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Apple Studio Display Runs Full Version of iOS 15.4
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Is this his monitor or Apple’s review unit? Either way, probably not a good idea to post the serial number.
Even more bizarre is that they run iOS on a monitor.. for something as irrelevant as a camera, which then turns out to be one of the worst in its class.
The Studio Display appears to be a 9th-generation iPad grafted onto a 27" screen.
The M1 iMac is a real computer, but the M1 can be considered to be an A14X in some respects.
They would have to build a new stand and they would probably charge a small fortune for it
Oh, the iPad is a computer all right. Maybe is doesn’t perform tasks in the way YOU want it to, but it’s a computer none the less (file system, apps, operations, storage, input & output).
What you probably mean is “make it more like a desktop OS”.
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I think you're on to something, great insight. I can very much see Apple attaching a pencil to this in the future magnetically.
This could be Apple's answer to Microsoft Surface Studio in the future.
The only problem would be the stand which is not geared to do what the Surface Studio can do by being able to lay the monitor to be almost flat.
But the potential would be there if Apple want to take it in this direction. Time will tell?
Sorry, my post was a joke! I bet every single other Apple display had some ARM microcontroller running the firmware, but now that they're using economies of scale for their control chips, why not save some money and use a few extra low-binned A13 chips to control a display? The surprising part to me is that the display actually runs iOS 15, since I would expect this to be a little too resource-heavy for a display. I hope it doesn't take 30 seconds to boot up in the morning
I doubt that it’s the full iOS stack. There’s no need for that. And the bloat and storage issue is real.
That could very well be the direction Apple goes in the future since they do want to cater to creative professionals. Some may want a bigger canvas than the 12.9" iPad Pro to draw on or may want to use tools unavailable on iPadOS such as the full-fat version of the Adobe Creative Suite.
I don't think they will be making a touchscreen display anytime soon, though; it will most likely be limited to Apple Pencil support only. In my experience using a Mac and iPad with Sidecar and Apple Pencil, while macOS Big Sur and Monterey look like they are optimized for touch, they are not. You need a more precise pointing device, like a mouse, trackpad, or Apple Pencil.
How can one update it ? (Edit : OK, through System Preferences)
And when it updates, will it be out of order for as long as my iPhone 12 is ? Like 5-10 minutes losses every now and then in a real world work environment could become pretty frustrating.
Not sure this is a great idea...
And when it updates, will it be out of order for as long as my iPhone 12 is ? Like 5-10 minutes losses every now and then in a real world work environment could become pretty frustrating.
Not sure this is a great idea...
Is a proper OS one that gives a lot of power to experienced users but utterly confuses novices? Desktop OSes are still terrible - macOS is just less terrible. Let's not ruin the iPad by trying to graft a desktop OS on one.
So this display is going to need iOS firmware updates following step in step with iOS for the iPhone. So every 3 weeks or so it’ll need to download several gigabytes of data and then install it.
That sounds just swell
That sounds just swell
This is my fear. It may not be as drastic, but what about future support? I thought I’d be getting a separate display with a longer replacement cycle.
It is hard to understand why they would put M1 and IOS on this thing simply for spatial audio. Something doesn't make sense about this product. And the camera oversight is just mind boggling. Like they never even tested it. The LG version of this, which I already have, is probably still a better buy.
Runs an entire embedded OS on an advanced SoC, produces images that may as well be taken with a potato. Costs $1,500+.
The "bug" isn't that it has some image processing software issue, the actual "bug" is in the fruit that there's more attention & focus to the swanky marketing, reality distortion field, packaging, and keynote reveals than there is to quality control, reliability, and value.
The "bug" isn't that it has some image processing software issue, the actual "bug" is in the fruit that there's more attention & focus to the swanky marketing, reality distortion field, packaging, and keynote reveals than there is to quality control, reliability, and value.
I don’t really understand this. So where is iOS stored on? Does this display have an SSD? ?
I’ve been experiencing some freezing on my iphone 12 with 15.4 has anybody been experiencing the same issues?
Apple really went BIG on the “go big or go home” sentiment with the new iPhone.
Say hello to iPhone Mahoosive…
Say hello to iPhone Mahoosive…