Two problems with that. I'm in Canada. They only offered $230. They can go ¥£#@ themselves.
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iPad Air just got old, SplitView only available on the iPad Air 2
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Nah. I like how all the Apple stuff plays nice together. The split thing'so not that big a deal. I can sit with my iPad beside my iPhone or iMac and see several things at once if I really (and rarely) need to. If I need (again, a rare event) to drag and drop between things, again, the iMac will handle it. I always think "pity" when the next thing comes out, but I'm not crazy enough to upgrade a thousand dollar item every couple of years. As for switching platforms, besides the interoperability, I've got several hundred apps representing thousands of dollars invested, I like being able to use and don't want to have to re-buy in the future. Assuming, of course, the other platforms even have said apps. Any future non-Apple pad and/or phone would have to do something pretty spectacular (that I gave a damn about) for me to give that up.I'm glad I resisted that urge to stay in the "walled garden". I need my devices to have legs.
I used to trust Apple because they were the best. Now I'm not so sure.
My next tablet will be a Surface. Why? Because I can (reasonably) know I'll be able to install whatever I want on it, like I can on my MBP (so far), with no artificial limitations. Windows is and always will be more flexible (hardware-wise). That is the only way I'll know my device will have legs.
At least Apple devices keep their value, so if I was in your position I'd sell the Air and get something with nice gams.
I don't understand this sentiment. There's typically always a feature that only the latest hardware can utilize. The fact that ios 9 is supported on a5 devices still is a good thing.
The only negative would be the mini 3 owners.
The only negative would be the mini 3 owners.
It's more than likely that the older hardware is capable of running it. This is just a feature that Apple is using to push people to upgrade their iPad.
If you feel like you will utilize the new feature then by all means, just upgrade, problem solved.
Android (Samsung) already have this feature for awhile, if you didn't buy that tablet but chose iPad instead, then it's possible that you just want a shiny new feature, but doesn't really need it (But then again if you own Android you'd be complaining about the delayed Software update instead.).
Android (Samsung) already have this feature for awhile, if you didn't buy that tablet but chose iPad instead, then it's possible that you just want a shiny new feature, but doesn't really need it (But then again if you own Android you'd be complaining about the delayed Software update instead.).
The air 1 will be almost 2 years old when iOS 9 is released. The 1-year old air 2 will be getting all of the features of ios9. As for some of the features not being available on phones, people have been calling for something to differentiate iOS between phones and iPads. This will be one. It also may change when the new iPhones are released in the fall.
I'm glad I resisted that urge to stay in the "walled garden". I need my devices to have legs.
I used to trust Apple because they were the best. Now I'm not so sure.
My next tablet will be a Surface. Why? Because I can (reasonably) know I'll be able to install whatever I want on it, like I can on my MBP (so far), with no artificial limitations. Windows is and always will be more flexible (hardware-wise). That is the only way I'll know my device will have legs.
At least Apple devices keep their value, so if I was in your position I'd sell the Air and get something with nice gams.
Eh as much as I hate the "walled garden" I still prefer my iPad over Android alternatives or Windows be it the surface or something else. Windows for me I find I only like on PC'S and not for the price either. Windows take a huge chunk of space so I would require at least the 64GB or preferably higher and probably an i5 but I'll deal with the i3. The prices are around $1,000 and that's way 2 much for a tablet imo. This isn't for business but pure leisure use so I take that into account. I prefer 16:9 for Netflix and etc but it's not a deal breaker but I do love 4:3 for Web browsing and reading. I love the apps on here and how synced it is with my iPhone 6 plus.
It's more than likely that the older hardware is capable of running it. This is just a feature that Apple is using to push people to upgrade their iPad.
Eh doubt it. Cpu maybe but 1GB of RAM? My iPhone 6 plus has issues with crashing apps and random restarts quite a lot so I doubt how the iPad Air 1 would handle it
iOS traditionally works best when doing one thing at a time for the smoothest most responsive experience. Their RAM starved devices would choke to death if anything greater was demanded.
Not like people haven't been calling it for a couple of years.
And I disagreed how? I stated cpu might of been able to handle it but the 1GB of RAM would be
I just checked the RAM usage for some of the apps:
Maps - 500 MB (300 MB when in the background)
Safari - 80MB + 50MB per tab
Preferences - 60 MB
Contacts - 40 MB
Calendar - 40 MB
Game Centre - 45 MB
You would start running into problems if you opened Maps and Safari (with like 8 tabs) not to mention apps are cached in RAM when you 'close' them. I'd say this is a case of Apple wanting the best experience (it would work with < 1GB of RAM but some bigger apps would have issues), but more likely also wanting money to entice people into upgrading their iPads.
