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iOS 12 Changes Hint at Redesigned iPad Pros With Face ID and No Home Button Coming This Year
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Notch on iPad - no bueno. It would stick out so much when watching movies in landscape. A little tiny bezel to house everything would not be terrible. I really hope Apple doesn't pull a marketing trick and try to force that damn notch on stuff just as a branding feature.
Don’t really like removing CC from the swipe up gesture, it was convenient as it was and there’s the space to have it all - but I guess they’re going for cross-iOS consistency. I’m also not a fan of the status icons being grouped to the sides but at least all the info is still there unlike with the iPhone X
I don't know, I don't notice it on my X at all. I would think on an even larger screen, it would be the same way.
I actually like it on the iPad, still not on the phone. And for the bezels.. yes!
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If you use apps for drawing, it would be weird for the toolbars in landscape: tiny canvas area -> notch -> toolbar
I really hope they don't eliminate the bezel. I use the iPad Pro to create artwork. I hold it with my left hand and draw with my right, and my left thumb often winds up resting on the bezel. With no bezel, it would make stray marks all the time. It would be a nightmare.
That‘s not the issue. I’m holding an iPad mini right now in my hand and can easily rest my thumbs on the bezels on the side of screen without covering any content.
How am I supposed to do this when this remaining bezel gets removed?
The bezels of an iPad are its handles! You can't remove the handles!!! Can you imagine how awful it would be watching a movie if your hands are covering half of the screen? Ugh!
If they really go this route, then Apple needs to make the back chassis out of some material other than aluminum. Or coat the aluminum with a grippy suede or something. Kind of like what MS did with its surface keyboards, if you've every used one. And no, I'm not talking about a case. Using a case defeats the purpose of such a thin device, IMO.
That way, you don't have to walk around awkwardly pinching the iPad's bezel-less edges, because who wants to intentionally smudge their screen? Or like someone mentioned above, how would one stabilize the iPad when drawing on a table? Do they expect artists to put their non-drawing hand's fingers on the screen? More smudges.
Bezels do have their place.
That way, you don't have to walk around awkwardly pinching the iPad's bezel-less edges, because who wants to intentionally smudge their screen? Or like someone mentioned above, how would one stabilize the iPad when drawing on a table? Do they expect artists to put their non-drawing hand's fingers on the screen? More smudges.
Bezels do have their place.
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Depends on the app you're using. For example, Procreate has settings that allow you to designate the stylus as the only thing that can make a mark on your canvas. Fingers can still be used for gestures within the program.
I prefer TouchID but what can I do? And that notch! It’s fine on a consumption device like the iPhone but not iPad where people are creating content and making art. I think they should offer two versions. The “pro” should really never have an interrupted display.
I hope this interface doesn’t stay on the 10.5 inch iPad. I keep accidentally closing apps when bringing up the dock.
It seems so unnecessary to remove the bezels and have a notch on a pad-sized device.
If no Home button then the screen would be bigger rather than the iPad shrinking. Or they wouldn’t be able to call the Smart Keyboard “full-size” anymore. (With a probable increase in iPad height to keep the aspect ratio.)
No doubt also a bit heavier again.
No doubt also a bit heavier again.
Me TOO
Seriously though Apples inability to deliver hardware on a decent schedule has me very frustrated. The lack of hardware at WWDC, especially this years WWDC, was just plain stupid. Instead of a shortened keynote to fit the limited material they had we got a lot of fluff wasting plenty of time where hardware could have debuted.
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Spit your chewing gum into the palm of your hand, slap the iPad on it, - surf.
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That is an interesting possibility. I just doubt that they would wait until September to launch a new iPad. For one it is a big demand on a company even Apples size to launch the cell phones. Second; they most likely would want the new iPad on the market before back to school really gets in gear.
That would be an interesting possibility. What is interesting with A12 is that if they keep the same die size they will have an incredible amount of space to implement advanced special function logic. That is after beefing up the CPU's and GPU's. So the other thing to consider here is the rumors that A12 is already in production. That could mean launching A12 on the iPad ahead of the iPhone which is actually a good way to ramp up an advanced manufacturing technology. Processor manufacturing doesn't normally start so far in front of the iPhone launch so A12 on the iPad is a real possibility in a month or two, say the end of July. Since A12 was rumored in production a couple of months ago that would be about 4 months production start prior to manufacturing new iPads that seems about right.
As has been mentioned, an iPhone release in September followed by an iPad release in October, with a faster chip, makes sense to me. Isn’t that what they did with original 12.9” Pro model?
Dual cameras on the back, while you are at it Apple. With all the goodies and 480 fps slow-mo.
Dual cameras on the back, while you are at it Apple. With all the goodies and 480 fps slow-mo.
They'll have to move away from aluminum if they want to use wireless charging—I believe they do—but what they'll use is what I'm wondering. Hopefully not glass like the iPhone. I suspect the "bezel less" iPad will just have smaller/uniform bezels and improved palm rejection.
i too use my ipad mostly in landscape and frankly I don't care about having face id etc. they could leave it on touch id and I'm fine.
what I want is a better screen, 4k HDR preferred. i want more storage. i want better sound. i want a wireless charging option for the pencil and maybe even some tip options. and I really really really really really really frakking want a smart keyboard that doesn't die in 2-3 months. I mean sure they have their little coverage program going but FFS I still have to make an appointment etc
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if they were going to figure out a way to do under the screen something it would probably be face id. so then it would hopefully work no matter how you hold it.
By putting a thumb on the screen. The iPad has had excellent thumb rejection ever since the mini introduced this problem.