Doesn't work this way so far. And at least not in foreseeable iPadOS. Apple strictly protects their mobile OSs from running third-party javascript engines (Chrome/Chromium).
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Doesn't work this way so far. And at least not in foreseeable iPadOS. Apple strictly protects their mobile OSs from running third-party javascript engines (Chrome/Chromium).
It shouldn’t. The APIs are all basically the same between iOS and iPadOS. It’s easy to modify iOS Apps to deal with split screen or multiple instances on iPadOS.
Remember, the iPad isn’t like Android tablets. There’s a huge market of iPad specific Apps in The App Store which shows developers aren’t taking short cuts (like universal Apps) and have no issues with the additional work required to create those iPad specific Apps. Going just a little bit further to support the latest features in iPadOS seems a given considering what they’ve invested to create that App in the first place.
Unlike Desktop OS like macOS and windows, which you plug your mouse and use it, you cannot simply plug your mouse and expect the cursor to show up. Hence “not a standard feature”.
The day ANY iPad can create, design, and prepare for publication a PDF-compliant book (color or just straight black-and-white text), incorporating Photoshop-manipulated images, has a Color Profile assigned to it, is able to use 3rd-party fonts from Monotype, etc. (and not just the ones Apple provides in the iOS).... the day you can SEND or even SAVE the PDF file to an external device (no, using the unreliable iCloud does not count) .... the day you can control and manipulate all the myriad of things that go into producing a physical book.....
Well, yes, then.... and ONLY then.... will the iPad even be close to being taken seriously as a replacement for the computer.
Sorry, Tim Cook. People still read books; and people still need real desktop computers to code, to design, and to produce books .... just not work on 8K monitors for video.
... Still waiting for iPad versions of Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, InDesign (!) and, yes, even QuarkXPress. Until THAT happens, the iPad will always be nothing but a device for consuming media. It is NOT a creation tool.
I don’t think WA/PWA will be as big as people say. How many “write once run anywhere” initiatives have we had over the years?
There are two constants in the computer world. The first is ever faster CPUs, GPUs, storage and do on. The second is developers pushing the limits of what that brand new hardware can do.
While WA/PWA may promise the ability to create an App that everyone can use it still suffers from “common denominator syndrome”. Something that works everywhere will never be able to fully utilize the latest hardware your device has. How could it if it must remain compatible with everyone? Years ago people said Chrome would be the Holy Grail of software, allowing you to run ”Apps” on any device as long as it had Chrome. How did that turn out?
Since developers will always be striving to create new and powerful Apps there will always be a healthy market for “native” software. And that native software will be the stuff that grabs people’s attention. Not some WA/PWA “App” that gives you basics like email, Twitter or Instagram.
I'm going to try and play with this over the weekend, but by using a cloud solution, like Digital Ocean vice my home workstation. The demos I've seen seem to indicate it's pretty responsive. Yes, you'll need WiFi, LTE, or tethering, but I'm going to assume most coders (even at my low level) already have all the internet resources required.
You are correct that this is a universal solution and not one specific to the iPad, but with iOS 13 we get mouse support which makes this a more viable solution for iPad users.
I realise what you are saying can have a possible detrimental effect on my wallet if it comes to be true, which it most likely will, considering the opportunity presented.
What I would like to see is a reasonably priced app for iPhone, reasonably priced app for iPad, and reasonably priced app for the Mac.
What we will most likely see is that with little effort, developers are going to have one app built to look different on 3 platforms and, therefore, become a candidate for subscription model instead of having three that look, feel and work with the screen estate of the platforms rather than just be ports that Catalyst might initially bring.
How about a Hands-On on RAM Management ???
All these features & capabilities don't come for free, & many will remain resident in Main Memory (i.e., DRAM).
Back in 2016, iPhones & iPads had Good RAM Management ... B+ level.
That was the Good, then it got Bad, & now it's gotten Ugly !
AAPL's VP of Software Engineering seems to have lost ALL control of the troops, as RAM Management is currently @ a D- level !
That's NOT good !
I'm sure ALL MR readers would appreciate it if MR would come up with a RAM Management "educational article" or two.
All these features & capabilities don't come for free, & many will remain resident in Main Memory (i.e., DRAM).
Back in 2016, iPhones & iPads had Good RAM Management ... B+ level.
That was the Good, then it got Bad, & now it's gotten Ugly !
AAPL's VP of Software Engineering seems to have lost ALL control of the troops, as RAM Management is currently @ a D- level !
