iPad One wish for iPad OS at WWDC

[RadioHedgeFund]

Everyone here pretty much said everything already, but if all of these wishes would come true then I'm definitely buying a new 12.9 iPP right away.

Most of these features can be found on a Macbook Air though. I have often found many people complaining 'iPad OS doesn't do X' just regret not buying an M1 Air in the first place.

 

[NastyMatt]

Most of these features can be found on a Macbook Air though. I have often found many people complaining 'iPad OS doesn't do X' just regret not buying an M1 Air in the first place.

I have a MBA M1 (and a MBP) and I still want these features on the iPad because... I prefer the IPP as a device to use and interact with. Why do people feel the need to assume people have made a mistake on the device they have bought just because they would like improvements?

The MBA is a great little laptop, if that was my only device I'd be hoping for a raft of improvements - this does not mean I should have bought an IPP.

 

[subjonas]

Better Pencil drawing experience with Sidecar, with cursor hover

Runner ups:
- Offline wifi selective folder sync with Mac
- Quickpath on the full onscreen keyboard
- Fix autocorrect

Less urgent feature requests:
- A better way to invoke multitask app windows
- A way to hide an app and let it continue in the background without stopping or refreshing, maybe with some visual cue so I don’t forget
- Simultaneous audio from multiple apps (eg. playing a game while watching a video)
- Make Safari tabs not so difficult to move around
- Multitask support for Camera app and Settings app
- Airplay video from iPhone
- Handoff video/audio to/from iPhone/iPad/Mac/Apple TV

 

[RadioHedgeFund]

I have a MBA M1 (and a MBP) and I still want these features on the iPad because... I prefer the IPP as a device to use and interact with. Why do people feel the need to assume people have made a mistake on the device they have bought just because they would like improvements?

The MBA is a great little laptop, if that was my only device I'd be hoping for a raft of improvements - this does not mean I should have bought an IPP.

I use the IPP as my main computer and for the stuff I need it for (LiDAR, CAD) the Macbook Air would be insufficient and require thousands of £$£$ of additional hardware. But I also don't really have any problems with the UI and wish it was more like a Mac.

I get most of the gripes listed in this thread: the file system is terrible, Additional user support would be welcome, there are legacy iOS vestiges that need to be pruned and so on. But I also have not-so-fond memories of trying to make a multi-window UI work on an 11.6" Macbook Air and it being horrendous compared to just running everything full-screen.

If anything I'd like to see Apple add a tabbed multi-tasking interface so that using lots of apps was just like having loads of browser tabs open instead.

 

[Jim Lahey]

I want the old Safari sidebar back. They killed it in iPadOS 15 and have since made various failed attempts at fixing it.