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Wishlist for ipad pro 2

bufffilm said:
That line is something a rabid fanboy would say. Overall, it is meaningless.
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How is it meaningless, I'm trying to illustrate how in the past 3 years Apple has made crazy advances with the A series processor and there is no sign of that trend slowing, while intel has been rather stagnate for years now. Give it another 2 years and the A series processsors will easily outpace intels U series processors as well as the core M series. That's pretty crazy considering Apple only started designing custom silicon with the iPhone 5 in 2012. I'm trying to explain how putting Core M in a iPad would be a mistake considering Apples CPU is already beggining to surpass its performance also the fact that they would have to completely recode iOS for x86, and keep all the ARM code creating a bloated mess of a OS. Sorry but intel in a iPad is a pipe dream at best.
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eviljack said:
They might (Keyword, as they have not been released yet) be slightly faster but they will still be hampered by iOS. As such even with a "slower" processor the Macbook can still run x86 applications and in general is more useful than an iPad.

Basically the power of the A10-11x is meaningless until the OS is fixed.
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last time I checked iOS wasn't "broken". There may be minor issues but I blame developers for not using the platform to its ability. Apple should have Final Cut, Adobe needs to have more full featured apps, they all could to they just don't idk why, come on Apple your giving the iPad all this power start treating it like a First class citizen for use as a Pro device
 
gobikerider said:
last time I checked iOS wasn't "broken". There may be minor issues but I blame developers for not using the platform to its ability. Apple should have Final Cut, Adobe needs to have more full featured apps, they all could to they just don't idk why, come on Apple your giving the iPad all this power start treating it like a First class citizen for use as a Pro device
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Until Apple puts in finder, terminal and Xcode with the ability to compile and run applications, it will always be a toy in my view. This won't happen as this would break most of the sandboxing that Apple has in iOS. I don't blame the developers, the fault lies squarely with Apple. As it stands the iPad Pro couldn't even replace my netbook from 6 years ago as a mobile device that meets my needs.
 
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eviljack said:
Until Apple puts in finder, terminal and Xcode with the ability to compile and run applications, it will always be a toy in my view. This won't happen as this would break most of the sandboxing that Apple has in iOS. I don't blame the developers, the fault lies squarely with Apple. As it stands the iPad Pro couldn't even replace my netbook from 6 years ago as a mobile device that meets my needs.
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Your an exception I bet at least 50% of Apple Mac buyers could use an iPad exclusively, ironically I will not be one of them.
 
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Codeseven said:
Exactly.

iOS has ways to go. Like I mentioned, hopefully by March it will have matured enough.
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And you think (or hope) that come March...Apple will enhance iOS enough to make up for what is lacking?

We're looking at ios11 (at the earliest!) for Apple is bring forth any meaningful improvements iPad-wise.
 
Smart Keyboard with Trackpad. Alongside iOS update that allows general mouse/trackpad usage.

Quite a few of the things I really prefer doing on a "computer" instead of an iPad are purely because of lack of stable/precise pointing ability. Text editing, Keynote, etc are frustrating for me on iOS because I'm so much quicker doing them with a mouse.

macOS would have to change radically to support touch well; iOS would barely have to change at all to support pointing devices.
 
I would be very very disappointed if Apple won't introduce the IPad Pro 2 next March
I plan to get the 12.9 Pro 2
 
I just hope they redesign the apple pencil to be a bit more practical: a magnet to attach to the front of the ipad or a design that doesn't roll away on the table would make me consider getting one. Better yet, an "Apple Pen" to complement the pencil--the pen being optimised for writing and the pencil for drawing/painting.
 
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swedefish said:
I just hope they redesign the apple pencil to be a bit more practical: a magnet to attach to the front of the ipad or a design that doesn't roll away on the table would make me consider getting one. Better yet, an "Apple Pen" to complement the pencil--the pen being optimised for writing and the pencil for drawing/painting.
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I agree, but i got this and its been great

http://www.moxiware.com/products/apple-pencil-magnet
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glhaynes said:
macOS would have to change radically to support touch well; iOS would barely have to change at all to support pointing devices.
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This is what gets me. I can easily see the trajectory of ipad to where it could be comparable to mac in terms of functionality. Thats why i got pissed when i saw ios 10 had no iPad specific features

But ah...oh well
 
I think iOS 10.3 will have new features for the iPad .

