Touch ID seems a lot less useful on iPads than iPhones, as I suspect most people rarely if ever have theirs outside of their home. But what would make it a really kick-ass feature is multi-user switching, or at minimum the ability to auto-switch certain things like logged-in iCloud and Game Center IDs. That's something worth an upgrade.
Do you use the passcode protection?
I have an iPad Air. I am not going to upgrade for those supposed rumored updates. I am happy with what I have.
It better be iPad Air 2 instead. Adding a Touch ID while keep everything the same is a knee jerk move.
wow what a shock
That's great and all, but I'm more interested in TouchID being added to Macs. Not having to always type passwords would be freaking amazing.
Well not really. If they can't bypass a regular passcode, then there's no difference since you need a backup passcode for Touch ID.
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This years the year they kinda have to! With the A7 being bottlenecked by ram and the A8 having to have more power than the A7, it's sorta expected.
That's great and all, but I'm more interested in TouchID being added to Macs. Not having to always type passwords would be freaking amazing.
Can't believe these guys get called analysts and get paid for it. All they do is recycle each others rumours and state the obvious.
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They did that when they introduced the lightning cable.
What about the ram
What if iOS 8 was far more optimised and less resource hungry?
This. It would be neat to implement simple user profiles on an iPad (since it is often a shared device) and the integration with Touch ID to login and have your apps laid out how you want and have your profile signed in on services would be clutch. You would instantly be able to switch users just with the touch of a finger.
I'd like to see in a the rMini. With 2GB of ram, and the A8, it should be pretty competent, and could be my first mini-tablet.
Touch ID seems a lot less useful on iPads than iPhones, as I suspect most people rarely if ever have theirs outside of their home. But what would make it a really kick-ass feature is multi-user switching, or at minimum the ability to auto-switch certain things like logged-in iCloud and Game Center IDs. That's something worth an upgrade.