Seems more and more people are using landscape on the Mini and with Apple prioritizing this view on the Mini 6 I’m curious what everyone’s thoughts are.
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80% portrait (browsing and ebooks) while I use landscape for reading documents and watching videos.
Every mini that I’ve owned has been 99.9% landscape.
With the Mini 6, I’m probably closer to 80% landscape rather than the 99% with the Mini 5. The longer screen makes it much more usable than the 5 was in portrait. I’m lucky enough to very rarely see the jelly in normal use. I sometimes use portrait to type, something I never did with the 5.
How has Apple prioritized landscape orientation for the Mini 6? The front-facing camera is still oriented for portrait orientation use.
Reading and writing - portrait
Watching vids - landscape
Drawing - half half
Watching vids - landscape
Drawing - half half
That argument doesn’t work for any of the other iPads though… They all have the front facing camera for portrait use but I’m willing to bet that most use the bigger iPads in landscape.
My iPad Mini (1st gen) is always plugged in and is only used for youtube videos. So it's always in landscape.
But that's the only iPad that's used in Landscape. I use my normal iPad in portrait 90% of the time. The 10% of the time is only for apps that force landscape.
I prefer to use iPad vertically.
But that's the only iPad that's used in Landscape. I use my normal iPad in portrait 90% of the time. The 10% of the time is only for apps that force landscape.
I prefer to use iPad vertically.
You are right it doesn't apply to those other iPads because Apple produces keyboards that only work with the iPad in landscape mode. There is nothing that Apple is doing with the Mini to suggest that they prefer landscape orientation.
Orientation for me is dependent on which iPad I’m using. We have the Minis at work and (to answer the main question about the Mini)…I use it in portrait. For personal use, I have the 4th generation Air and use the Magic Keyboard...so pretty much landscape. Even if I take the Air off the Magic Keyboard, I still use that one in landscape.