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iPad Air 3
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Well, let's be honest, that's going to depend on what apps.
This again brings me to my question. How does Apple control what apps/games can be run side by side?
Could I run, for example, Super 3D Car Racing Max on one side of the screen, and Jet Ski white Water Power Racers on the other side of the screen and have them both running at the same time?
Forget about it being a bit impractical to control 2 games at once, that's not for Apple to decide, that's up to you, the user to decide.
Will this type of thing work?
The only time I can seem to get apps to noticeably slow down in multitasking mode is when using Maps combined with another app in split screen view combined with a video playing in picture-in-picture mode. Maps seems to be the killer app in that combination. I've just tried scrolling heavy webpages in Safari whilst streaming a video from BBC iPlayer whilst also reading articles via Google Play Newstand. Didn't hiccup once.
Ironically, the thing the Air 2 struggles with most is running the OS animations in iOS 9 and the official Apple apps such as Music (which doesn't support split screen view currently). This is entirely due to poor optimisation on behalf of Apple in iOS 9, something that has been widely discussed and accepted to be the case.
I was ready to buy and Air 3 this holiday season, but looks like Apple does not get that money, as they insist on not updating a product for two calendar years.
For a someone who likes to maximize the useful life of all of their electronics, I would be an idiot to buy an Air 2 at this point.
The rest of the family will have to continue using what they are using now. No hand me down iPad Air to replace the iPad 2, quite yet.
For a someone who likes to maximize the useful life of all of their electronics, I would be an idiot to buy an Air 2 at this point.
The rest of the family will have to continue using what they are using now. No hand me down iPad Air to replace the iPad 2, quite yet.
I honestly wish that every app was capable of being run side by side
Don't say that, I've just bought a refurbished Air 2 as my very first tablet! D:
I'm sure the Air 2 will last you a long time. I'm also sure that I hang onto tech, much longer than you will.
The Air 2 is fantastic, what the original Air should have been, honestly. But I see the Air 3 as having the same longevity as the iPad 2, since it will likely share the same CPU as the PRO.
At the keynote when the iPad Pro was unveiled and they showed the new line up inc the Air 2 and Mini 4, Tim said that this was "our fall iPad line up". There is no iPad Air 3 this year, the Air 2 was pretty much over powered when it came out last year. Would I have liked to seen the iPad Pro specs inside an iPad Air 3? Oh yes. If you want a 9.7" iPad then the choices are buy the Air 2 or wait 12 months for a possible Air 3.
Given that the Air 2 was the first iPad to increase the RAM (we know the Pro does too, rumoured to be 4GB but we won't know for sure until a week or so) just like the iPad 2. The Air 2 IS the next "longevity model", it'll be as capable in a couple of years and getting iOS updates just like the iPad 2.
People need to grasp the reality that no modern day iOS device is pushed to its limit until it's years old, and it's all down to the quick fire release schedule Apple has in place every year. There is nothing on the App Store right now that the original iPad Air can't run as well as the iPad Air 2 that's now one year old.
Developers do not begin targeting a chipset specifically until the user base demands it. There's no point in developers making an app or game that only runs on the Air 2 when the Air 1 and iPad 4/3/2 have a larger install base and therefore a greater potential for revenue.
Sure, some games do target the newer devices such as the fantastic Dust: An Elysian Tail which will not run on devices with less than 1GB of RAM. You also have developers who release specific patches for apps, such as the developer of Oceanhorn who each year add a graphics update for the new chipset. However these are few are far between.
The fact is that even the iPad Pro will be long since replaced by a superior model, possibly twice, by the time an app is on the store which is struggles to run or runs inferior to the newer models.
The only place, ironically, where iOS devices show their age is on the OS itself as apple update iOS each year, however app performance takes far longer to deteriorate.
You're probably right about that. As soon as I have the money (currently trying to find full-time employment), I'm hoping to upgrade to either the Air 3 or the Pro! I usually (finances permitting) have a maximum of 2 years turn over with all my gadgets.
The A9X will have to be downclocked slightly to compensate for the smaller battery that the Air 3 will have. But yeah, it'd still be a very, very powerful tablet chip.
I actually see the Air 2 as being the 'new iPad 2' in terms of the longevity of OS and developer support. Why? Well, it was the first iOS device to include 2GB RAM as well as the first iOS device to have more than 2 CPU cores. There's really not a lot that the year-younger iPhone 6S and 6S Plus has in terms of internal hardware performance that the Air 2 doesn't have (with the exception of greater single-core performance with A9). Additionally, it has enjoyed an extended sales cycle thanks to the intentional delay of the Air 3. That means there's going to be a lot of Air 2's in peoples hands by the time they eventually stop selling the device.
