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New iPadOS 16.1 Beta Expands Stage Manager to Older iPad Pro Models, Delays External Display Support
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Man idc for stage manager but I wish I could have external display support on the 2020 iPad pro
Everyone responding with snarky comments without reading the entire thing…
It’s not the same functionality but it does deliver something for those who couldn’t swallow the fact the full features weren’t going to work due to HW limitations.
It’s not the same functionality but it does deliver something for those who couldn’t swallow the fact the full features weren’t going to work due to HW limitations.
I look forward to a reworked (improved Stage Manager) that supports older iPads. I still wish it even work on 64GB models in a limited fashion.
Agreed. They would have continued the charade if it weren’t for all the backlash. Nonsense fabricated to sell more M1s.
Isn’t Sidecar compatible with that iPad?
Use an iPad as a second display for a Mac - Apple Support (CA)
With Sidecar, you can use your iPad as a second display for your Mac.
Read what they actually are saying before complaining: stage manager is now limited to 4 apps (instead of 8) with no external screen support. This show there is indeed a technical reason to limit stage manager to M1 iPads. They did not want to release this limited stage manager. So, this actually validates what Apple has been saying.
What a disappointment. I was with some minor inconviniants running stage manager and external display with great pleasure on my iPad. Now I'm thrown back to mirroring displays. 😭
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I like how everyone is praising Apple, should have been like this from the beginning.
At least this probably means big changes for Stage Manager. It’s useable, but been pretty much a mess. Very confusing to use. Bummed out that they’re temporarily removing external display support as I actually have been using that often. But, probably for the best if they’re fixing things.
At least this probably means big changes for Stage Manager. It’s useable, but been pretty much a mess. Very confusing to use. Bummed out that they’re temporarily removing external display support as I actually have been using that often. But, probably for the best if they’re fixing things.
They didn't say they couldn't do it, they said the experience would be suboptimal. Which it probably will be. They also won't be bringing external display support to older iPads.
All the haters rushing to bash Apple when the fact is it was a technical problem and with the delay of iPadOS they managed to get past it. Doesn’t mean they were lying. There’s no evidence of that.
Now all the whiners with older iPads can use Stage Manager once and then never use it again. 😅
It is but I want the oppositeIsn’t Sidecar compatible with that iPad?
Use an iPad as a second display for a Mac - Apple Support (CA)
With Sidecar, you can use your iPad as a second display for your Mac.support.apple.com
I want to have the ipad screen shown on monitor ,not the mac shown on ipad
Yeah sadly looks like so ,wished they gave us external monitor instead of stage manager
I’m still not convinced. There are some other iPads that might be able to run it, and we’ll never know if even this bottleneck is artificially imposed by Apple. Like I said, what about the Air 4, the first and second-generation iPad Pros, etc.
This is great except that the only reason I wanted Stage Manager on my 2018 iPP was *for* the better external screen support. Sigh.
It's been going on for quite some time. Almost every thread now has a majority of posts indicating hate/disdain for Apple. Even if it's something good from Apple, the inventive participants will find a way to express hate and extreme negativism. The chance of finding useful information and intelligent conversation is diminishing daily. What I don't understand is given the vast amount of hate, why are these people buying Apple products?