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iPadOS 15 Features Widgets Anywhere on Home Screen and App Library
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Common Apple, make macOS available for iPad pro when using keyboard & mouse such that th M1 chip can be used for real work.
It would probably have been a buggy mess last year if released. I got the feeling they just barely made it compatible for release for 14.
Apple's development probably got slowed way down because of the pandemic. Last year they were basically introducing what they had completed before remote work kicked in in March and April. Feels like this year is just releasing some of the features they held back last year from 14. The hardware probably was ready much sooner for the new iPads since they have to go through regulatory approval. I'm bummed as well but it's understandable.
This seems about right, I expect that there will also be a slowdown in their hardware roadmap coming up in the next year or two. If managed correctly the current pace could just be spaced out to keep things from seeming too stagnant.
I'm just hoping like many others we don't have to wait another year until "16" to see the hardware take advantage of it's abilities and what they have planned for it.
So glad to be staying on my 2018 iPP as surprise surprise, yet again iPadOS is the limiting factor and my 3 year old iPad is still overkill for all software and purposes provided by iPadOS.
I do genuinely feel bad for all those people who bought/upgraded to the new M1 iPads claiming that Apple holds something special for the upcoming iPadOS and it'll all make sense then.
feelsbadman.. maybe next year
I do genuinely feel bad for all those people who bought/upgraded to the new M1 iPads claiming that Apple holds something special for the upcoming iPadOS and it'll all make sense then.
feelsbadman.. maybe next year
At least they didn’t disclose all their aluminum is sourced from Donald Trumps used Diet Coke cans!
Bruh look who’s in charge of the OS?! Need I say more? Incremental changes.
let’s hope there are tidbits underneath that are present to prepare for much bigger and outstanding changes next year.
I’ve just updated, within the new Focus settings you can set to show/hide home screens based on your focus mode eg work, game etc!
Well, it does put into context why Tim Cook is so eager to have employees return to work at headquarters. This may be a consequence of the pandemic and working from home that so many people, in their eagerness to castigate Apple, are overlooking.
Speaking as an iOS developer who self publishes - widgets were the best thing to arrive on iOS in a while.
I love the widgets on my App and so do my users.
The only problem with them that users complain about is the widget background colour.
Apple limits opaque backgrounds to their own built in widgets.
That's frustrating for me because I keep getting users reviews and requests for the same type of background.
Users think it's some failure on my part as a developer.
I've tried to come up with a solution to keep everyone happy but the background colour (opaque-ness) issue really needs fixing by Apple.
I love the widgets on my App and so do my users.
The only problem with them that users complain about is the widget background colour.
Apple limits opaque backgrounds to their own built in widgets.
That's frustrating for me because I keep getting users reviews and requests for the same type of background.
Users think it's some failure on my part as a developer.
I've tried to come up with a solution to keep everyone happy but the background colour (opaque-ness) issue really needs fixing by Apple.
Feels like they put the M1 in the IPad just because it’s an already developed soc. Why bother developing A14z or whatever and adjusting manufacturing if you already have smth powerful. And then you can turn on you marketing bla bla — profit! I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s the same situation with the memory chips - just take the same chips from mb air and save money!
Now that is pretty slick. I can schedule my home screen to only show work content during work hours, and only show personal content outside of work hours.
This is the wealthiest company in human history, a technology behemoth to boot, their pathetic update to iPad OS is totally unacceptable. Don't make excuses for their laziness, world-class (supposedly) designers and developers don't need to be in the same room with each other to make meaningful software advances. They had an entire year to do it and failed or simply chose not to for business reasons.
I get that. What I'm not clear about is whether you are limited to the one home screen, or can arrange widgets on the multiple screens that I have (swiping from right to left takes me to multiple screens before I get to App Library). Are those all considered home screens?
I don't know if Apple calls the extra screens "home screens" but yes, you can put widgets on various screens. Apple demonstrated this by having widgets spread across screens dedicated to entertainment or other categories of apps/widgets. Note that the "Today" view is eliminated in iPad OS 15 and that widgets can only be arranged according to a grid that starts at the top left, as before. You can't have a row of Widgets along the left edge for example and a blank desktop, you'd have to fill the screen, top left to right, with apps in order to place the widgets in particular locations.
Is it still possible to have the widgets just as a slide over from the left of the home screen (I.e. the old way) or is this where the app library is?
Also how do you initiate a centre floating window (multitasking)?
Is this currently only available with the Mail app?
Thanks!
Also how do you initiate a centre floating window (multitasking)?
Is this currently only available with the Mail app?
Thanks!