iOS 18

Edd said:
Apple has seemed to have it in their head that the iPad is a portrait device
Click to expand...

Admittedly, the regular keyboard is somewhat easier to use in portrait, as the keys are much closer together and one can realistically type one-handed – but, if it is a portrait device, why is the power connector on the bottom?
 
Yoused said:
Admittedly, the regular keyboard is somewhat easier to use in portrait, as the keys are much closer together and one can realistically type one-handed – but, if it is a portrait device, why is the power connector on the bottom?
Click to expand...

At this point I think apple believes that most people are using the ipad with a physical keyboard, in landscape, other than toddlers and POS usage. That seems to explain most of what they’ve been doing lately with it.

Interestingly, my kid’s school just upgraded all of the kids to M4 13” ipad pros, with a protective case that fits inside apple’s smart keyboard folio thing. (she had been previously given a regular ipad with a smaller screen - don’t remember the model, but it was pretty old).

Watching the kids, when they are not in school the ipads are never connected to the keyboards unless they are writing.
 
I have an app called Penquills – handwriting recognition – which no longer works (crashes when I try to open it) but had some handy, sensible gestures. Quick down-left for return, quick up-right for tab were the ones I used most. I would really enjoy the Apple Pencil for text input if they added these and maybe some others so that it could be used for text input most of the time. Especially, say, a quick up-right on a word for changing capitalization. I understand that they want to keep it simple, but for those of us capable of learning stuff, options would be helpful.
 
IMG_0112.jpeg



According to Apple’s photo AI an African fat tail gecko on top of a blue tongue skink is a king cobra. Follow the science.
 
The amount of secondary downloads you have to do to fully use 18.2 is ridiculous. I’m sure my work’s shitty wifi is part of the issue, but still. First there was the main update and install which took about 45 minutes. Then I had to turn on Apple Intelligence which required another download which took about an hour. Then I went to try Image Playground but that is downloading yet another support file. Tried to use Genmoji and, you guessed it, also downloading another support file.
 
For some odd reason, I can create genmoji on my phone, but not on my brand new iPad mini. Anyone have any ideas?
 
Alli said:
For some odd reason, I can create genmoji on my phone, but not on my brand new iPad mini. Anyone have any ideas?
Click to expand...
Pretty sure you need at least an M1 for iPads, and mini has, what, A15?
 
Cmaier said:
you need at least an A17 Pro if you have an A-series chip.
Click to expand...
The 2024 mini was supposed to have been built to use Apple Intelligence. It has image playground. Just doesn't have the + to create genmoji.
 
Cmaier said:
you need at least an A17 Pro if you have an A-series chip.
Click to expand...
Got it. On the phone you start from the emoji menu. On the mini you start from the + menu in messages and chose image playground. It's not as elegant, but it works.
 
Alli said:
Got it. On the phone you start from the emoji menu. On the mini you start from the + menu in messages and chose image playground. It's not as elegant, but it works.
Click to expand...
that doesn’t make sense? On my ipad pro I can’t make genmoji from image playground. Genmoji are made from any emoji menu on ipad pro. Image playground can only make weird drawings of things (and is next to useless in my experience, whereas genmoji are pretty good)
 
Cmaier said:
that doesn’t make sense? On my ipad pro I can’t make genmoji from image playground. Genmoji are made from any emoji menu on ipad pro. Image playground can only make weird drawings of things (and is next to useless in my experience, whereas genmoji are pretty good)
Click to expand...
It is strange.
 

Similar threads

A
iOS 18 changes you’d like
2 3 4
Replies
78
Views
2K
Herdfan
Herdfan
Cmaier
Cops hypothesize iOS 18 back-channels to reboot phones
2
Replies
20
Views
472
Yoused
Yoused
Cmaier
iOS 18 design changes
Replies
3
Views
310
Eric
Eric
Eric
iOS 18.1 and Apple Intelligence
2 3 4
Replies
66
Views
1K
Hrafn
H
Eric
iOS 17
Replies
9
Views
492
Chew Toy McCoy
Chew Toy McCoy
Back
Top