Top Stories: Stage Manager Expands to Older iPad Pro Models, No October Apple Event?

[inkswamp]

Event or not, I sure hope there's a refreshed Mac Mini waiting in the wings. I bought an M1 MacBook Air last year and I'm absolutely head-over-heels about it. One of the best computers I've ever owned, Mac or PC. Very eager to replace the 2014 Mac Mini with something of this class and would love for it to be an M2 machine.

 

[Realityck]

Apple made the surprise announcement this week that Stage Manager is expanding to older iPad Pro models with A12X and A12Z chips released in 2018 and 2020. The multitasking feature is available to test on those models in the latest iPadOS 16.1 beta.

This news continued to show iPadOS separating from iOS so the suggestion of a separate iPadOS forum to site admins was implemented, take a look.

https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/ipados-16.240/

 

[tevion5]

If they give us an M2 Pro Mac Mini that can run x2 5k Studio Displays via press release all shall be forgiven 🙏

 

[Gk200062YVR]

Unfortunately, Apple is not in rush to release new M2 products with how successful the current lineup is compared to competition.

I want to see M2 Ultra and M2 Extreme but due to geopolitical issues - it gets delayed.

 

[Karma*Police]

That and I think they have hit the ceiling for the current technology. I thought that years ago. Companies are back to the age of audio equipment when I sold it just out of high school. When you have put everything (that people actually use) into a phone, what do you do for an encore? What do you do to get people to want to buy/upgrade? Make them bigger, make them smaller, make them fold, make them brighter, make them darker, pretty soon they will run out of ways to sell them, and this isn't just an Apple issue, it's an industry issue. As for the desktop and laptop/notebook market, it's pretty much the same. If it wasn't for 'required by OS update' (cough) sales, people likely wouldn't be buying as much as they do.

An example of a company in the product doldrums is RoadID. Their product is needed in this world because so many people involved in accidents don't have ID on them, but how do you get people to buy a product they won't need unless they move or change a phone number. You introduce different colors. You aggressively market to your previous purchasers to buy other things. New bands, new 'attire'. They used to offer some really high quality road attire, bibs and jerseys, but dropped them, likely becasue they weren't very profitable, but I bought several of those. Good stuff. I'd really hate for them to go out of business and hope they can survive. I'm sure the pandemic took a huge bite out of their operations. (Maybe they should introduce a military/police version?)

The 14 being somewhat of a dud was predictable. How can you take a commodity product and make it 'better', and entice people other than the 'have to have the latest' to buy when the economy is being touted as 'near total collapse'. Even the Apple Watch, except the Ultra, was a 'minor update'. And people generally saying the M2 is evolutionary rather than revolutionary, people are being inundated with *YAWN*...

Wow, and this post is long...

Basically, how much glitter does Apple need to pour into a product to get it to sell. Especially when they have killed their 'power user' desk machines (the 27" iMacs). They seem to have shot themselves in the foot? Apparently more?

The industry is stagnating because it lacks a genius like Steve Jobs. The PC industry was extremely boring (not unlike today) until Steve went back to Apple.

Look at the auto industry. It was really boring until Elon Musk entered the picture. He’s not only disrupting the obvious by moving the industry toward EV’s, but he’s revolutionizing how cars are manufactured, designed (Cybertruck), braking systems, integration with tech, etc.

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

To see how not to run their company? HAH!

Perhaps the 14 being a rather dud has something to do with it? I don't know many people that have upgraded and the wife, joking I hope, said she actually wanted her 13 back. We've had issues with calls not going through, and events in calendar disappearing or appearing on different dates. Weird. The calling issue, she can't call me. I do have a focus, and she is on the list to allow calls through, but all of her calls go instantly to my VM. Some of this predated the 14. Technology, when it works, it's great. When it fails, we drink...

Ok, so it's not just me who's having issues with iPhones that utterly fail at basic tasks.

I'm so tired of owning devices that don't work. I want to try out an Android phone... but if I doesn't end up working better, I want to be able to easily switch back. How can I give it a shot without committing?

Also, why are you accepting this at all? This kind of nonsense only started within the past 5-10 years, and it's (some of) why I've been advocating for Tim Cook's immediate removal. Quality has enormously suffered under his watch, as has sales volume and innovation.

 

[petsounds]

To see how not to run their company? HAH!

Perhaps the 14 being a rather dud has something to do with it? I don't know many people that have upgraded and the wife, joking I hope, said she actually wanted her 13 back. We've had issues with calls not going through, and events in calendar disappearing or appearing on different dates. Weird. The calling issue, she can't call me. I do have a focus, and she is on the list to allow calls through, but all of her calls go instantly to my VM. Some of this predated the 14. Technology, when it works, it's great. When it fails, we drink...

No issues here on my 14 Pro. I'm pretty satisfied with it. One thing I haven't seen mentioned by anyone is that Siri seems to be much better at hearing my voice while driving, even with music playing. This basically wasn't possible with prior phones. Overall Siri responsiveness seems better in general. Sorry to hear you're having problems, perhaps there's a hardware defect on yours?