Waiting ....
3 months away right ??
 
I'm hoping for more ram, like 6 or 8 gb, a textured screen and better palm rejection. More refined Apple Pencil would be great too. Never been super impressed with the pressure curve or tilt sensitivity. Oh and ICC color calibration for the entire system.

More speed would be nice, but I've learned not to expect too much from a mobile device.
 
I'm getting a new iPad in the spring so very excited for what March will bring! My hopes are:

-screen size >than 10' but smaller than the 12'9. I'd prefer 10.9 but have a sneaking suspicion it'll be 10.5, especially if Apple can fit 10.5 into the current 9.7 chassis. OTOH, personally I'd be happy with a slightly bigger and heavier device to get it to 10'9 provided the weight did not exceed that of the iPad 3.

-I've said this elsewhere, but I would like to see the current support for virtual trackpad (the two finger gesture) extended to hardware, whether that's using the iPhone as a trackpad or releasing a new Magic Keyboard that has the trackpad built in, like some 3rd party solutions. I don't see Apple offering system-wide cursor support because I do think they'd see that as conflicting with iOS's touch-first paradigm, but a simple extension of the trackpad-like functionality they already include...? This could be pro-only.

-Broader keyboard shortcut support. I mean, no ctrl-plus/minus for websites boggles my mind. If I'm using an external keyboard I don't want to have to touch the screen to zoom, especially since that's often rather sledge-hammerish if I only want an incremental increase.

-A pencil with some kind of built in eraser, similar to the surface pen's. It's the only thing I like about the SP vs the Pencil.
 
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sracer said:
No wishes for the 12.9 iPad Pro 2 hardware. My 12.9 iPP easily handles everything that I throw at it without breaking a sweat. My wishes are focused on iOS itself. THAT is the greatest thing that I'd like to see improved. I need something more substantial than additional emoji packs.
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lucky you! its a bit of a turd for my work.....
 
  • I'd like Magic Mouse support for Remote Desktop.
  • Mouse gesture to be built into Smart Keyboard
  • Storage solution for Apple Pencil
  • More text selection options with Apple Pencil
  • More color choices for Smart Keyboard
  • The same p3 color matching as the 9.7 model
  • USB C port and to work with their current dongles
  • More customizable home screen option
 
USB 3 speed for synching. Prefer USB-c but I'd take lightning as long as it's significantly faster than USB 2.0
Mouse support for remote desktop
HEVC 10-bit hardware decoding
Exposed file system
802.11ad

Dream features

Target display mode
force touch
 
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1. iOS optimised for the 12.9 and like many have said here software that takes advantage of the hardware
2. Better battery - the 12.9 cellular battery life isn't great with even moderate use
3. Include the 29W usbC charger $100 for a cable and charger after $1500 for an iPad is absurd.
4. I generally like devices being made of premium devices but the 12.9 is a bit heavy.
5. Keyboard that apple sells isn't great if not on a table and only has one viewing angle.
 
Speechless said:
3D Touch
Bezel free
4K display
An OS that utilizes the 12" screen because it is horrible now

Those would be a dream come true.
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"Horrible" is a bit over the top, isn't it? At the end of the day it comes down to the apps being able to use the additional space, I couldn't care less about the amount of app icons that fit on a home screen.
 
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ericwn said:
"Horrible" is a bit over the top, isn't it? At the end of the day it comes down to the apps being able to use the additional space, I couldn't care less about the amount of app icons that fit on a home screen.
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Yeah I was talking more so about the lock screen widgets - which in my opinion is horrible. The new OS just makes this feel even more like a blown up iPhone. I just desire for them to change the OS for the iPad line so that it feels more standalone - instead of a big iPhone.
 
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Hard drive storage options, as is limiting what is available as it stands. Transferring large files on and off iOS devices is hard. For example you cannot transfer directly an iTunes movie downloaded onto iPad then onto a storage device. I maybe wrong on this and hope I am but have not come across an easy method, unless you have a mac with iTunes.

A USB c port in addition to lightning, so can hook up a monitor or whatever you need in your line of work.
 
Wishlist? How about some actual support from Apple?

I love my super big iPad but too bad Apple has abandoned it.
It's my own fault, I knew it would happen.
 
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