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iPad Pro [Crowdsourcing] Non-Optimized Content on the new iPad Pro (10.5" + 12.9")
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I was almost convinced to upgrade my Air to a Pro 10.5, but I may settle on the Pro 9.7 until the 2nd iteration of the 10.5 when, hopefully, there is no need for concern about app optimization.
I had given up in frustration, and not checked it for a while. Wow! You are right. The recent update was a complete redesign. The NY Times is FINALLY optimized for the 12.9"! (Only took them 21 months.) Looks great. Thanks for mentioning that.
Are the fonts as sharp as on the 10.5? When I tried a 10.5 in Best Buy last week, the fonts in iBooks were noticeably less sharp or "in focus" as on a 9.7. I use the Kindle app more than iBooks, so your feedback is most welcomed.
It’s very easy to tell. Go to view in the app that shows the header bar with network connection and date. Then switch to Springboard (the apps view). Notice how the header text and icons are bigger in the Kindle app, that because they are running at the 9.7 resolution.
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iBooks is fully optimized for the 10.5. See my post above about the Kindle app to easily tell if an app is running at the native resolution.
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iBooks is fully optimized for the 10.5. See my post above about the Kindle app to easily tell if an app is running at the native resolution.[/QUOTE]
Thanks. Very long story short--I ended up going with the 10.5. I've been well pleased. I figured the optimization would have to take place.
iBooks is fully optimized for the 10.5. See my post above about the Kindle app to easily tell if an app is running at the native resolution.[/QUOTE]
Thanks. Very long story short--I ended up going with the 10.5. I've been well pleased. I figured the optimization would have to take place.
Except it's not a faulty product. It works exactly as designed. Apple has limited control over when devs update apps. You see the current uproar when Apple announced it was kicking 32bit apps off the store and 32bit iDevices have been off the market for years.
We saw similarly slow dev adoption when the first iPad shipped, when Retina launched, when the iPhone 5 shipped. If you don't want to bother with s/w workarounds then don't be an early adopter. Those of use who are understand the limitations going in.
As a newish 12.9 owner I can't say I'm particular bothered so far. I really having come across any apps I regularly use that have been that out of kilter. With iPad sales up last quarter I think devs have a reason to take a look at the iPad side of their apps and update them. With sales dipping over the previous quarters I think devs were a bit shy in doing work on what looked like a dying product.
I recently purchased the iPad Pro 12.9 (2017). One of the factors for that decision was comiXology being optimized for 12.9 back in March/April 2017 around 1.5 years after the 1st gen's release.
I plan on buying a Pro 10.5 eventually when it's better supported but for now, I'm keeping the Pro 9.7 as my mobile iPad. For me, the Pro 12.9 is portable (I carry it daily to/from work) but it's not mobile in the sense that I can just easily pop inside my purse and bring with me everywhere and use while waiting in line, etc.
I only use my iPad Air 2 to read and write emails. I tried the 10.5 iPad Pro in an apple store and was in a shock: the larger screen size results in large blank spaces left and right of the displayed email. The text is ok but the mail used to be good looking on 9.7 inch screens, it looks really not as nice on the 10.5 (With the 12.9, blank spaces are huge, it is really ugly, of course you can use 3 panels but I don’t really have interest in that).
Anyone knows whether Apple has any plan to improve the mail display?
Anyone knows whether Apple has any plan to improve the mail display?
Are you referring to landscape or portrait? Perhaps it depends on how Mail is set up, though I don't remember changing anything, but I just checked mine on the 10.5 and do not have unsightly blank spaces on the sides in landscape. They are rather narrow, like on my 6s in landscape. Portrait, though, does have wider blank spaces, though I never check email on my iPad in portrait, so I had not noticed that.
iOS is terrible....
It's unbelievable what people live with and even love.
Android doesn't have this problem at all.
Every app scales to correct res. Sure not as many apps are build from the ground up to take advantage of the bigger screen but these res. issues on iOS are ridiculous.
It's unbelievable what people live with and even love.
Android doesn't have this problem at all.
Every app scales to correct res. Sure not as many apps are build from the ground up to take advantage of the bigger screen but these res. issues on iOS are ridiculous.
Ugh, just bought a 12.9 and the Facebook app is TERRIBLE! Love the expanded view in Mail though!