I do agree that if they don't do an October event, it's probably because sales for the 14 seem to be tepid this year. Which is fine with me as long as I still get a M2 Mac mini. I can't wait to get rid of this buggy 2018 mini.

 

[Realityck]

Quality has enormously suffered under his watch, as has sales volume and innovation.

Why don't you tell us how much Apple was worth in August 2011 versus Sept 2022?

 

[Kierkegaarden]

I’m expecting an event — maybe an announcement next week. It just doesn’t make sense to not have one — especially for the opportunity to drop a few VR/AR crumbs.

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

I really hope that Apple will surprise us with a second generation AirPods Max before the end of the year. A Jet Black version will be an instant buy for me.

 

[brofkand]

I thought we were supposed to get like a dozen new products this year?

 

[Rychiar]

Lame, they really need to step it up with some innovation. The phone release was basic enough I’m sure they could do an iPad event…

 

[I WAS the one]

YES! I really needed that on my iPad Pro 2020

 

[nt5672]

Why don't you tell us how much Apple was worth in August 2011 versus Sept 2022?

Obviously no understanding of corporate finance. There are a number of ways to jack up value and one of them is cut back on QC, software development, and other good things done by peons. Then you make high profile media articles appearances, and other publicity. Check out Nokia, just before then went essentially away. Top of the industry, very profitable, darling of Wall Street.

 

[coolbreeze2]

I've been on the fence about upgrading my recently completed 12 Pro Max installment plan to a new installment plan for a 14 Pro Max. The fact that a new installment plan would be a hurdle to jump over a year from now to get a possible named 15 Pro Ultra might be enough to make me stay with my 12 Pro Max.

 

[klasma]

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[I7guy]

[…]. Quality has enormously suffered under his watch,

Yep, “you’re holding it wrong “ required a case protector.

as has sales volume and innovation.

Innovation is a personal and moving definition around here.

 

[GooseInTheCaboose]

No issues here on my 14 Pro. I'm pretty satisfied with it. One thing I haven't seen mentioned by anyone is that Siri seems to be much better at hearing my voice while driving, even with music playing. This basically wasn't possible with prior phones. Overall Siri responsiveness seems better in general. Sorry to hear you're having problems, perhaps there's a hardware defect on yours?

I do agree that if they don't do an October event, it's probably because sales for the 14 seem to be tepid this year. Which is fine with me as long as I still get a M2 Mac mini. I can't wait to get rid of this buggy 2018 mini.

Id like the mini too, but I fear apple is just waiting for *us* to give up waiting and buy a Mac Studio instead..

 

[krell100]

So looking increasingly like there will be no new MacPro this year, and with this strange staggered M2 rollout I'm thinking wider M2 rollout to Mini/MacBook Pro/iMac Q2 2023 then a Pro announcement WWDC 2023 with possible high end M2 chips (Ultra/Extreme) available a year from now.

 

[alexandr]

Hope they still update the MBPs soon...

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

I think it’s rather Tim touring Europe and attending Octoberfest in Munich.

Bavarian beer will elevate his senses and he will come steaming back to California with fresh new ideas...🍻

 

[blackcrayon]

I’ll take this opportunity to reiterate that further separating the Pro and largest size screen model is a mistake. I have a large iPad and a Mac with an even bigger screen. I just want a great camera and display that fits in my pocket.

I prefer the smaller pro. But what if there are simply features that are only practical to implement if the handset is ~20% larger? Why leave them off entirely from the product line instead of putting them on the "Max" size?

 

[Cole82]

Event or not, I sure hope there's a refreshed Mac Mini waiting in the wings. I bought an M1 MacBook Air last year and I'm absolutely head-over-heels about it. One of the best computers I've ever owned, Mac or PC. Very eager to replace the 2014 Mac Mini with something of this class and would love for it to be an M2 machine.

I have a Mac Air hooked up to the Studio Display, just curious... why the need for the mini? Not trying to be argumentative, just honestly curious.

 

[inkswamp]

I have a Mac Air hooked up to the Studio Display, just curious... why the need for the mini? Not trying to be argumentative, just honestly curious.

I appreciate that question actually. I have had no luck getting my MacBook Air to work with a display consistently. I bought a stand and a dock but honestly, it is a constant hassle. My PC works with the dock and display perfectly but the Macbook Air, not so much. I have to unplug and plug the dock multiple times or the HDMI cable and hope a video signal shows up. And then sometimes clamshell mode works and sometimes not. It's a crapshoot. Apple did a terrible job with that and it just doesn't work (at least with non-Apple displays.) It results in way too much futzing around for me.

As disappointing as that is, the MBA is still an amazing machine so I'm just going to use it as a laptop and also have a desktop. I've always been a desktop person anyway so it feels natural to just have a machine on my desk 24/7. The Air is a beautiful machine and will be my mobile option.

 

[coolbreeze2]

It's time for me to update the iMac I've had for five years. The current iMac I think can't compete with my enhanced 2017 iMac. I don't want a Mac Studio and a display. I want an all-in-one. I was betting that an M2 iMac would be introduced in October. I lose that bet.