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Hands-On With the New M4 OLED iPad Pro
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I noticed this right away. The volume buttons are reversed from prior iPads. If you notice the volume slider, though, the right button moves the volume slider right and the left, left. So if you change your mindset from portrait to landscape, the change does make sense. It’s just weird and will take getting used to.
Is this setting still available?
Change iPad volume buttons to match its orientation - 9to5Mac
This walkthrough with images covers how to change iPad volume buttons to match its orientation for a more intuitive experience.
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It does not seem to be there anymore. I guess Apple’s abandoned any idea of portrait mode entirely. Too bad.Is this setting still available?
Change iPad volume buttons to match its orientation - 9to5Mac
This walkthrough with images covers how to change iPad volume buttons to match its orientation for a more intuitive experience.
My EE eSIM failed to transfer from my M1 says not supported on my M4 🙈 and now need to go in store again coz I had issues getting a eSIM on the M1 originally
I’m seriously considering the 13” Air. My Air 4 still works fine, and generally fast enough for what I do on it (music making, web browsing mostly), so I can’t envisage how that could be faster - but good to hear it is!
The bigger screen and more disk space is the draw for me, but since my current Air still works fine it’s making me hesitate. I need to see more posts like this!
Sounds like you are having the same problems I encountered when I first when esim with AT&T and VZW in USA. If the back end at the telco is not set up correctly it won't work. Best of luck.
Cheers dude, US is so far ahead in eSIM technology than us in the U.K even carriers say a physical sim is much better
When I gave up on Mac over 8 years ago, it wasn’t a financial decision. A you note that iPad can do 90% of what a Mac does (for you), and as you already note that iPad is so much more portable and versatile, perhaps you don’t need a Mac either.Convenience. A laptop is actually a PITA to carry around with you constantly. An iPad is the best ultraportable device and is so easy to carry around. A lot of times, I take it off the keyboard and it becomes even more portable. Is there an ultra-ultra portable?
I take it with me constantly inside my house and most of the time outside my house while still in town. The only time the MacBook leaves my desk is when I travel. The iPad can do 90% of what Macs can do and Macs can do 90% of what iPads can do, so it's that non-overlap and ultraportability that makes the iPad worth it. If you can't afford a high end iPad, just get an iPad Air or mini for a much cheaper price. To me, the major reason to get a iPad Pro is that screen, first the mini-LED on the 2021 version, and now the 2024 tandem OLED version.
Because it is so ultraportable and such a huge convenience, I use my iPad for almost all my computing needs because the best computer is the one that's with you.
So far I’m loving the iPad Pro and the Magic Keyboard. If only the software would keep up. I plugged into an external monitor, and window management is so bad. Good thing I don’t rely on that. Come on Apple, next month the new iPad OS needs a lot more than AI. As many have said, hardware is far ahead of the software.
My iPP M2 is the same way. When in landscape mode, the volume button closest the power button is volume down. The other is up. But if you hold the iPad in portrait mode, the volume buttons switch and the closest to power is volume up and the other is down. It seems to change the buttons function depending on portrait or landscape.
Did not try it wired as that wouldn't be the way I would be using it. I do have it going through a Wifi6 router, or at least one that supports it. In the end I just decided there isn't much making use of the new features right now that it's best to hold off until WWDC to see what is announced and then rethink upgrading or waiting. Procreate doesn't even have their update out to make use of the new Pencil Pro.
Same thing happened to me with the dots and I had to input it manually. Worked the first time though.
It is definitely faster, and the larger storage was a MUST for me, but otherwise it’s indistinguishable from my 4th gen Air. Honestly, if the battery wasn‘t dropping so quickly on my 4th gen I would have kept it while longer. The reason I bought this one now is so I can maximize the trade-in value on my 4th gen (It’s in perfect shape).
I want to play with Logic Pro and Final Cut on this new iPad, and if I like it I may trade-up to a 13 inch in a few months when (hopefully) I’m a little more flush with cash. I want to see how much I use those apps first.
Yeah, I’m tempted to hang on to my Air 4 for a bit longer - the battery is ok, unless I’m hammering it with multiple music apps, so even if I do get the 13” I might keep the Air 4 for general browsing - plus it works with my Pencil 2.
Tricky one this - double storage (I only have 64gb currently), bigger screen, bit faster - but otherwise not a massive change from what I already have. If they’d put an M3 in i’d be a no-brainer, but not as future proof as I’d hoped.
Did you try the Logic free month trial? I didn’t get on with it personally, though a bigger screen might make it more appealing.
So was in the Apple Store today and got my hands on it. No question, the new Pro with the Magic Keyboard is tangibly and noticeably lighter than the previous model. It no longer felt like a "brick" and it felt no heavier nor bulkier to a MacBook Air. This is unquestionably the best iPad model thus far. I did not at all get the sense that this will bend easily, it felt pretty rugged. I'm still on a 2018 iPad Pro whose Folio keyboard just crapped out so......thinking.
The one thing that came up as my daughter purchased the Air was with any of these Magic Keyboards you have to detach it to really concentrate on writing, and it's naked, no protection. Always that choice - she went with the Folio cover. The Pencil pro is really slick, the squeeze and gestures are nice - they even show up in Notes. She went for that as well.
The HW is cutting edge but ....iPad OS. We're pretty close - depending on what you use it for. That said, I could never go Mac-less with these devices. They are at least for me ad addition, not yet a replacement.
approximately 650 grams which is 1.43 Lbs which is more then the 13" M4 iPad Pro weighs. (1.28 pounds (582 grams)
reference (9to5Mac)
13" M4 iPad Pro = 1.28 pounds (582 grams), 11" M4 Ipad Pro = 0.98 pound (446 grams)
So the combined weight of a M4 iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard is
13" = 2.71 Lb (1.23 kg) vs 11" = 2.42 lb (1.1 kg)
If your curious about the weights of the MBA in comparison?
13.6" M2 MacBook Air = 2.7 lbs (1.24 kg), 15.3" M2 MacBook Air = 3.3 lb
Hope this helps.
