By all the Mini’s do you mean you went to a store and used multiple Mini 6’s; or all the Mini’s including other gens?
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I can see it in the videos posted, but not on my device. So, not a sensitivity, I don't think.
If they optimized landscape purposely, that’s a mistake on the mini. Many people grip it with one hand and use it for reading in portrait mode.
I agree that would be a big mistake.
Given the aspect ratio change also, I think they definitely are now optimizing it for landscape and video content.
Very much a mixed bag depending on how one wants to use it.
Apple seems to recognize that pilots use it a lot and they use it in portrait mode usually
The Pros do not have this issue due to them being 120Hz. (Or more technically, they might, but the display refreshes so fast it’s not perceptible to the eyes, where it is at 60Hz.)
I mostly use landscape, so if they end up “fixing” this by reversing it I may be better off holding on to one that does it in portrait instead😂
Ok thx. But I know there was an issue with jelly scrolling. Was it on iPhones? Or other iPads? I have read about this before.
Hopefully someone with the problem will do an exchange and report that the new device doesn't have the problem. Then we'll know for sure.
For me personally, it’s not ok, the iPad should never have this kind of issue. And it’s really distracting to me, and in one case made me just slightly nauseous. BUT when I weigh all the pros/cons of the Mini, it’s also not enough to make me want to return it. I still really like it, and it serves all my use cases really well, despite this issue.
Whoa, you’re right. So maybe it IS software and not the display controllers after all.
Multiple people have stated in this thread that they tried the display models at the Apple store and they all have the issue. I wouldn’t exchange for another one quite yet.
But there is a lot fo us without the issue at all. I'm fascinated by this and I have run every test someone in this threat mentioned, and I can't get it to jelly. I assume everyone updated to that patch that Apple released, after the iPads/iPhones had already shipped.
Unless they used more than one screen manufacturer, and just certain brands are affected (and a software patch still might still fix those).
The Mini 6 I received yesterday and those Mini 6's I used at an Apple store today.
Well, we also have people in this thread that say they can’t reproduce the issue although they agree it is present in the videos posted here. Assuming there really are minis that don’t have the issue, an exchange would be a conceivable way to find out. Also, if it is a component sourcing issue, it may not be surprising that the devices being delivered to the same store all have the issue, if they come from the same production charge.
This type of display behaviour usually happens in one direction.
When in landscape orientation, people are not scrolling along the long side but on the short side.
If you don’t see it, it’s either your unit doesn’t have this issue, or your unit has this issue but your usage pattern doesn’t make you see it.
In this case there’s no point to specifically seek out this behaviour since it doesn’t affect you.
If those of us unaffected can find a way to create it, then that might help those who have the problem.
If you have an iPhone handy, you could whack the screen brightness all the way up on your iPad, record a video of the screen in slow-mo from your iPhone whilst scrolling some content on the iPad screen. That would probably be the best way to show it.
Lol, from all the display issues one could have “jelly scroll” is the least concerning. Dead pixels, uneven screen brightness, backlight bleeding, etc etc.
It’s unfortunate the screen on an expensive device is less than perfect but it could be much much worse.
With all these returns that means these will be on the refurb store soon for $399 😝
I have a refurb mini5 that works better than a mini6 that starts at $500. The screen should’ve been jelly free from the start.
Not sure if this is hardware or software related. Still have that two week return window for those interested. I agree it’s a shame that this is even present.
Steady there. Macrumors forum users anre't exactly a majority. I imagine most buyers will keep it, and many won't even notice or care.