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Five Useful Features We'd Like to See Added to iPadOS
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The missing secondary monitor support is really really bad. Happy that the article mentioned it. iPad screen turning off and controlling external screen with mouse should be easy to develop.
For multiuser functionality, at least a guest account should be there with basic apps.
For multiuser functionality, at least a guest account should be there with basic apps.
How about when my iPad boots up I get a screen that lets me choose to run iPad OS or MacOS?
Boom! Now I only need ONE computer a iPad! Even better my iPad can switch between iPad OS or MacOS on the fly!
I know I'm dreaming.
Boom! Now I only need ONE computer a iPad! Even better my iPad can switch between iPad OS or MacOS on the fly!
I know I'm dreaming.
How about a camera that doesn't switch off when you multitask? It seems to me that if the iPad is going to be at all useful as a working tool especially during these times when everyone is working from home, you need to be able to have a video conference while you do something else, like take notes.
And no FaceTime doesn't count because it's not prevalent in the business world.
And no FaceTime doesn't count because it's not prevalent in the business world.
The “App Library” and widgets things seem super weird that they’re not on the iPad. They seem useless to me, but for whatever reason apple likes them, so it’s weird they’re not on iPad.
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When did that go away? I remember that, and...yeah, it’s missing now, and I don’t know why.
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When did that go away? I remember that, and...yeah, it’s missing now, and I don’t know why.
yeah, I reman baffled by why there’s any basic iOS programs like these missing from iPad.
even just dropping the existing programs are without modifying the display would be useful. I’ve long since taken to using Bing as my calculator on iPad since there isn’t one.
Of that list, the ones that should be developed are full-screen second monitor (it’s ridiculous now) and multi-user. The rest don’t make sense from a UX perspective. Widgets are already on the left bar of the iPad, so you don’t need to mess up the app grid with all the problems that it causes. Plus it’s not a device for quick glances like an iPhone.
And luckily we won’t get all that Mac-iPad toaster-refrigerator merge because-apple-doesn’t-want-to-cannibalize or multi-float window support. I think that has been already discussed by Apple many times and clearly it’s no because of cannibalization.
And luckily we won’t get all that Mac-iPad toaster-refrigerator merge because-apple-doesn’t-want-to-cannibalize or multi-float window support. I think that has been already discussed by Apple many times and clearly it’s no because of cannibalization.
Uhh.. someone may have said already but in some apps the iPad does go full screen when plugged into a tv, it just can’t when it’s mirroring for obvious reasons.
Use it in photos and you can get full screen previews. Lumafusion does the same. There isn’t really an elegant solution to have full screen from a 4:3 interface on a 16:9 display. Even if it was extended, what would it show you on the external display when you’re on the Home Screen?
Use it in photos and you can get full screen previews. Lumafusion does the same. There isn’t really an elegant solution to have full screen from a 4:3 interface on a 16:9 display. Even if it was extended, what would it show you on the external display when you’re on the Home Screen?
Same here. One screen with a two 2x2 stacked widgets. One for music and photos the other for calendar and reminders. A 2 x4 siri suggestion widget that feeds me my regularly used apps. That leaves 4 fixed apps and the dock for things I know I always want available. Everything else I access from apps library. For me it’s so much better than all these years of organising stuff into folders.
From ”never” to ”in 2-3 years” in the space of a single sentence. Impressive backtracking.
For those people who have a family it is common.
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Give me itunes styles visualizers
Multi-user support is at the top of my list.
Though, I'd happily take a terminal app, Xcode for iPadOS, and Final Cut Pro for iPadOS as well.
Though, I'd happily take a terminal app, Xcode for iPadOS, and Final Cut Pro for iPadOS as well.
Off the top of my head:
- Better screen estate management, no more blown-up iPhone apps
- Fully customisable keyboard shortcuts
- Better multitasking, split screen and window in window interactions
- F-row and fn key on the magic keyboard
- Weather and calculator
- Multiuser and extended display support, you already have
Also: App library is useless
- Better screen estate management, no more blown-up iPhone apps
- Fully customisable keyboard shortcuts
- Better multitasking, split screen and window in window interactions
- F-row and fn key on the magic keyboard
- Weather and calculator
- Multiuser and extended display support, you already have
Also: App library is useless
The thing is, Apple should’ve learned this from macOS. At least with macOS, they had a valid excuse. 128K with a bit mapped display was already using a lot of RAM.
With the iPhone and iPad, there was no such rationale. Likewise, given its macOS X origins, iOS should’ve inherited much of it.
With the iPhone and iPad, there was no such rationale. Likewise, given its macOS X origins, iOS should’ve inherited much of it.
Actual movable windows for multitasking! And better drag and drop where you don’t have to wait holding it down, to then drag and then wait etc etc etc
Multiple users would be good too.
Maybe more of an actual iOS feature but more default apps, like I’d prefer Photoshop to be my default editor etc.
Not sure how would be best to implement, but I’d like to be able to create ‘shortcuts’ to say a file and put it on the Home Screen for quick access. That would also mean unlocking the icon grid so we could have more of a desktop on the iPad. I get sick of apps including Files and Dropbox refreshing after I’ve been using another app for 10 seconds and then I have to find my file lost in a nest of folders!
Multiple users would be good too.
Maybe more of an actual iOS feature but more default apps, like I’d prefer Photoshop to be my default editor etc.
Not sure how would be best to implement, but I’d like to be able to create ‘shortcuts’ to say a file and put it on the Home Screen for quick access. That would also mean unlocking the icon grid so we could have more of a desktop on the iPad. I get sick of apps including Files and Dropbox refreshing after I’ve been using another app for 10 seconds and then I have to find my file lost in a nest of folders!
Is the only profession occupation a programmer? Can other professionals not use an iPad? What a daft comment.
It is a fully fledged USB port, and you can access the file system. It’s not a Mac but neither is it a toy. It excels over a Mac in some situations, and a Mac is preferable in others. But it’s ok if you don’t understand that. Some people are frightened of change.