Other Will Apple ever utilize the screen real estate on the Max sized phones?

[dragon4ever]

I don’t understand why Apple doesn’t include multitasking on the Max sized phones, like the way they do it on the iPads. It’s been how long now? Ever since the iPhone 6? There’s enough landscape on these larger screens to have two separate apps open at the same time. It’s not not an issue with limitations, so what gives?

 

[Blacktinox]

No never damn my 12Pro Max super sonic bionic have same 6 grid icons like 12 mini 😂 so dumb

 

[cableguy84]

They want max owners to buy ipads, that’s why it aint happening anytime soon. I personally won’t be buying an iPad.

 

[Corgirat]

There’s too much dead space on pro max and it’s like having a gigantic phone just for the battery life. Will it be improved with future updates?

 

[Traverse]

I doubt it. I mean, they haven’t done anything since the Plus-sized phones came out in 2014 other than a special split view in certain apps. Also, if you look at the iPad Pro 11” vs 12.9” you can see that Apple seems to value a consistent experience across devices more so than a fully optimized experience.

 

[EM2013]

It’s pathetic how poorly optimized the max/plus is.

The biggest iPhone has the same amount of apps on the home screen as the smallest iPhone.

 

[now i see it]

Their product strategy is to coerce customers into buying an iPhone, an iPad, and a Mac...and some subscription services.
Each device is carefully designed to not do everything. If you want to do everything, you've got to buy everything.

 

[Corgirat]

It’s pathetic how poorly optimized the max/plus is.

The biggest iPhone has the same amount of apps on the home screen as the smallest iPhone.

exactly

 

[Corgirat]

I doubt it. I mean, they haven’t done anything since the Plus-sized phones came out in 2014 other than a special split view in certain apps. Also, if you look at the iPad Pro 11” vs 12.9” you can see that Apple seems to value a consistent experience across devices more so than a fully optimized experience.

Consistent experience in different sized screen? I wonder what’s the point in bigger screen then. Just for older generations??

 

[Corgirat]

Their product strategy is to coerce customers into buying an iPhone, an iPad, and a Mac...and some subscription services.
Each device is carefully designed to not do everything. If you want to do everything, you've got to buy everything.

Wow.... pretty sad if that’s the case

 

[Traverse]

Consistent experience in different sized screen? I wonder what’s the point in bigger screen then. Just for older generations??

Well, yes - you can use zoom function on larger screens in order to see the same amount of content, but larger for people with vision difficulties. However, two other major benefits are

1. You can see more content at once (or larger media). You see more tweets, emails, texts, etc. on screen at one time on the Max phone versus the standard Pro and also video media is larger.
2. Ergonomics. For some people, they just prefer a larger device. While I think the 6.1” device class probably covers 99% of that group there are some people that could benefit. My uncle was about 7’ tall and had MASSIVE hands. He couldn’t use the old iPhone 4 one handed because it’d slip right out of hands. Larger devices give him a phone he can more comfortably use.

The Max is not for me, but I see the appeal. However, I would never advocate that anyone buy the device due to all the potential optimization it could get from iOS because I don’t think Apple will ever do that.

 

[Corgirat]

Well, yes - you can use zoom function on larger screens in order to see the same amount of content, but larger for people with vision difficulties. However, two other major benefits are

1. You can see more content at once (or larger media). You see more tweets, emails, texts, etc. on screen at one time on the Max phone versus the standard Pro and also video media is larger.
2. Ergonomics. For some people, they just prefer a larger device. While I think the 6.1” device class probably covers 99% of that group there are some people that could benefit. My uncle was about 7’ tall and had MASSIVE hands. He couldn’t use the old iPhone 4 one handed because it’d slip right out of hands. Larger devices give him a phone he can more comfortably use.

The Max is not for me, but I see the appeal. However, I would never advocate that anyone buy the device due to all the potential optimization it could get from iOS because I don’t think Apple will ever do that.

I’m one of the people who got 12 pro max thinking I get more content on bigger screen but it’s been so disappointing so far. I feel like I’m looking at a stretched screen with such waste of space.

 

[Traverse]

I’m one of the people who got 12 pro max thinking I get more content on bigger screen but it’s been so disappointing so far. I feel like I’m looking at a stretched screen with such waste of space.

I know a few people that use the text size option in accessibility and actually make it smaller if your eyes can handle it. You can fit significantly more content on screen at once when you do that.

 

[Corgirat]

I know a few people that use the text size option in accessibility and actually make it smaller if your eyes can handle it. You can fit significantly more content on screen at once when you do that.

Yes mine has been the smallest from the day one