Lol I wish but I highly doubt it. If anything Apple is more likely to include some new M2-only features if iPad OS 16 is delayed to be announced alongside new iPads.
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Apple to Delay iPadOS 16 Launch Until October
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Good. Release software when it's ready to be released.
Too many programs, apps, and games are released before they're ready because audiences are ravenous and impatient for new content to use and consume -- with shareholders playing no small part as well.
I would rather wait for a release that's solid, as opposed to a buggy one that meets the projected timeline, but needs patch after patch to fix fundamental features. I'm betting many developers (of which I am not one, to be clear) would share that mindset.
Too many programs, apps, and games are released before they're ready because audiences are ravenous and impatient for new content to use and consume -- with shareholders playing no small part as well.
I would rather wait for a release that's solid, as opposed to a buggy one that meets the projected timeline, but needs patch after patch to fix fundamental features. I'm betting many developers (of which I am not one, to be clear) would share that mindset.
Actually, not the first time this is happening.
iOS4: available for iPhones and iPod touches on June 21, available on iPad starting November 22
iOS 7: beta iPhones starting June 10, iPads starting June 24
iOS 13: iPhones and iPods starting September 19, iPad starting September 24
iOS4: available for iPhones and iPod touches on June 21, available on iPad starting November 22
iOS 7: beta iPhones starting June 10, iPads starting June 24
iOS 13: iPhones and iPods starting September 19, iPad starting September 24
It’s not like M2 has some superpower. The only notable feature is dedicated blocks for ProRes.
The answer is most likely iPadOS 16 is supported on more devices than iOS 16 and needs more polish and testing.
I miss the days apple knew what we wanted and we got used to it for the beta now the iPadOS team have no clue what there doing and the feedback isn’t good and they change plan
When pressed further on the matter, an Apple executive stated the company was too busy counting its iPhone money to spend time on iPadOS development.
I bought 6 iPads over the years but..If they don't bring back the page turning animation in Books I will never ever buy another iPad. Period.
This is pretty good decision, tbh. It's better to be released when it's "ready". Also this might mean new iPads in October!
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Sometimes I feel like the iPad OS team is not even listening to what the consumers want. They are just shooting blindfolded.
How is this a fail? Releasing it before it is ready would be a fail.
That’s because iPadOS was and still is iOS. They aren’t separate operating systems.
That would be a fail, as is not releasing it on the date you were planning to.
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Apple doesn't even want you owning the non-M1 iPad anymore. Real talk!
I feel like since 2016, Apple has been showing features at keynotes then they get delayed. Which makes me wonder, are these features being thought up a few months before the keynote or they are just brutally hard to develop and maybe they thought they could get it done anyway before launch? Look at Continuity as the most recent example?
Anyone saying that iPadOS on M1 iPad pro is working perfectly is clearly not testing very well. Its extremely buggy.
- regular springboard crashes
- issues with various docks for 2nd monitor
- apps not staying on the correct display
These few issues plague me on a daily basis and there are plenty of other issues as well. I think it’s a very good choice delaying the release until they can get it spot on!
- regular springboard crashes
- issues with various docks for 2nd monitor
- apps not staying on the correct display
These few issues plague me on a daily basis and there are plenty of other issues as well. I think it’s a very good choice delaying the release until they can get it spot on!
What a made up story by Mark Gurman. The latest beta 4 showed a lot of fixes and it's not like it would be delayed at all, certainly not by a whole month apart from iOS 16. We all remember Universal Control, if something isn't ready then its delayed to an another minor release.
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The animated page turning feature is still here…in iPadOS 15.6 at least. Does it vanish in iPadOS 16?
Yea, that's the reason for it, working from home..... never mind that every year people always complain about stability/bugs/issues with iOS and iPadOS releases, and if anything, iPadOS 16 is probably the most stable beta run I've seen in all my years beta testing iOS & iPadOS.
So easy to be a keyboard warrior, making snarky comments though.....
Tried Stage Manager on my M1 iPad Pro 11", didn't like it, turned it off.
I just want to use windows on my iPad the same way I always used windows on macOS and Windows:
- Let's supose I have Safari already opened, then I click on Mail to open it. The way I expect it to work is Mail to be opened alongside Safari. But this is not what happens with Stage Manager: it opens Mail on another app group, then I need to drag Mail to the Safari group, kind of merging the two app groups. That's a huge waste of time
- macOS and Windows remember the size and the position of each app/program, so every time I open the same app I know it will be opened with that same size and at that same place. But Stage Manager doesn't remember windows' sizes and positions, in fact it resizes and repositions each app depending on how much windows are opened at the same time. That really sucks.
Really, this is just a gimmick with small practical usage, at least for me. I don't want to resize and reposition the same app every time I open it.
I just want to use windows on my iPad the same way I always used windows on macOS and Windows:
- Let's supose I have Safari already opened, then I click on Mail to open it. The way I expect it to work is Mail to be opened alongside Safari. But this is not what happens with Stage Manager: it opens Mail on another app group, then I need to drag Mail to the Safari group, kind of merging the two app groups. That's a huge waste of time
- macOS and Windows remember the size and the position of each app/program, so every time I open the same app I know it will be opened with that same size and at that same place. But Stage Manager doesn't remember windows' sizes and positions, in fact it resizes and repositions each app depending on how much windows are opened at the same time. That really sucks.
Really, this is just a gimmick with small practical usage, at least for me. I don't want to resize and reposition the same app every time I open it.