I’m surprised someone so tech literate kept a very outdated Android tablet just for an onscreen keyboard. I thought it was amusing that he didn’t want to upgrade his tablet to iOS 26. 😆
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It's all a matter of priorities, not tech literacy. He has never been very much into tablets and in a way I admire him for sticking to a device for over 10 years, just as I admire people still using an iPad air 2 (and the fact that the iPad air 2 was supported for much longer does not change much in the end, since Android remain compatible with apps for longer and security has never been an issue on a tablet for someone with some tech common sense).
He still uses device on old OSs like Windows 7, although not connected to the internet, and again I admire him for that.
As for not updating to 26, he has no way to know other than reading feedback and the feedback is maily against 26. I personally don't feel there is any loss of perforamance or battery life, although the accidental resizing tends to annoy me and that's why I have kept most of my iPads on older versions. If Apple allowed slide over on the non windowed mode, I would upgrade everything.
He still uses device on old OSs like Windows 7, although not connected to the internet, and again I admire him for that.
As for not updating to 26, he has no way to know other than reading feedback and the feedback is maily against 26. I personally don't feel there is any loss of perforamance or battery life, although the accidental resizing tends to annoy me and that's why I have kept most of my iPads on older versions. If Apple allowed slide over on the non windowed mode, I would upgrade everything.
I watched the video earlier today. What he does with the tablet can be done with any tablet on the market, so the keyboard being a deciding factor isn't surprising. While the A16 iPad is more expensive than many Android tablets, it's not that terribly priced. I am sure he could get 7-8 years out of that iPad. Maybe more if he could replace the battery.
And... That Samsung tablet brings back memories of when android devices had home, menu & back buttons.
And... That Samsung tablet brings back memories of when android devices had home, menu & back buttons.
Definitely surprising. While iPads with the M chips have made using the on-screen keyboards better, I still can't stand them - I'll gladly haul around a bluetooth physical keyboard and type significantly faster.
I can definitely relate to his desire for a better keyboard. Apple's onscreen keyboards on iPad and iPhone leave a lot to be desired. The fact that other onscreen keyboard options are seemingly hamstrung in terms of features and the inability to be the true default keyboard system wide adds to the frustration.