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Losing the thread in iPadOS multitasking
Hey everyone, I often find myself losing track of what I'd been thinking about or working on in any given project because iPadOS does not have the ability to lock (a combination of) windows in place in either the App Switcher or Stage Manager, in a way you might with Spaces in Mission Control on... -
iPhone 15 Pro Max How is the multitasking with 8GB RAM?
Congratulations to all those who managed to get their 15 Pro Max this week/weekend. Given the apparent upgrade of RAM from 6GB (in 12 PM, 13 PM and 14 PM) to 8GB in the 15 Pro Max, I would love to know if you are seeing significantly more apps staying in RAM/not restarting after you have left... -
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Cmd + Tab on iPadOS 16
Hello, does anyone know if cmd + tab on the new iPadOS 16 shows all the open apps like MacOS does or just a few like previous versions of iPadOS? I really hope Apple fixes this.- FMRWin10Boy
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- Forum: iPadOS 16
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iPadOS16 Question - Is there Portrait/Vertical Support with Stage Manager
My apologies if this has been answered elsewhere, however, I did not see it when searching and also for my long post. I tend to be a bit detailed when writing. For anyone testing out the new iPadOS 16 Beta: Are you able to use stage manger while using the iPad in vertical (portrait) mode...- philliez98
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- ipados 16 multitask multitasking splitscreen splitview stage manager top bottom
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- Forum: iPadOS 16
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Other Possible solutions: Make the app switcher always full and/or eliminate the "not running" state
The App Switcher on an iPhone always starts out empty after completing setup, then it starts getting filled up as soon as you launch an app for the first time. But because of https://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/force-quitting-apps-doesnt-help-battery/, swiping apps out of the App Switcher makes...- GeoffreyTrang
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- app switcher memory multitasking
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iPad Still can’t use iPad Pro 11 as my daily computer
On several occasions I’ve tried to use my iPad as my daily computer. Despite Apple’s odd marketing efforts that it’s not a computer but is a computer, I find myself wondering if anyone out there uses the iPad for heavy lifting? I think it‘s the perfect device for answering emails, web browsing...- FMRWin10Boy
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- ipad mac monitor multitasking
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Long time android user needs help making iPhone more productive
Long-time Android user, with a preference for small phones. In recent years, have been using small Samsungs and Sony Xperia compacts. Experience with the Android has been great, with only complaint being ram slowdown and lack of updates. However build quality has been terrible with every phone...- johnjkjk
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- android transition gui multitasking
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- Forum: Alternatives to iOS
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iPad Pro App Switcher on iPad Pro
Does anyone know how many apps the app switcher (cmd + tab) will display? I have a bunch of apps open at a time and feel like it only displays a handful. Also, cmd + Q doesn’t kill the app. Instead it removes it from the app switcher; kind of like that feature to be honest! Was curious if anyone...- FMRWin10Boy
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- ipad pro 11 ipados multitasking
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- Forum: iPad
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iPhone 11 Closing apps from the app switcher on iPhone
Closing apps from the app switcher in iOS make any difference in terms of overall performance or in battery life? should i close the app after using them or keep in app switcher (In the background).- iamsaifkhan
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- close apps ios apps multitasking
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- Forum: iPhone
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ZuriWeb: Menu Bar Web Browser for multitasking
Hey everyone, i created a mini-browser that you can access quickly from your menu bar for multitasking. I made this initially so that i could follow along tutorials on Youtube without having to constantly switch between app windows. The current version supports macOS 10.15 and above. App... -
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Can't multitask when screen sharing in Zoom?
Since updating my iPad pro to iOS14 trying to multitask while sharing my screen via Zoom brings up a popup saying screen sharing was canceled because of multitask. I had no trouble doing this prior to updating to iOS14. Does anyone know why this is happening or how to fix it? I don't get any...- vectorcities
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- help ios14 multitasking screen share zoom
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Other Split-screen multitasking on iPhone 12?
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All iPads Here is a concept of how floating windows could be on the iPad
This is my first time doing a concept. I made it using PowerPoint haha. This is how I thing floating windows could be on iPadOS- Marlon DLTH :)
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- ipad ipados multitasking
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- Forum: iPad
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iPad “Merge All Windows…”
…should be a dock icon long-press action for any multi-window-capable app, in my humble opinion. Thoughts? -
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iPad Multitasking support: why do developers get to decide?
I'd like to know why Apple leaves it up to developers to decide if they want to support multitasking. eg. Why does Google get to decide that Gmail app doesn't support it? This is 2019.- brilliantthings
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- gmail ios 13 ipad multitasking
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- Forum: iOS 13
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iPad Multitasking with App not in Dock
Hello, I apologize if this has already been covered, but I can't find anything specific to iOS 12 and the new iPad Pro with Face ID. I'm trying to find a way to split screen with an app that's not in my dock and also without having to turn on the Recent App Suggestions. There are a few ways... -
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10 Months on and this still hasn't been fixed
General > Multitasking & Dock > (dock) Show suggested & recent apps > Disable And yet, I'm still getting app suggestions in the dock. First it was Youtube, now it's a news app, that I don't even open unless an important headline comes up in my notifications. Yet, machine learning has decided... -
iPad Pro 10.5 (2017) Multi-tasking lag in iOS11 when switching from a game
I have had a great experience thus far with my 10.5 picking it up months ago back when it was still running iOS 10. I'm not much of a gamer but recently decided to pick some games up from the app store. Whenever I go to the home screen after playing a game the multitasking menu will pause for... -
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How to actually close a slide over app or open in full screen from Slide Over
For the iPad Pro Gen2, is there a way to actually close an app opened in Slide Over? For example: I have Safari opened full screen and open Mail in Slide Over. Now I want to open mail in full screen. There is no efficient way to do this. If you swipe right to hide the Mail Slide Over app then... -
iPad Multitasking Bug
When on the Homescreen using my iPad Pro 9.7, if I engage multitasking by flicking up from the bottom quickly, all th multitasking options are displayed as expected however the Homescreen doesn’t blur out making it difficult to see the options. When I swipe up slowly, the issue isn’t there. Has...
