I use a iPad Mini at work pretty frequently and have never noticed the issue. So I ordered a 7 for myself. We’ll see I gues
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iPad Mini 7 Has Display Hardware Changes That Likely Fix Jelly Scrolling
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I suppose there are some folks for whom their vision precludes them from seeing this? It’s so bad as to make the device unusable for me. One of those “you can’t unsee it” scenarios
If you haven’t noticed it by now, don’t go looking for it when you get the 7. I can see it on my 6 but, I haven’t used the 6 enough in certain manners on a regular basis to make me not want to use the mini anymore. I think many here go overboard with comments like unusable etc.
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Typical Apple - ignore an issue, gaslight users, and then fix it in the next rev.
The Mini 1-5 don't have jelly scroll 'cause the display controller is properly oriented. I dunno why they changed it in the Mini 6, but I really, really hope they fixed it in the Mini 7. Guess we'll know more next week when the reviews appear.
I preordered the 7 specifically for this fix, and will return it if it doesn't fix it. I love my mini 6, but had to (mostly) stop using it in the first month after getting it because the jelly scrolling gives me a major headache. Now I use it only to read books, because that's a left-right motion vs up/down.
Yes, but the mini really is only used in portrait, very rarely in landscape.
I use it all the time in both orientations. Can't utilize viewing photos/videos/applications/web content just in Portrait. Some digital content forces Landscape utilized, and also your speakers are right and left then when watching. Its same with the iPhone.
The iPad Air M2 only has a 60 Hz display. The mini won't be leapfrogging that for a while.
Something can be normal behavior AND a bad user experience. Both can be true. "Normal" just means it's working as designed, not that it's a good design.Honest question: Why would they fix something they called normal behaviour?
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Well -- I'm not buying anything here until I physically see and use one myself
I don't really trust Apple nor their PR on this
I don't really trust Apple nor their PR on this
I’ve been using the mini 6 for 3 years. I can’t see the jelly roll, and I’ve tried really !
I’ll help out but don’t say I didn’t warn you: to see Jelly roll look for this slightly bigger guy, he’s covered in tattoos. Now you can’t unsee Jelly Roll. He also makes an appearance in Apple Music
That’s not true, the ”scanning” is much quicker if it is done over the longer side compared to the shorter side due to it having to travel a longer distance in the same time. So the effect would be lower if you move the display controller back like they might have done now, which is why no one complained on previous iPad Minis.
Also moving away from LCD does not solve the problem by itself as this isn’t something that is dependant on being LCD but rather of how the display controller refreshes the pixels. Even my iPad Pro M4 has the effect with it’s 120 Hz OLED display, it just is harder to see with a higher refresh rate.
Exactly. Every device has SOME degree of jelly scrolling. Rotate your phone in to landscape and scroll. iPads have done this for a LONG time. For whatever reason though it’s worse on the mini. That’s the mystery.
I know, right? It’s like this website is all about Mac and Mac-adjacent rumors or something. Just the facts please, MacRumors.
This is exactly it. I can't recall a time where Apple ever admitted that a design flaw was a defect. Even during "antennagate", I seem to recall the official response by Jobs himself was, slightly paraphrased, "all phones do this and it's not really a problem, but if you really can't avoid holding it that way, have a free bumper" and that was as close to a true admission as we've ever gotten.
And of course the iPhones after that were slightly redesigned and it was never a real issue again.
It will still be interesting if Apple successfully minimize this either with controller placement or better panel design.
I'm not fully up to date on display technology, but I'm guessing it would be essentially a non-issue in something like a 90-120Hz panel. It's too bad Apple has decided to stick so adamantly to 60Hz.
