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iOS 4.2 Beta 2 for iPad is up

Sterrell said:
Has anyone noticed a difference in resolution or text clarity?
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Ahh, yes, I was waiting for somebody to mention that here!

I thought I was crazy, and didn't want to downgrade to 3.2.2 to confirm, but yes indeed, it appears that the text rendering has been tweaked for iPad in the forthcoming iOS release, and the clarity has never been better!

You know, there are many members here who constantly complain about the iPad screen compared to their iP4, but objectively, to say that the iPad screen is lacking is absolute lunacy. :) It's crispy-crisp!
 
That's so good to hear. I love my iPad, but since day one i noticed that the text was quite pixelated.
 
gatearray said:
Ahh, yes, I was waiting for somebody to mention that here!

I thought I was crazy, and didn't want to downgrade to 3.2.2 to confirm, but yes indeed, it appears that the text rendering has been tweaked for iPad in the forthcoming iOS release, and the clarity has never been better!

You know, there are many members here who constantly complain about the iPad screen compared to their iP4, but objectively, to say that the iPad screen is lacking is absolute lunacy. :) It's crispy-crisp!
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Yes, I've also noticed a difference. We are a 2 iPad household one it still 3.2.2. Comparing side by side one notices crisper text.
 
Sterrell said:
Has anyone noticed a difference in resolution or text clarity?
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gatearray said:
Ahh, yes, I was waiting for somebody to mention that here!

I thought I was crazy, and didn't want to downgrade to 3.2.2 to confirm, but yes indeed, it appears that the text rendering has been tweaked for iPad in the forthcoming iOS release, and the clarity has never been better!

You know, there are many members here who constantly complain about the iPad screen compared to their iP4, but objectively, to say that the iPad screen is lacking is absolute lunacy. :) It's crispy-crisp!
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I honestly do not see a difference between 3.2.2 and 4.2 Beta 2.
 
Wasn't sure if it had been mentioned but has anyone had trouble with Netflix since beta 2? Mine opens and shuts down immediately. Thanks.
 
No luck. Even powered off and zilch. I'll play around with it later in the day. Maybe I'll have better luck. Thanks.
 
Summary of my bugs

4.2 seems like a nicer update.

now the apps load a bit faster, but some bugs still remain:

1) settings and iPod still load slower than 3.2.2, performance apple has to get right for iPad. Apps still take significantly longer to load than on 3.2.2.
2) keyboard click volume still seems lower than 3.2.2
3) Apps still get flushed out quickly, but not as quick as before.
4) home screen sliding seems choppier than before, even animation when quitting apps seem choppy.

that is all
 
I've run into a few apps that refuse to load, like Skygrid and fuze, but overall Beta 2 is smoother and faster than Beta 1. In any case, I'm willing to live with some flakiness in the 3rd party apps so long as I get the multitasking interface of 4.2. I tried going back to 3.2.1 yesterday night and I hated it immediately. 4.2 is really how the iPad should have been from day one.
 
Mitchrapp said:
No luck. Even powered off and zilch. I'll play around with it later in the day. Maybe I'll have better luck. Thanks.
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That's odd. Just used NetFlix with 4.2 Beta 2 the other night. When you installed 4.2 Beta 2, did you restore from Back-Up or started fresh?
 
boogieman said:
I have. Even tried taking out all songs and podcasts. Even with nothing it still is crashing on me. I even tried another install. Im really getting ticked off here I know its a beta for a reason but man oh man.
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Well I have narrowed it down to when I sync any kind of mp3 or aac. Videos are fine. Movies are okay. ONLY songs. And yes I have tried only one song and it still crashes.
 
Heyyy... one of my suggestions to Apple made it into the beta.

A few months ago I sent a feedback email suggesting apple amend the 20% and 10% warnings to lower percentages. — My reasoning being that, while a 20% and 10% warning was useful to tell you of a remaining 20 minutes or so on a 3-4 hour MacBook battery, a 10% warning on an iPad means you've got a whole hour remaining! Not really a useful warning at all.

So I was pleasantly surprised in just finding out that iOS 4.2 reports when you're at 5% remaining now, and I think 20% warning is gone (which was a ridiculous warning of two or more whole hours). Still waiting to see if the warnings go any lower than that.

Or course, no idea if it was led by my suggestion or just something Apple already planned for 4.2, but nice nonetheless. :p
 
as for netflix. thanks who mentioned delete and install again.

its working now on my 4.2 beta 2
 
Sterrell said:
Has anyone noticed a difference in resolution or text clarity?
Click to expand...

gatearray said:
Ahh, yes, I was waiting for somebody to mention that here!

I thought I was crazy, and didn't want to downgrade to 3.2.2 to confirm, but yes indeed, it appears that the text rendering has been tweaked for iPad in the forthcoming iOS release, and the clarity has never been better!

You know, there are many members here who constantly complain about the iPad screen compared to their iP4, but objectively, to say that the iPad screen is lacking is absolute lunacy. :) It's crispy-crisp!
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bryonbnm said:
Yes, I've also noticed a difference. We are a 2 iPad household one it still 3.2.2. Comparing side by side one notices crisper text.
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Went to the Apple Store and did a side by side and I have to say I honestly see no difference.
 
The keyboard is different, deeper drop shadow/highlight. Maybe the rest is placebo.
 
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