Just wondering if Apple continues to sell air1 in applestore with ios9 preinstalled, will there be a list with features are not included...?
Now android M is going to have quad-view so I suppose Apple will have that in 4 years time.
I am probably an OF but I'm not convinced that the split-screen features are all that useful on a screen as small as the full-size iPad, and would be useless to me on the Mini. To me, it seems like a feature that will really come into its own on the iPad Pro (assuming Apple actually releases that one...). I recognize that other people are going to feel differently...I wonder what the actual market demand is? Apple probably has done customer surveys, but I'm sure that the results are private. Guesses from my MR colleagues?
Yeah, I don't see the value of multiwindows in an iPad mini. But on a full-size iPad and (mythical at this point, iPad Pro) it can definitely be of benefit.
In essence, it allows a level of "modularity" in apps that can create new "apps". Think of multiwindow as a single app of two panes.
Consider the possibility of a video player app that displays a hyperlink to an IMDB entry beneath the video. With multiwindow, rather than interrupt video playback and load the webpage with the app, or launch Safari fullscreen to the IMDB entry, multiwindow allows the IMDB entry to appear in Safari in side window.
It's a superficial example, but hopefully you get the idea. (This is similar to what was demoed at WWDC)
I first experienced the benefits of multiwindow on my Surface RT. The availability of quality touch-optimized Modern UI apps at the time was pathetic (still is pretty bad). In my attempts to get some basic tablet functionality, I often had to resort to 2 apps to come close to the functionality that I was accustomed to on a single app on iOS. SplitView/multiwindow helped tremendously with that.
Multiwindow on my GTab 8.4 Pro is quite good. Out of the box, Samsung only allows certain apps to be multiwindows, but after rooting and installing an app, multiwindow is available to all apps.
I think the Original iPad was outdated extremely fast. No Siri, never updated to iOS 6, no cameras, etc.. This is the main reason I don't own an Apple Watch first gen.
As an Air2 owner, I am happy to see that they are allowing the Air2 to take advantage of the added speed. It has always been like a Ferrari pulling a U-haul. If they are going to sell new iPads they have to put it on a platform that can take advantage of its better processor and more RAM. Otherwise, why would they bother updating the internals at all?
I use split screen often on my S6. It's more powerful and useful than you think on even a phone size device.
I realize some people acknowledge this grudgingly as it tends to put points into the hat of competitors, but it's something Apple should roll out to all iOS devices, in my book.
I was re-reading the Ars review of the Air 2 and came across the paragraph below, which seems prophetic now:
After playing with the iPad Air 2 for a while, we wouldn't be shocked to learn that someone fumbled a handoff between the software and hardware teams at Apple. This iPad was built to enable a new level of productivity and mobile multitasking, but in spite of a snappy triple-core processor and doubled RAM, nothing within iOS 8 or the App Store has yet to tap into the boosts. The operating system doesn't scale with a newer, more powerful system of app multitasking, which we're starting to desperately want in our mobile productivity use. Plus, no major platform apps notice the A8X and enable crazy-powerful features.
The Air 1 was released with IOS 7, the first update was IOS 8, which the Air 1 get all features... and now is the second update IOS 9, will have limited features.. not so limited!...Dont worry Air 1 owners, the Ipad 2 got IOS 9 , so the Air 1 will be capable to running at least IOS 12
I never read that particular review, but it mirrors my sentiment from having the Air 2 these past months. The only thing that iOS 8 took advantage of it was mainly things like no refreshing Safari tabs. It just felt like something had to be coming at WWDC to take advantage of its potential.
As far as those talking about wanting true multitasking on iPhone, I just don't see it as a practical thing with its (correct me if I get this wrong) 16:9 screen ratio. The iPad's 4:3 ratio, along with now sporting a tri-core cpu and 2gb ram, was just perfect for this feature to come. Meanwhile, the iPhone 6 (and 6+) sports a 16:9 screen, dual-core cpu and 1gb ram. Apple is free to prove me wrong about iPhone multitasking, but until then I'm content with using 1 active app at a time on my iPhone 6. Maybe with the right implementation, I could see it happening. (*continues to facepalm at Air 2's vertical multitasking implementation on iOS 9*)
I haven't read that review, either. However, I have seen the people at iMore talking about how the iPad Air2 was overspec'd for the current capabilities of iOS.