That's NOT good !
I'm sure ALL MR readers would appreciate it if MR would come up with a RAM Management "educational article" or two.
You will also need a Digital Ocean paid account with an instance of at least 8GB RAM for running Docker (that Coder is being installed to) and VS Code extensions - $40+/month. And if you work over LTE you will pay $$$ for your cellular data. Lag will highly depend on your connection.
You won't see the lag on the videos because it's a lag between your click on the keyboard and the screen change. I tried Coder with 200Mbps fiber Internet 100 meters between workstations, not even cellular, and the lag was extremely noticeable.
I don't think it's a solution for coding on the iPad, it's just one of the playgrounds for testing small code edits for simple web app development.
nowadays people cheering companies (apple) for bringing features we had 15 to 20 years ago as normal.
the whole tech bubble is just insane.
ipados, 2019 yeah ... a download manager WOWOWOWOW
the whole tech bubble is just insane.
ipados, 2019 yeah ... a download manager WOWOWOWOW
Great point. Near certain imo.
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Tim has always championed the iPad as a laptop replacement.
I installed on my Mini 4 and although is a bit sluggish it runs ok. I think the final release will work better because there is probably debug code causing overhead and performance issues. All the multitasking features work, and even works as a SideCar display from my MacBook Air 2018.
I think the biggest new feature for the iPad is the announcement that you can now compile the same app for MacOS or iPadOS. I'm not a coder but it seams to be that this will usher in a new generation of feature rich apps, maybe even at parity with their desktop counterparts.
Would be interested in hearing the thoughts of people who understand this better.
Would be interested in hearing the thoughts of people who understand this better.
They are probably replacing a tool that worked so well in the past two decades to something that does pretty much the same thing in a slightly different way eventually, just like they are developing AI and robot to do something a human can do and might do it better. For me, just like what Douglas Rushkoff says, tech industry nowadays is “designing tools to replace human rather than extending their capability”, probably as a form of cost reduction. So, I want to ask Google, whether their CEO will voluntarily handle their position to an AI/robot created by Google? How about running a tech company using only AI/robot?
Far stretched for sure, but I Have no idea whether those CEO would love to answer this question.
Yeah unfortunately there are several instances where I need my MacBook. Music to Phone and Watch being one. Also need the MacBook for editing MP3 metadata and compressing video with hand break. Then there’s the simple file downloading and management that is currently much easier with MacOS; hopefully iPadOS will be a big step at making this aspect easier.
I honestly don’t see this happening anytime soon. The TV makes sense since people obviously are going to want their own content on the Family TV. iPads are likely to get passed down to family members while the family TV gets replaced. Laptops in general are cheap these days and homes stopped having a family computer at a desk a while ago. Also most people’s computer is a smartphone these days anyways and everyone already has one. Wanting an iPad is more of a personal choice. People aren’t buying a single family iPad.
iPads have had Multi-user sign on since iOS 9.3. It's just they don't allow consumers access to this feature, you need the device to be in DEP and use Apple School Manager.
Well the PS4 controller pairs without a problem and there's been a fair but of FIFA19 played on it remotely without any problems as such. On the 9.7 pro the graphics are a bit "fuzzy" with the odd artefacts and a bit of a lag now and again but I never tried it pre 13 so can't say if that's the norm.
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Does anyone know if there will be a different way of copy and paste I don’t have the kind of hand function needed for the new gestures
Does anyone know if there will be a different way of copy and paste I don’t have the kind of hand function needed for the new gestures
I guess that all depends on the App, no one rule fits all scenarios:
If the App is the same on both then a universal app makes sense.
I as a consumer am unlikely to buy an app 3 times for a desktop, iPad and iPhone.
If I buy an app for the desktop, then I expect the iPad/iPhone app to be free most of the time.
But from an OS point of view all the iOS (phone, iPad, car, watch) are likely to share a lot of code at the OS level regardless of what Apple calls it. As an example, they are not going to write different file system code for each platform.
Developers will be doing the same. They are not going to write the non visual parts of the app again for each platform and will share a fair amount of the code.
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Once they complete mouse support and present a proper file system.
I am designing apps for customers at the moment that have zip files and iOS just doesn't give a good customer experience on that front.
Well my iPad on the new OS just kept rebooting every hour or so had to roll back to 12 beta till 13 becomes more stable plus lots of issues on Catalina with artwork missing from iTunes import