That's nothing, next year models of iPads won't come with Wi-Fi
Apple were in the midst of making their own 5G chip.
I know, but all currently sold cellular iPads still support physical SIM cards.eSIM has been standard on all iPad models released from October 2018 onward per the article:
I don’t get the reason to bash Apple, especially in an Apple forum since I have used Android and cannot stand it at all, have used Microsoft Windows and still do very seldom though, and it’s very painful to have to use and obviously I have a lot invested in the Apple ecosystem and find iPadOS and macOS and iphoneos to be the best there is.Ummm. Hmmmm. As I look at all the sides of my iPad Pro and iPad Mini, I simply can't find the lightning ports. Something must be wrong here. Is this another magic trick from apple to fool Mr. mrsebin? No, not at all. There are no lightning ports on my ipads. They are USB C. Must send a picture of this to Mr. mrsebin.
Bingo. Yes indeed. The number of people that come here just to bash Apple increases on a daily basis. This is their life. Hating Apple. How sad.
Yeah, I remember having to go to the ATT Store to get a real SIM for my 10.5" iPad Pro since the "eSIM" didn't work.eSIM has been standard on all iPad models released from October 2018 onward per the article:
So only people with pre-October 2018 iPads with cellular support are affected by this decision.
I don’t get the reason to bash Apple, especially in an Apple forum since I have used Android and cannot stand it at all, have used Microsoft Windows and still do very seldom though, and it’s very painful to have to use and obviously I have a lot invested in the Apple ecosystem and find iPadOS and macOS and iphoneos to be the best there is.
Android has pretty much caught up with iOS and iPadOS. They pretty much do the same things in the same way except for Android's launcher is more configurable. I don't have any problem with either OS.if iPadOS is the best there is, Android must be dire, but not from what I know others use…
Lol pretty sure these were free. Best to know what you’re talking about before commenting.In a span of 48 months we went from Apple was selling these sims to Apple doesn't support them.
What exactly do you get in exchange for the Apple Tax? It doesn't appear to be support or longevity. It's certainly not stability or security.
Lol pretty sure these were free. Best to know what you’re talking about before commenting.
Also it was released 8 years ago. Not 4.
You confused the two technologies, eSIM and Apple SIM. Your iPad does not support eSIM and never will. If you wanted to use Apple SIM you could, but only some carriers supported Apple SIM. The main reason to use Apple SIM was to be able to manage activation through Settings instead of activating a SIM in a store.I didn’t realize that I could’ve converted the physical SIM in my iPad Pro 10.5 to an eSIM using this embedded Apple SIM.
Now I’m angry that I’m finding out after missing the window to activate it.
No, I read and understand what it is. I would have liked to have moved my tablet line over to the embedded Apple SIM, but now it appears even that is no longer possible.You confused the two technologies, eSIM and Apple SIM. Your iPad does not support eSIM and never will. If you wanted to use Apple SIM you could, but only some carriers supported Apple SIM. The main reason to use Apple SIM was to be able to manage activation through Settings instead of activating a SIM in a store.
Right, but you said “convert to eSIM”, which cannot be done. It won’t support eSIM.No, I read and understand what it is. I would have liked to have moved my tablet line over to the embedded Apple SIM, but now it appears even that is no longer possible.
Convert to the embedded SIM.Right, but you said “convert to eSIM”, which cannot be done. It won’t support eSIM.
USB-C sucks.So SIMs are a thing of the past, but lightning over USB C makes sense Apple?
That must be why Apple has steadily improved the iPad cameras.Maybe Apple doesn't want tourists to be seen trying to take pics with their iPads around the world. Who wants to see their products being carried by Americans in other countries?
Same here. I had to look it up. I find it confusing that eSIM is not the same as embedded Apple SIM.Apple SIM? I've never even heard of this.
Maybe some people don’t want to pay extra money for something they don’t wantThey could have included cellular functionality with all Apple Watch Series 8 models. That would allow Emergency SOS without a phone for all Apple Watch users.
Yeah, all those people who carry and use smartphones are super concerned about being tracked. LOLWelcome to America's tightening on crypto. This is so that when the gov/banks introduce their own CBDC, they can easily track and control you. But don't worry, this will come to the rest of the world as it's already the way in China.