOS

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Post by wffurr »

mrpinc wrote: post #7
finkin1 wrote: post #5

I wonder why they aren't advertising mouse support. This seems like one of the most useful features to me. They didn't mention it on the keynote and I can't find it on their website anywhere. Any thoughts on why Apple wouldn't be pushing this as a major advancement for iPad?

The mouse support is supposed to be focused on accessibility for people with disabilities, it's not everyday user focused.

If it's not good enough for everyday users then it's also not good enough for people with disabilities. Who, I note, also use the device every day and deserve a good experience too.

Re: iPadOS

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Post by s3r3nity »

AgloeDreams wrote: post #71
peatmoss wrote: post #46

Anyone here familiar with photo management know what the likely implications of the new USB storage support are? My elderly mother has gotten into photography in the past few years and shoots with what I assume is a prosumer camera (high-ish resolution, swappable lenses). The Windows laptop she plugs into is a disaster waiting to happen, in that I’m pretty sure nothing is properly backed up. I think she also barely u…

Tried the flow out, it's really slick and FAST as all get out. Just plug and play, you can import files into the Photos app (the drive shows as an import location like in MacOS Photos app) or in the files app as if it is Finder. Really powerful, a modern iPad Pro might be faster than the old Windows hardware for run and gun processing, large scale editing is better on an actively cooled device. The screen on the iPad…

I wish I could upvote this more, as I've been blown away by the speed as well.

Also, the deep integration of Siri Shortcuts with iOS opens up so many possibilities for automation for this - maybe OP can help their mother with setting up one or the team at an Apple store could help (I've had some experience with making an appointment with them to help me with a shortcut I was building for Apple Health.)

But I also agree with some of the other commenters that just leveraging iCloud / Apple Photos out-of-the-box should suffice.

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