Didn’t Jony Ive just give an interview saying they won’t change stuff just for the sake of it?
What the hell is this about??
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Buyer Beware: 11-inch iPad Pro has a new aspect ratio, and most apps have HUGE black bars
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Easy... to make the screen 11 inches AND 4:3 it would have had to get wider and Apple decided that it was as wide as they wanted to go for the "smaller/regular" size vs. the 12.9 version. The 11 is about easy portable carry and there are limits and they decided the 10.5 dimensions were it, so they crammed a bigger screen in which meant a new ratio. There are upsides to this new ratio though, as I mentioned elsewhere the screen overall is just 7.5% bigger than the 10.5 screen, HOWEVER 16x9 movies display 15% larger than the 10.5 version because of the new ratio.
you got the point the developer did his stuff Apple dusty it they should be responseble for it
Some quick math and googling brought me to 1,43:1. This aspect ratio is very unusual for any display and is currently the aspect ratio used for IMAX movies.
Appreciate the info. I have the mindset that if a developer doesn’t update their app, I’d likely just delete it. Doesn’t sound like it’ll much work for them to update though and the video advanatages are a nice feature.
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One nice thing about the aspect ratio is that it is the square root of 2. So if you split the screen in half, each half is nearly the same ratio as the full screen.
That’s more a legal thing. If I write an app and don’t want to license it for use on ipads, Apple respects that.
They could demand developers grant that right, but it gets weird when, for example, a developer wants to release a “light” app for phones and a more feature filled app for iPads, at a higher price point.
I’m confused as to why they display like this. I thought the screen had the same width, but was taller. Shouldn’t old 10.5” apps display taking up the full width but be centered with just top and bottom bezels?
Edit: Oh, I think it’s because of the home bar and rounded corners. Do all apps not updated for the home bar (including on the 12.9”) do this? I think they would.
Edit: Oh, I think it’s because of the home bar and rounded corners. Do all apps not updated for the home bar (including on the 12.9”) do this? I think they would.
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Even when the reviewer is on the home screen or surfing web I don’t like the look, the bezel looking big. This whole Liquid Retina thing I didn’t like in XR I guess I won’t like in IPad Pro too. I didn’t pre ordered it cause I wanted to see it first.
It was a choice because otherwise they would be able to make a full fledged fitting Smart Keyboard cover. If they would have made an 11 inch in the 4:3 aspect ratio, it would still be too narrow. They also could have made an 11.5 inch in the 4:3, that would have fitted (would have been my favorite!), but that would get too close to the 12.9 inch version .
So they made this choice.
Not my choice, though, an 11.5 inch would have been perfect.
Just so everyone is aware. The same thing will happen with the 12.9. This isn’t model specific. Apps will be updated over time so I think it’s overblown, but good for people to know.
I’m going by what Steve Troughton Smith is saying. I’m not sure exactly why, but it could be because of the swipe bar or whatever you call it at the bottom. Apps will need to be recompiled in Xcode 10.1.
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Does not look too bad to me.
And most Apps on my X got updated pretty fast.
But it is to be expected, with a change like this.
And most Apps on my X got updated pretty fast.
But it is to be expected, with a change like this.
I love this change, since one of my main use while traveling is to watch movies and tv-shows. Having a bigger viewing area for this is totally awesome.
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This will improve the viewing of PDFs in the European A4 size, which are proportioned like that.
That could be it. That and the bar at the bottom of the screen taking up space. Either way, apps will need to be recompiled in Xcode 10.1, just like they will for the 11 inch.
No its not. A higher resolution requiers higher res art-work, If size classes are implemented, a new aspect ratio is much easier to adapt your app to.
I think 4.3:3 is the best name for the aspect ratio.
You can easily see what has changed compared to 4:3
You can easily see what has changed compared to 4:3