Testing Apple's New Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro

[ct2k7]

I know but you do see my point. People use very specific use cases to justify why iPadOS isn‘t as flexible as MacOS. The vast majority of people who use a computer can use an iPad Pro which also has many advantages over a Mac. It’s the versatility of the iPad Pro that I absolutely love. It works as a full laptop replacement for 95% of all tasks I need, while the iPad Pros do many things a Mac simply cannot do.

Completely agree, and I see your point.

If only iPadOS wasn’t as restrictive, it could be a really nice combination. I really want to code on the iPad, but due to App Store policies, it’s not possible to. I can only do small edits and writing blog posts (which I enjoy).

Forget about working with Kubernetes, I need a proper terminal like iTerm 2 and access to the FS from that terminal. I don’t want to remote into my home machine.

I love the iPad for studying, though. Even though doing my masters, I can’t do everything I wish to (some UML diagrams and coding).

 

[dk001]

I know but you do see my point. People use very specific use cases to justify why iPadOS isn‘t as flexible as MacOS. The vast majority of people who use a computer can use an iPad Pro which also has many advantages over a Mac. It’s the versatility of the iPad Pro that I absolutely love. It works as a full laptop replacement for 95% of all tasks I need, while the iPad Pros do many things a Mac simply cannot do.

That is the challenge, always has been, and will continue to be for most. Sadly.
As many times as I have tried to have an iPad replace my personal and/or work computer it always comes down to the same thing; "... it can replace MOST of what I do but not all ..." It can replace 80%+ of my MB but only about 60% or less of my Thinkpad.
There is a reason I have an X280. and an iPad. and a MB.

 

[Unregistered 4U]

I don’t understand this point that is frequently made about iPads and “real work”. What is real work?

“real work” and “serious work” are both defined as “The work I do.”

 

[LuciusWrong]

Well its the worst software for you. Not for me. SO tell me, what software have you designed for? What ways are you helping apple to improve their operating system? Dont just be complaining about something you really are doing nothing and are just impotent to change.

You truly are hilarious! The aesthetic of iOS/ iPad OS is a fundamental limitation!

Mac os: does what the user tells it to do

iOS: does what it does, and the user cant do anything about it!

I thought Apple was for "creative" people....studies show that a person's web browser is a predictor of how creative the person is. A person who uses the default = not creative.

The hilarious thing about Apple's mobile "solutions" is that you can pick any browser you want, but they are all the same! (Creativity defeated?!)

With my creativity, I figured out that in Android, all the browsers are different....meaning I can solve problems and customize my experience by using a different browser.

Apple's mobile devices do not allow the user to customize their experience. They demand you have the experience they created for you.

(Their hardware is great, but the software on mobile is.....its just silly. Profitable, but silly.)

 

[D3ggy]

So today I have needed to go to somewhere I knew would need me to use the ipad in a field with a pencil. So I opted to use the folio keyboard as I know I can fold it back on itself.

Glad I kept it. Also as soon as I got home I replaced it with the superior MK

Will swap and change as needed.

 

[Nick Etlar Eriksen]

Had it for 10 minutes. I was extremely sceptical of the relevance but I had some issues with working with excel, google sheets and other stuff, so I had to give it a try. I am totally won over. Those remarks people have here - did you try? This is no less than a fantastic turn for my use of the iPad. Solves all those problems, makes it possible to see the pointer when doing demos and the most common things you miss on a touch device - while keeping the fluidness of the touch device and simplicity in use of iOS. I LOVE IT!

 

[Jasonscotland]

any info on how to reinstate the auto brightness for the magic keyboard? I have adjusted it to a suitable brightness in settings. I'm now unable to set it back to auto so it adjusts itself.

Anyone know any info on how to set it back to auto brightness?

 

[zhenya]

any info on how to reinstate the auto brightness for the magic keyboard? I have adjusted it to a suitable brightness in settings. I'm now unable to set it back to auto so it adjusts itself.

Anyone know any info on how to set it back to auto brightness?

I would assume it works kind of like the screen brightness, where you can manually adjust it, but any adjustments made are just temporary and somewhat set the “threshold” from which the automatic adjustments still occur.

 

[nicetriangle]

Great Article , it's useful . I am an illustrator . I have both a XP-Pen Artist 12 Pro display drawing tablet and the current generation of the 12.9 iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. I got the XP-Pen Artist first and used it constantly before I got the iPad. Then I got the iPad and the XP-Pen Artist mostly goes unused these days unless I need to specifically use Photoshop or Illustrator.

The Apple Pencil is decidedly a better drawing experience than the digital pen on the Artist 12 Pro . It's more accurate, has absolutely no parallax, requires no calibration, it has a more intuitive pressure response curve, and the feel of the stylus point on the screen is better (this one point is more subjective, but is how I feel about it).

I love the ipad because it's so portable. The app I use most often is called Procreate. I super love it. the iPad's touch gestures are second to none. Pinch zoom and rotate works flawlessly 99% of the time in every drawing app I've used.