iPad Anybody going from M4 to M5 iPad?

[Take Flight]

I knew I wasn’t crazy.

App developers have the opportunity to have their app request more RAM than the standard limit.

Which is why apps such as Octane X is able to work phenomenal. It’s up to the developers’s to code their app.

Does it make a difference going from 12GB or 16GB. The answer is 100% YES.

com.apple.developer.kernel.increased-memory-limit | Apple Developer Documentation

A Boolean value that indicates whether core features of your app may perform better with a higher memory limit on supported devices.

developer.apple.com

os_proc_available_memory | Apple Developer Documentation

Determines the amount of memory available to the current app.

developer.apple.com

that has been my suspicion for a while…as the number of apps that seem to basically reset while sitting in background seems a bit arbitrary. apps like youtube that can’t keep your session active and completely start over when re-summoned is very annoying.

i sense with more ram available across all devices, these apps will start to make more use of it in future updates.

 

[Matsamoto]

No.

I was planning to upgrade from my IPP 11” 2020 to a M5 or maybe a M4, but then Apple released iPadOS 26.

So no.
Apple can keep their kindergarten toys.

 

[Brapple]

No.

I was planning to upgrade from my IPP 11” 2020 to a M5 or maybe a M4, but then Apple released iPadOS 26.

So no.
Apple can keep their kindergarten toys.

lol

DRAMA QUEEN

I adjusted to 26 in about 2 days. It’s fine. It’s more than fine.

 

[Apple_Robert]

In my opinion, the Nano Texture is great to have if it will be used stationary. If you use it mobile on a regular basis, be prepared for accidental scratches on the screen. I also suggest you buy an extra cleaning cloth when traveling and a very, very soft feather duster for home use to ever so gently keep the glass clean from dust particles etc.

 

[MacPeasant123]

I'm a very light user of the iPad compared to the rest of you. The one I have is a 12.9" iPad Pro from 2020 (which I bought used in 2022 to use as a portable monitor via Sidecar), with the A12Z Bionc chip, the one before the M1 chip version.

The screen has two bright spots, and I have iPadOS 26 on it, which works ok. I'll keep running this one until it either stops working or it runs out of Apple software support. Only then will I upgrade, which may be when the M7 or M8 are coming out. And even then, I'll buy an older one like M5 or whatever.