> Apple Pencil latency is dropping from 20ms to 9ms,<p>This is why I respect Apple. Most tech forums would have been flooded people whinging about how mere humans can’t perceive such low latencies and how improving them is a waste. Meanwhile Apple knows not to leave anything on the table for UX.
Will there be a multi-user mode? Perfect for separating work from home or multiple clients... It would make iPad so much more usable as a single device for both work and fun.
Yay! I am sick and tired of crappy iPhone ports to the iPad where it wants to turn my iPad pro into a ginormous phone screen. At least now I hope that crap goes away.<p>It has been fascinating to watch the evolution of the iPad version of iOS and the desktop version of Windows 10 to better support a screen/pen/detachable keyboard sort of world.
This feels like it could become a repeat of Android Honeycomb, but iOS is a much more mature operating system now than Android was at the time, so I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Honestly these new changes (esp. the second monitor for MacOS support, if it works well) will probably finally get me to buy an iPad. This all looks very good to me. Real file system browser; much better multi-tasking; closer integration with macbook.
More info in the press release <a href="https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/06/the-new-ipados-powers-unique-experiences-designed-for-ipad/" rel="nofollow">https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2019/06/the-new-ipados-powers...</a>
What's old is new again! Mac OS became Mac OS X became OS X became macOS. iPhone OS, whatever it was called on the iPod touch and iPad OS merged to be called iOS, and now there's a new iPadOS.
Apple in 2009: Web browsing on a desktop is cumbersome and painful
Apple in 2019: We've brought the desktop browsing experience to the iPad<p>I mean I get it, they're maturing the platform. But window snapping and home screen widgets seem very "Windows Vista". That combined with the new swipe keyboard and finally adding storage support... it really just seems like playing catch up for things that have existed for over a decade now.<p>I would personally never use a device for professional work unless I had full control over the software on that device. Being locked in by the app store is still a non-starter for me.
I am nervous this means Apple will hold back features from iOS to get people to buy an iPad. For example, they announced the new Files app with iPadOS but there is no reason that shouldn't all be available on an iPhone.
As a web developer, what on earth does this mean?<p>> desktop sites are now the default in Safari<p>Surely it's not some kind of meddling with the device width to make responsive web design even more confusing. That would be very odd.<p>My hope is that it's some kind of user agent manipulation that thwarts device sniffing so you don't see a mobile phone stylesheet or get redirected to a mobile site while using your iPad.
No information on whether the iPad Pro keyboard is fully compliant in terms of arrow keys, etc. This really gets in the way of things like Cloud 9, hosted VS Code, etc.
Looks like they ran out of time for all the features, but MOUSE SUPPORT!!!<p><a href="https://twitter.com/reneritchie/status/1135643633690992640" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/reneritchie/status/1135643633690992640</a>
Interesting development, I'd had the impression that they were moving towards MacOS on all devices, but I suppose it comes down to naming as very much is shared, though it would be nice if a small macbook was actually the same as a large ipad with a keyboard.
It seemed like they were on a path to make everything iOS including the laptops. Granted it was more of a iOS-ification, but seemed like the general direction. Now I'm curious if this is a shift in direction if they are going to split ipads from ios.
I'm having a hard time finding any info about how this affects iOS / iPadOS app development. Do you still just build & submit once and it targets both platforms?
For awhile apple was trying to "bring iOS features to the desktop", thankfully now they've realized each device form requires a special user interface.
I wish they'd introduce multiple accounts on the iPad. That, and let me directly and securely access files (and in particular my humongous photo library) on my Mac over WiFi, without all the iCloud bullshit. I know it's not going to happen, and Apple will continue to pretend this is not something users want, but one can have dreams, am I right?