No the Stage Manager windowed multitasking works on the M1 ipads regardless of whether they are attached to an external display (Studio display or otherwise).
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iPad iPad Stage Manager
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I guess it’s also going to really hurt the resale value of any non-M1 iPad from now on.
if you had a 12.9 M1 you wouldn't want to be using anything else than a studio, would be like going from 4K to 720
Why? it’s nice to have this feature finally but 90% or more won’t even use it or know about it.
I think I’m already starting to like the direction they’re headed with Stage Manager, that being said, it’s a pretty unpolished implementation and I’m missing the ability to see things side by side. I would like more granular control over window sizes and positioning, too, right now it’s just a lot of messy stacks annd there’s not really a way to get windows next to each other on my 11” ipad even with scaling on. And it gets messy/confusing with the multitasking screen. I hope they get this ironed down with the betas because as it is right now, there’s no way people will be happy with it. But I’m optimistic about it! Fingers crossed they can get it to a good place.
Its almost like non M1 will be treated the same way Intel chip Macs are treated, avoid at all cost unless you get an insane bargain.
After playing around with it some more I turned off Stage Manger simply used the extra screen real estate from the new display zoom modes
Does the Display Zoom higher resolution work with Sidecar? Good higher resolution external display option on the go for a MacBook if so.
iPad pro users are more aware than basic iPad users and youtubers will advertise the feature a lot. So while initially it may be 90% over time probably most iPad pro users will know about Stage Manager and that might influence their buying/selling decisions. Even if they won't necessarily use it, they'll price it in the decision whether to go with the 2018/2020 or 2021 pro
If you want overlapping windows you’ll need at least 640KB Ram on windows 3.0 😁
just tried the stage manager. first of all, the name can't be weirder. Just as someone already pointed out, this can be implemented with the current bottom bar, why does it need another vertical bar to take already limited real state. switching apps, minimizing apps are also confusing. Overall, it is an overengineered feature, it can be much simpler.
How do you enable Stage Manager? I’m also on a 2021 M1 12.9 iPad Pro and don’t see it
I agree it's very clunky. The app switcher on the side (and also the dock as well) can be hidden by long pressing the stage manager icon in control center.
All of these comments talking about CS and external monitor support not working on 2018/2020 iPad Pros and 4th gen iPad Air.....spare a thought for the iPad mini. It is NEWER than the 2021 iPad Pro and the A15 chip is also newer than the M1. It's a device that is barely 9 months old and isn't getting support.
Thanks so much. Weird place to have it. I love the look of Stage Manager. It’s about time we have the ability to keep multiple apps in a stacked window view.
Yeah . When i see it a bit clutter . The stage manager is weird if you had dual monitor / wide monitor and even weirder in small screen . It should copy samsung dex feature , upon dock multi task enable.
One of the nicest upgrades in OS15 was the ease of adding an app not in the dock to split-screen. How do I add an app from the Home Screen or App Library to one of the Stage Manager groups?
I am pissed as I just sold my iPP 3rd Gen 1 TB on Swappa last night and kept the 256 GB one. I didn't need the 1 TB storage so thought let me sell that and get more money. Now I wish I kept that and sold the iPP 3rd Gen 256 GB as that 16 GB RAM on 1 TB would be sweet.