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Normal people don't really upgrade year after year.
Heck, I'm an enthusiast and even I've been skipping 2-3 generation upgrades.
I thoroughly enjoyed that conference! Got lots of refinement updates to iOS, glad multitasking is improved on iPadOS but will have to see, macOS has good minor improvements especially the new Safari UI and watchOS was just meh! Highlight of the show was Maps (hoping to move away from Google) and iCloud+ ?
I was actually disappointed with iOS 14 last year.
Never had expectations for pro apps onboarding to iPad. Did not set any expectations for the show. I even said before “Do not buy a tech product based on the promise of future software updates”
I was actually disappointed with iOS 14 last year.
Never had expectations for pro apps onboarding to iPad. Did not set any expectations for the show. I even said before “Do not buy a tech product based on the promise of future software updates”
One "great" iPadOS 15 Beta change I saw over on Reddit - portrait apps (iPhone-like) rotate in landscape mode.
If you got it at launch the return window closed this past Friday. I'm going to call and see what I can do to return my loaded 2021 M1 iPP 12.9 with 1TB....
I used to treat iPad's like iPhones and would upgrade each year or every other year because there were significant changes (pencil support, larger screens, Face ID/remove home button) but now I'm learning to treat my iPad like my Mac and upgrade only every 3-5 years as the hardware is more mature now and clearly the iPad software isn't pushing the capabilities of the hardware....
Hahaha! You mean Instagram STILL doesn’t have an iPad app? And what exactly did they expect Instagram for Kids users to use to access Instagram with?!
I stopped the annual upgrades after 2017.
Prices just jumped way too high in 2018 ($1699 11" & $1899 12.9" 1TB LTE). At that point, I decided to wait for a bigger jump from my 2017 and at least for me, the 2021 delivered.
Some interesting tweaks being identified - this, rotation on "phone" apps, low power mode. Looking forward to what people find in the current 15 beta.
Oh, wow! You returning yours!?
Currently my iPadOS 15 is in a bootloop. Probably have to do a restore.
Why does everyone go around thinking that the OS was the only reason to buy/upgrade?
I brought a new iPad to remove some of the pressure on my 5 year old iPad 9.7” Pro.
Changes to the underlying operating system was quite literally the last thing I thought about before purchasing.
Yes, I have my 2018 all boxed up as trade in, but if I can return my 2021, it's going back. Even with trade in, hardly any new iOS benefits for me makes the math simple that spending >$1000 (the price differential going from a 2018 iPP 12.9 1TB to 2021 iPP 12.9 1TB) just for the mini-led is a dead deal.
Rubbish - there are plenty of reasons. You just can’t think of any.
Future proofing oneself, needing more capacity, needing more speed, damaged device, desire.
Folk do whatever folk do, and it’s not up to anyone else to judge them.
Me, I’m tickled pink with my new M1 Pro and nothing I saw today - I repeat nothing - has changed my mind one little bit.
is this confirmed? If so, yes that is a big improvement.
days of "must have" features are dwindling. 2021 and this is the innovation we are plateaued at. And I own an M1 iPad. Eventually they will last as long as my 10 year old windows machine running an i7-860.
Most here are upset that Apple is adding value to products you already own and not sufficiently convincing you they are out of date.
I'm curious... you favor the Mac over the iPad?
Part of me... honestly, wanna keep it. I wanna try out iPadOS 15 on it, see how the new multitasking features look. And there's the new shelf features for open windows... could prove useful on 16GB RAM models. And if I do decide to keep it... it will last me for a couple years.
Now, if I do return it... next year I'll be looking at another upgrade and I don't really see Apple doing much to improve this year's model. Glass back? Wireless charging? Idk. So, wait till 2023 for a new upgrade?
the progress bar in the files app was shown by Fernando Silva who was showing the beta on youtube
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One thing for sure is I do see macOS pro apps (xcode and final cut pro) coming to iPad next year or in 2 years at wwdc. They cannot bring it out this year as it would only support M1 iPad and make other iPads redundant.
This year was a transition from A silicon chips to M silicon chips for iPads. Upcoming wwdc’s is where the game starts. This was just the prep. As next year they can say M2 iPad Pro and M1 iPad Pro will support pro apps.
This year was a transition from A silicon chips to M silicon chips for iPads. Upcoming wwdc’s is where the game starts. This was just the prep. As next year they can say M2 iPad Pro and M1 iPad Pro will support pro apps.
ROFL
People expecting "justifications to buy M1 iPads" Hahaha
As I said outright M1 in iPad is a gimmick, iPad uses under 10% of it's performance; M1's primary aim is to drive sales of new iPads, nothing else.
Silly people expecting Apple to unleash M1 in iPad and what? Cannibalize macbooks sales? You are THAT naive?
iPad has it's niche. What silly people refuse to realize is that this niche is way smaller than you see in ads.
People expecting "justifications to buy M1 iPads" Hahaha
As I said outright M1 in iPad is a gimmick, iPad uses under 10% of it's performance; M1's primary aim is to drive sales of new iPads, nothing else.
Silly people expecting Apple to unleash M1 in iPad and what? Cannibalize macbooks sales? You are THAT naive?
iPad has it's niche. What silly people refuse to realize is that this niche is way smaller than you see in ads.
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As far as I’m concerned, the M1 is just an A14X. Apple could have put the same M1 in the iPad and called it the A14X since the features specific to the Mac are disabled anyway. “M1” is just a name that the folks in marketing came up with. Those folks also decided it would presumably boost sales.
I hope that there aren’t too many people that bought it based on that marketing hype alone. There is very little reason to upgrade a 2018 or 2020 11” iPad Pro to the 2021 model. Same applies to the 12.9“ model unless you are upgrading for the mini LED display.
I hope that there aren’t too many people that bought it based on that marketing hype alone. There is very little reason to upgrade a 2018 or 2020 11” iPad Pro to the 2021 model. Same applies to the 12.9“ model unless you are upgrading for the mini LED display.
I agree, concerned about privacy notices - Apple will have access to more of your personal information than ever before. Apps that are so called private, apart from Apple. Healthcare information that you share with your Doctor - but how many times do you have to consent to a Doctor sharing your information with other healthcare providers and insurance companies?
No MacBook Pro - I have been waiting almost 2 years to upgrade...