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Video Demos macOS Catalina Running on iPad Pro via x86 Emulation
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I literally went through grad school creating AND presenting everything directly on an iPad Air 2. Why do we need macOS for this?
That’s why things like the magic keyboard exist - the iPad isn’t limited (unlike macs) to one form of input. macOS doesn’t need to be optimised at all for iPad, it just requires the user to use a mouse and keyboard like every other Mac...
Of course, the iPad will probably need a little more RAM, but with Apple silicon, I doubt it needs much else these days.
A decent file system on iPad? Sign me up!
(If there is one thing I hate on iPad, it's Apple's obsession with keeping files off my iPad and in the Cloud. Do these people never fly? Or does their expense account pay for in-flight wifi? I stopped buying iPads with large memory since Apple will forbid me to use it! And it's the most important thing keeping me from using it for more productive tasks. You never know when you won't be able to access your files.)
(If there is one thing I hate on iPad, it's Apple's obsession with keeping files off my iPad and in the Cloud. Do these people never fly? Or does their expense account pay for in-flight wifi? I stopped buying iPads with large memory since Apple will forbid me to use it! And it's the most important thing keeping me from using it for more productive tasks. You never know when you won't be able to access your files.)
We definitely need a good file system on the iPad where we can edit and move files around.
I’m confused, there’s a “Files” folder/App on my iPad & I store all kinds of documents in there. No WiFi needed.
Full MS Outlook client would be a huge step forward in accepting the iPad for work but the lack of a true accessible filesystem is still a pain.
COOL but TURLE SLOW.
Glad they did not use BLOATED and super slow Big Sur
MOJAVE would be even better! BEST Mac OS. runs 32 bit.
Glad they did not use BLOATED and super slow Big Sur
MOJAVE would be even better! BEST Mac OS. runs 32 bit.
macOS is a RAM issue for ipads....so until the ipads will have at least 8gb ram forget it...
And macOS could be ok only in "dex" mode with the magic keyboard attached for pointer use
here the tabS7 is king of dex use...the UI is very nice with trackpad and keyboard
And macOS could be ok only in "dex" mode with the magic keyboard attached for pointer use
here the tabS7 is king of dex use...the UI is very nice with trackpad and keyboard
Right now my use case is having a laptop plus an ipad, I need the two separate devices, but there are use cases when a 2in1 device would be perfect. Instead of cooking up ******** differentiators for the pro like lidar (in a tablet..), just double the ram and storage, and make it run macos too. Probably it would not need to be dual boot, just a UI switch between ipados and macos modes. And make that the pro feature. if they are worried about user experience, they can restrict it to when it's on external display with mouse+keyboard attached.
I would love to have this!!! MacOS on an iPad Pro would be wonderful.
My understanding though is that Mac OS X never accomdated for touch-screen capacities, which is partially why iOS was developed. So at this time - even if you put OS X on an iPad, I don't think the touchscreen would work. Am I wrong though?
My understanding though is that Mac OS X never accomdated for touch-screen capacities, which is partially why iOS was developed. So at this time - even if you put OS X on an iPad, I don't think the touchscreen would work. Am I wrong though?
The issue is that you can't sync it with your Mac. In general, there is no way to ensure that some particular file will be on your Mac and on your iPad (like you can ensure via Dropbox that a file is on multiple Macs and other machines). So if I need a file from my Mac when flying or have a bad connection, I'm out of luck with my iPad. Why have 1TB of memory if you can't permanently sync?
The funny thing is that it's perfectly possible technically, Apple just doesn't allow it!
I tried the iPad for a while as a productivity device, but this makes it pretty useless for me.
Would be fine with me. And as it is just a software solution, people who don't like it can just not use it
I would be even more impressed to see MacOS Big Sur running on an Apple Watch - and before you flame me, it's a joke. Besides, I am sure I have seen XP running on a watch. The reason for doing it is "that we can" rather than "why would you want to". I remember running a Windows VM on a Mac, that was itself running another level of virtualisation, and was running a VM of Mojave. Why ? - Why Not ? lol
A video demonstrating macOS Catalina running on a current 2020 iPad Pro has been shared on YouTube, giving us a look at an interesting hack that has a Mac OS up and working on one of Apple's iPads.
There's limited information about how the process of getting macOS Catalina on an iPad Pro works, but it uses x86 emulation and was done through the UTM software that allows virtual machines to run on iOS.
Booting up into macOS Catalina took a full 20 minutes, though the original creator says that it has since been optimized and now takes approximately 5 to 7 minutes. The video is over 37 minutes long due to how slow macOS Catalina is on the iPad, and it is not a functional or usable installation at this time, but it's interesting to see the macOS operating system on an iPad Pro.
Article Link: Video Demos macOS Catalina Running on iPad Pro via x86 Emulation
I would say the next evolution will merge iOS and macOS. Then we will have 1 OS for both product lines.
well, you know 720p and thick 90s bezel isn't great/acceptable.
but I might with the new rumored MBA Q3 this year.
Really nice. Anything special used? Just MSOffice apps and/or Apple’s ones?
Did other peers went through grad school in a similar fashion?