Ipad 12.9 first gen behaves exactly like all 2GB ram devices (9.7 pro, mini 4, etc.) by freezing the split when the slide over is active, this while having 4GB RAM... 3GB devices support 3 at same time...
Interesting. I do wonder why Apple did that. Not enough GPU performance to handle multiple active overlays?
Granted, I do think 12.9 is way better for multitasking due to sheer size. Interesting. I do wonder why Apple did that. Not enough GPU performance to handle multiple active overlays?
I only have the 2016 Pro 9.7 and 2017 Pro 12.9. I get 3 apps active on the 2017. On the Pro 9.7, I rarely bother with 2-app split view/slide over much less 3. Display is just too small.
Lol, I still remember RAM proponents lambasting the 2GB Pro 9.7 and saying to go with the 2015 Pro 12.9 as it would support more multitasking features due to 4GB. If this is the case, that turned out to be rather useless.
In ipados 13 you can. I opened two instances of safari side by side as well as Notes and Mail. I haven’t been able to do this with any non-Apple apps so I wonder if there is an API or something that needs to be leveraged to add this feature to an app.
I'm a relatively light user of split screen and almost never use it with slide over so it's not an issue for my use case, it is interesting it's limited though as like you say I've never seen it so much as blink at anything that's been thrown at it to date - it's still a remarkably capable device for one 3 chipset generations behind the current gen!
Don't see why it would be - mine runs great on iOS 12 and performance seems to be at worst about the same on iOS 13... on developer beta 1. Mind you I don't really do any "heavy lifting" on my Mini 4, just some internet browsing, reading and the occasional video. Something tells me it will be fine, doesn't change that I kind of want a Mini 5 though.
Yeah YMMV. The mini 4 will undoubtedly work fine for light usage but it’s already showing its age nonetheless, even with iOS 12.
I'm curious to know how the quick actions menu slots in - I guess you hold a little to pick up the icon for multitasking; a little bit longer for quick actions and longer still to enter 'wiggle mode' to rearrange the home screen?
Pretty much.
Makes sense, though yeah that's a lot of holding! When you want to pop through the interface quickly I wonder if this is going to start feeling like a drag? I guess the lengthiest waits are for the things used least often though at least. I recall there was a patent for the screen detecting how hard you were pressing depending on how large an area of your finger was in contact with the display (where your finger flattens out against the screen as you press harder) - I wonder if this might eventually show up or if it was too unreliable?
I just tried my Friend's iPad Mini 4 on iPadOS for me, its still much faster than A5 Devices iPad on iOS 9. Also, its even better than iPad Mini 2/3 or Air on iOS 12. Both iPad Mini 4 and Air 2 is the next iPad Devices that didn't lag much on its current and latest OS just like the iPad 4 in iOS 10 witch didn't lag on its last Supported iOS. But yeah, i have an iPad 5th generation, its pretty weird that its a bit slower than iOS 12 when i compared it now in iPadOS.