I hear what you are both saying RP and cakefish. You are probably right that the Air 2 is the new iPad 2. But I also heard that about the Air, with it's 64 bit CPU.
How about this - I simply refuse to buy something, in light of my desire to have it last the maximum amount of time, if it's already over a year old. Especially in an area with tremendous improvements, year over year. The mobile CPU is not like an intel i7, where most of the improvements over the years, have been in power consumption.
I'll continue to be happy with my stuttering iPad Air for a while longer(up to a YEAR!!!), thanks to iOS9 and apple's planned obsolescence.
How about this - I simply refuse to buy something, in light of my desire to have it last the maximum amount of time, if it's already over a year old. Especially in an area with tremendous improvements, year over year. The mobile CPU is not like an intel i7, where most of the improvements over the years, have been in power consumption.
I'll continue to be happy with my stuttering iPad Air for a while longer(up to a YEAR!!!), thanks to iOS9 and apple's planned obsolescence.
Greatest of respect, on all of the Apple forums I read and use, no one ever called the first Air the next "longevity model".
What I did read plenty of was that the Air 1 was crippled because 1GB of RAM was simply not enough to trying take advantage of 64 bit apps. This was kind of proven by the frequent app quitting, Safari tabs reloading, and most recently the lack of Split View on iOS 9 which as you know is Air 2, Mini 4, and Pro only.
I can see why you'd be reluctant to buy an Air 2 today given that it is indeed one year old tech, but I'm more annoyed at Apple who will now give the 9.7" model year old tech in its new models.
Think about it, when the Air 3 comes out it'll get a slightly underclocked A9X while the Pro gets the new A10X. So, while you don't want to buy the Air 2 due to it being year old tech, the fact remains that it's very likely when you buy the Air 3 you'll be doing so as well.
The days of the 9.7" model getting the latest and greatest tech are over ... and I have no desire for a Surface version of the iPad, so I'll never buy a Pro.
The same!! I enjoy using my very capable(and very powerful) IPad Air 2, the best all round tablet period and I doubt I upgrade my IPad until the IPad Air 4 or 5.
So you basically saying that everyone that bought the IPad Air 2 very recently(in the last month or 2) is an idiot hmmm right........ :/
I bought the IPad Air 2 about a month ago because there was not going to be a IPad Air 3 and that you have to wait for the Air 3 next year in September/October time and originally I was waiting for the Air 3 but after I found out there won't be a Air 3 until next year I decided to get the Air 2 as I was not going to wait another year to get a iPad and plus I really wanted to get a IPad.
And it's more likely that the IPad Air 3 will get announced in September/October time next year, maybe Spring but who knows(only Apple knows)!
And by the way the IPad Air 2 is still a very powerful(and the best all round) tablet today despite it is over 1 year old now.
And all so you should get the the IPad Air 2 now because you might be waiting another year for the Air 3 and the Air 2 will be a HUGE HUGE upgrade from your IPad 2, it is soooo worth it!!!!
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Ok, so can someone tell me what the deal is here?
Does Apple themselves place a 'Lock Out' on apps it does not wish to run side by side with other apps?
Or do they not accept certain apps, unless the developers have placed in their code some 'key' that's read by the iPad and stops it running it side by side.
Or does the iPad simply think, I can't manage this, I don't have the power to run this certain app, and just refuses to?
Hows this work?
Developers must support the new APIs that permit scalable app interfaces.
Exactly. And why would you want every single app to run in Split View? I mean, games run in landscape mode ... so why would I want to run, for talking sake, Football Manager 2015 in one window and Safari in another when both would be different orientations.
Then, by definition, it's even more idiotic to buy a Mini 4. Apple must be in a lot of trouble...
From another point of view, the iPad Air 2 from last year was one year ahead of it's time. With it's Triple-Core-CPU with 3 billion transistors and 2GB of RAM the hardware is perfectly suited to run two apps next to each other in Split View under iOS 9. I bought the iPad Air 2 precisely because I figured, with twice as much memory as any other iOS device at that time, it would hold it's value very well. And I was right, now a year later the rest of the hardware ecosystem is just catching up to where the iPad Air 2 always was. Unless you're in the market for an iPad Pro the Air 2 is still the best tablet money can buy.
And that would not necessary be a bad thing. The A9X is already fast enough for a lot of tasks. Now it's the iPad Pro which profits the most from getting the latest and greatest technology. And future iPad Airs will profit from getting proven technologies at cheaper production costs. Naturally professional users are the ones who should pay early adopter prices. Now at least you have a choice to decide whether you are a Pro user or not.
