Based on what? Your own mind?
Fair, but again, why would Apple put Touch ID on a device that has Face ID? redundant.
...said no one who owns one.
“Esc” doesn’t have a universal meaning on ios like it does on Mac. CMD-. works well enough for apps that understand Escape, or you can remap to the caps lock key.
In my opinion, on iPad and iPhone, the ideal solution is having both authentication systems, letting you choose according to the situation. If you’re wearing a mask and you can’t unlock it, just recognizing your fingerprint touching the screen could work. Or if you want to unlock it without staring at the screen. But if your fingers are wet or dirty, then using Face ID seems a good idea. Or just to read the notifications. The combinations are endless... using Face ID to unlock and Touch ID to grant access to a higher security level, using both at the same time for purchases and subscriptions, etc.
Yes I agree. I love Face ID- it’s great on my iPad. I only have Touch ID on my phone, and I believe I would prefer that on a phone.
I’m extremely objective, I don’t like the iPod Touch, the Siri remote, the iPad budget, and I could go on and go on. The difference is, I said I don’t like them. I didn’t say they were mistakes.So if everyone liked it, I should like it? I mean, if people called me an "Apple Sheep" before...what do you call that?
It's okay to dislike things. You should try and be objective once in a while and not just follow the crowd.
I agree that the AirPods are fantastic, but I’ve got to disagree about the magic keyboard. The design is beautiful, with the small exception being the fact that Apple continues to use that terrible fabric material. But besides that, it’s beautiful, and it’s heavy that way it doesn’t topple over when you put your iPad on top of it. A MacBook screen is a lot thinner and lighter than an iPad, and you don’t want your iPad toppling backwards. It’s extremely thought out.
Clearly you don’t know how touch ID works. The touch ID sensor has to have a direct connection to the processor. This type of keyboard can’t just have touch ID on it, because there’s no direct connection. and external touch ID sensor would be way less secure than one that’s directly connected to the processor, because the data would have to be delivered from the keyboard to the secure enclave. The only way to get this to work would be to add a Secure enclave to the internals of the keyboard, and even then it might not be as secure, because the secure enclave that’s in the keyboard would have to deliver data to the iPad saying that it can be securely unlocked. Also, with the small exception of the times that you are wearing a mask, Face ID works perfectly fine. There’s no problems with it. So just use it
Actually, Steve Jobs made his dislike for stylus known in 2007, and he was talking about phones, not tablets. and to this day, the Apple Pencil still doesn’t work on an iPhone. So their views on that haven’t really changed.
Not if my MB + MBP already lasts so long. I never need to bring along a charger to the coffee shop or on the go, so I'm not demanding for a device that needs more battery.
for the iPad Pro
Well done. It doesn’t work for you. Most likely because you are unable to see the potential, or unwilling to change a few workflows to see the advantage. That’s fine. Go with it.
Here’s an example of a work flow that you cannot do on a MacBook: I detached my iPad from my Magic Keyboard, used Genius Scan to scan several documents, import them into my Files app, sign them with my Apple Pencil, reattach to my Magic Keyboard, then uploaded them to a website where thanks to the scrolling and cursor/trackpad support, was all completely seamless. With the Magic Keyboard and cursor/trackpad support it makes navigating websites so much nicer and on par with a MacBook. You literally get the best of both worlds for almost 99% of all tasks normally done on a laptop, and the iPad Pro/Magic Keyboard combo offers a work flow that you simply cannot do on a laptop. Period. Use it like a tablet or laptop, your choice. This is why the iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard have been such a popular choice.
It’s does exactly the same thing as a MacBook can with a mouse and keyboard attached, provided the software you use is compatible. Plus many more features which no Mac has.
Hey, I get it. You don’t see the value of the iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard, and that’s ok. In my example work flow, even you pointed out it would require a MacBook plus iPhone so even you admit it is not possible to do that work flow with just a MacBook, which again is my point. The iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard is offering a level of flexibility that is very appealing for me and many others. Not to mention, I can use my iPad Pro/Magic Keyboard as my laptop as well as use my iPad to take notes on, then attach right back to my Magic Keyboard and resume laptop functionality. It’s a win win combination that has tons of value for lots of us.
