I'm not sure what you mean about the mobile data connections or chrome that takes up space, but I agree on it not being built for touch. Which is why they didn't just put macOS on the iPad and had to add some touch interfaces to the macOS-esque features.
Given the addition of the phone app and the macOS influence in iPadOS 26, I think it would be more possible to actually make 3 devices into 1. An iPad mini could now possibly cover for phone, tablet, and most traditional computer tasks with the exception of non-app store apps.
This is what I’ve always seen on Windows, but a few weeks ago I copied a file from a USB3 external drive on Windows 11, and there was no eject option that I could find anywhere. I wasn’t worried about it, because I only copied a file off of the drive, so eventually I just disconnected it. I wonder if they’ve buried that “eject” tool someplace obscure recently. 🤷♂️
My understanding is MacOS has no idea about mobile data connections and treats them like a regular network so if it feels the need to send or receive a metric buttload of data it will just go do it. iPadOS on the other hand is far more circumspect on what it pulls across a mobile network. I seem to recall years ago using my phone as hotspot for my laptop and it just obliterated my data allowance
Oh okay. I suppose if they were to implement cell connection then they would add the necessary understanding to MacOS. iPadOS inherited it from when it was iOS. As for the hotspotting, you can go into MacOS wi-fi settings and limit data for certain networks.
Just checked and it's not there. No clue why, can't even add it when I go to edit the share sheet. But this is what I don't like about iOS: you can't just drag anything to any app. You have to specifically "Share" it and then you have to be lucky enough that the app shows up in the share sheet. Otherwise you have to jump through hoops.
IDK, some apps (like Affinity Photo) let you open another app in slide over or Split View and literally drag files into them - you might be able to do that with it
I don't want the whole Mac, I do want to easily move a file from my iPad to a folder on the server, and maybe even back, preferably while seeing both the source and destination. You know, like the Apple 2GS could do over Local Talk back in 1988.
You know that iPadOS and macOS are the same under the hood right?
And iOS and MacOS have the same underpinnings. But you'd never look at your phone and say 'yep that's a Mac' would you? Literally everything the user sees and interacts with is different. I mean, nowadays everything is Unix if you dig deep enough.
File Explorer has a menu option under "Drive Tools" for safe ejection when you are in the context of the drive. There's also an option for it in the hidden menu on the right side of the taskbar (the little carrot to show background items). There's a little USB icon that will list the connected USB devices with the option to safely eject.
File Explorer has a menu option under "Drive Tools" for safe ejection when you are in the context of the drive. There's also an option for it in the hidden menu on the right side of the taskbar (the little carrot to show background items). There's a little USB icon that will list the connected USB devices with the option to safely eject.
What you do or what you want iPad to do, not everyone else wants the same. It's very simple.
Has it? Really?It’s nice that the Files app has finally arrived. It’s been a long wait.📱
It's always been funny how "the world's most advanced operating system" can't do something WinXP could do. What I'm kinda tired of is the icon disappearing and there still being disk activity. If you pull it too soon macOS stops liking you.
I agree. Also, does the Files.app in iPadOS 26 allow folders to be treated as folders after they have been renamed?
As I understand it, the share sheet is necessary because of the iPad’s sandboxed apps approach which is fundamental to the iPad’s security—in which case it’s on developers to properly support the share sheet. Apps missing from the share sheet is one of my biggest issues with iPad usability, but I don’t know if there is anything Apple can do about it besides beg developers or basically scrap the iPad altogether and make a Mac tablet (I don’t think they should scrap it).
As the users will be able to set a default App for each extension type, presumably it will be possible to set a default for .rar files to open in iZip or similar.
