So basically Apple says RAM does matter and with anything less than 8GB you will be getting constant app refreshes on a well-optimized iPad OS?
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Apple Explains Why Stage Manager is Limited to M1 iPads in New Statement
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It's a marvel that apple engineers were able to get stage manager to work on Intel mac's
Meanwhile, a regular computer can run windows with just 4GB of RAM.
Now I wonder how my Windows 98 computer was able to handle windows. Hmmm 🧐 BS detected
This shouldn’t need explanation. It is obvious how much more resources the M1 iPads have available to them and that the older models would be resource starved and not just on RAM. Apple need to be able to put out new features without having to wait for devices that can’t support those features to go obsolete.
It had a lot more RAM and significantly faster storage. Which amazingly are what the M1 has access to as well.
Someone will jailbreak it into an ipad2 just to expose their lies
The older iPad Pro only have just enough RAM to run a very few things at once. Your computer always got more and more RAM to support multiple applications. It isn’t magic.
That’s not it at all. At one point apple chose to support their products for a reasonable amount of time, thus making their customers more likely to buy apple products again.
It’s not (only) about old machines. The latest and greatest iPad Mini 6 isn’t supported. Apple either intentionally gimped this product knowing full well it wouldn’t support short term software updates, or they are full of **** about needing M1 and they are up selling.
Either way, it’s total bull crap for Mini 6 owners. Previous Pro owners too, but at least that is on a 4 year old chip and is no longer for sale. Nothing about the Mini is older than the M1 Pro.
Either way, it’s total bull crap for Mini 6 owners. Previous Pro owners too, but at least that is on a 4 year old chip and is no longer for sale. Nothing about the Mini is older than the M1 Pro.
we stick to mini . if mini got m1 next year then we think again. for now ehmm aa
the crap is stages itself , over complicated . Just give full view external monitor without multi tasking !
IMO this whole argument is disingenuous. macOS managed to have full free form window support on an A12Z in the developer kit.
One of iPadOS 16's key new features is Stage Manager, which allows users to resize apps into overlapping windows for an improved multitasking experience. Stage Manager also fully supports an external display, allowing users to work with up to four apps on the iPad and up to four apps on the external display simultaneously.
To the disappointment of some users, Stage Manager is limited to iPad models with an M1 chip, including the latest iPad Pro and iPad Air. In a statement shared with Rene Ritchie, Apple explained its rationale for this limitation by asserting that the Stage Manager experience "requires large internal memory, incredibly fast storage, and flexible external display I/O, all of which are delivered by iPads with the M1 chip."
Apple's full statement, as shared by Ritchie:For example, the M1 iPad Pro is available with up to 16GB of RAM, compared to 6GB in the previous-generation iPad Pro. Apple also said the M1 iPad Pro has 2x faster storage than the previous-generation model.
While the Stage Manager feature is limited to iPad models with an M1 chip, iPadOS 16 as a whole is compatible with all iPad Pro models, the third-generation iPad Air and newer, the fifth-generation iPad and newer, and the fifth-generation iPad mini and newer. The update is currently in beta for developers, with Apple planning to release a public beta in July. iPadOS 16 should be released to all users around September.
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I’m sorry but this is total ********. My 2020 12.9“ iPad is so under utilised it’s ridiculous.
One of iPadOS 16's key new features is Stage Manager, which allows users to resize apps into overlapping windows for an improved multitasking experience. Stage Manager also fully supports an external display, allowing users to work with up to four apps on the iPad and up to four apps on the external display simultaneously.
To the disappointment of some users, Stage Manager is limited to iPad models with an M1 chip, including the latest iPad Pro and iPad Air. In a statement shared with Rene Ritchie, Apple explained its rationale for this limitation by asserting that the Stage Manager experience "requires large internal memory, incredibly fast storage, and flexible external display I/O, all of which are delivered by iPads with the M1 chip."
Apple's full statement, as shared by Ritchie:For example, the M1 iPad Pro is available with up to 16GB of RAM, compared to 6GB in the previous-generation iPad Pro. Apple also said the M1 iPad Pro has 2x faster storage than the previous-generation model.
While the Stage Manager feature is limited to iPad models with an M1 chip, iPadOS 16 as a whole is compatible with all iPad Pro models, the third-generation iPad Air and newer, the fifth-generation iPad and newer, and the fifth-generation iPad mini and newer. The update is currently in beta for developers, with Apple planning to release a public beta in July. iPadOS 16 should be released to all users around September.
Article Link: Apple Explains Why Stage Manager is Limited to M1 iPads in New Statement
I suspect they really do listen to Redditors and/or MacRumors commentators. Wouldn't be at all surprised to find they have a "social" media monitoring unit at least looking and likely producing statistics of what is posted.
What they then do with that information is another matter. And lack of comments might be at least as important as large numbers.
There are changes which just happen and almost no-one ever mentions. (Possibly the "must find every tiny difference" brigade of commentators reference them - but real-world user hardly at all.)
I don't know who would be stupid enough "upgrading" for just this feature. An iPad is something you upgrade every 5 years or so. Anyone with a 2018/2020 iPad Pro being conned into an upgrade because of this deserves to keep wasting their money quite frankly.
Lol. Apple is not going to demo anything to convince anyone. The tiny minority of users unwilling to accept it, can buy a new iPad or get another brand.
Or they could have just said: "The old iPads are not fast enough and don't have enough RAM" - That BS-marketing lingo is getting ridiculous.
Sure, but it was only so developers could develop their software for ARM. And that was 2 years ago. Things change.
My old MacBook had 512 MB and it was able to run iTunes, AOL, MSN and AIM simultaneously just fine. Either that is BS or Apple lost the plot when it comes to how the iPadOS architecture is built
