I can live with this while on the road, but not when at a desk.
This is a limitation compared with laptops and desktops. However, while iPadOS 13 brought new multitasking features and an upgrade to Safari, it also changed the way it managed background apps, which led to backgrounded apps to refresh more often and thus constrained the ability to switch between apps. The hope and ambition have always been for it to fulfill that central role. The iPad, since the first model and more recently with the Pro models, has variously been my primary computer, my travel computer, or a computer to supplement a Windows laptop.
The Magic Keyboard includes a built-in trackpad to take advantage of full trackpad support that iPadOS 13.3 now offers. The iPad isn't technically running MacOS in this setup, but with a near-instantaneous connection between the tablet and the Mac Mini, and the fact all of the iPad features still work, this may be the closest we ever get to seeing MacOS actually running on an iPad.With the release of the new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro, Apple once again positions the iPad Pro as a viable primary computer and alternative to a laptop or desktop. The YouTuber Jonathan Morrison said he saw this unique setup "hit the internet this week" and, after trying it himself, filmed how well it works, for everyone to see. Apple's Craig Federighi, who leads software efforts for both Mac and iOS devices, told Wired earlier this year that he was "not into touchscreens" on PCs and doubts he will change his mind.īut thankfully there's a way to experience macOS on an iPad, even without Apple's blessing.
The iPad is an excellent device for doing things like watching movies or reading books, but a handful of limitations keep it from being a real work computer, mainly that it runs iOS instead of a more robust desktop operating system like Apple's macOS.Īpple insists that iPads and Mac computers will always be separate devices and that we will never see desktop software on an iPad. It often indicates a user profile.įor years, one of the biggest desires among iPad owners is that they wish it could run Mac software. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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