iOS 4.3 for iPad

[Zcott]

I was planning on trying out 4.3 beta tonight on my iPad but then I wondered - what advantages does it have over 4.2.1 for the iPad? If anyone can let me know, please do.

 

[tac22]

no real advantages right now, the new airplay APIs need to be implemented in 3rd party apps.

However if you have xcode running on your computer you can activate the 4 and 5 finger gestures which are just amazing.

 

[maflynn]

One big disadvantage is that you're loading a beta OS on your iPad that could make it unstable or unusable.

Unless you're a developer who needs to test their apps, there's no real reason or advantage.

 

[Zcott]

Thanks folks. I'm no developer but I just like to play around with new software before it comes out. I'll probably give 4.3 a miss for now.

 

[tac22]

right, things I mentioned I guess aren't advantages, its just getting to fool around with things before everyone else. But that of course comes with living with a possibly unstable OS

generally nothing major though. worst thing that has ever happened to me was it rebooted. And beta 3 hasn't had a hiccup yet, noticeably smoother.

But yea if your not a developer, its best to just wait it out

(though who knows how long till you will get these awsome gestures )

 

[maflynn]

There was a few threads here, where people were looking to downgrade off of 4.3 because they were unhappy with the performance or issues.

 

[tac22]

that true, performance is rarely up to par in the first few betas

i've seen worse, but beta 1 & 2 deffinetly had some performance issues

beta 3 seams fine though

oh and sometimes you will run across an app that doesn't work... so again leave it to developers

i think it was the ABC app that didn't work when i was testing 4.2 which was a real bummer