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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller
Picked a Mini up recently and gave my 3 to family member.

This thing is all but perfect, only complaint I have is the screen. I'm 100% sold on the form factor though.

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Oct 15, 2012


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withak posted:

edit: Just noticed that I'm in the iPad thread. I assume it works the same way as the phone but I don't think I've ever actually taken a picture with an iPad.

Haha, me neither. I've always wondered why they don't put the better camera on the front. Skype/FaceTime is the only thing me and all my family use iPad cameras for.

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller
Is there any reason for me to get the Air over the Mini?

I'm mainly going to be using it to read comics and browse Awful/Twitter.

I had a 3 which was just too heavy and sold it to get the Mini. I just couldn't enjoying using it for long with the lovely screen resolution, but I loved the form factor.

I was sold on the Mini but with the Air being so light I'm starting to consider it.

Would one be better than the other for Comixology/Comic Zeal? The Air has a larger screen but the Mini has higher DPI, I'm stumped :ohdear:

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

terriyaki posted:

Too bad the 3GS was the last iPhone to have a black front bezel with white back.

I really want an iPhone 6 in black with a gold back

101
Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller
Any leaks or hints as to when the Mini will be available yet?

101
Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller
I'm thinking about picking up an Air later today.

If I decide it's not for me I can return it in the next 14 days, no questions asked right? Would I have to pay a fee? (UK)

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller
So before I go in and embarrass myself:

You can go into an Apple Store (UK) within 14 days of buying the product and get a full refund?

101
Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Question Mark Mound posted:

I've installed the iOS 8 GM on my iPhone and it's working just fine - but when I try to install the iPad version of the GM to my iPad Air, it sits on "Extracting software..." with no movement on the progress bar and just seems to do nothing. Anyone else having this problem?

Nope. I got it on my iPhone 5 and iPad Air no problem. Had weird signal issues with my phone until I rebooted though.

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Oct 15, 2012


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Martytoof posted:

Now we just have to wait for Swype to hit the app store and I will be set!

SwiftKey announced they're launching on iOS 8 launch day. Which is better on android, Swype or SwiftKey?

101
Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller
"Can I purchase the new iPad, please"

Store clerk hands him a two year old device

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

teraflame posted:

I just use my ipad as a comic reading machine. If you aren't into comics, well nows the time to do it.

The iPad is hands down the best comic reader. I wish I'd gotten 128GB though so I could just carry around my whole collection.

Maybe when I upgrade it next year.

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Snuffman posted:

Ooh, screenshot?

and here it is from the home screen

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Oct 15, 2012


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WithoutTheFezOn posted:

The thing I don’t get is ... why?

How often would a person use emojis compared to numbers and symbols on an iPad?

😂👌🏻💯

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Boris Galerkin posted:

What in the gently caress is that? That’s something I’ve never seen.

Used for a lot of external hard drives

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

AlternateAccount posted:

So is there a situation where the 6GB model is appreciably superior to teh 4GB?

I came here to ask this

101
Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller
I think he was making a double post joke

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Penpal posted:

any resources for apps to get? I just picked up an iPad pro 10.5 for a decent price with a pencil, I've downloaded some basics and Chunky comic reader and Procreate.

Just switched from Chunky to Panels the other day and I'm vastly preferring it so far. Free to try out/indefinitely if you don't need extra features and just feels way more at home on iOS

Penpal posted:

Does 1BlockerX block YouTube ads?

It only works in Safari but it blocks them there. Watching YouTube in Safari should be a way better experience once iOS 13 drops too. Unless Google try and gently caress it up again.

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Zwille posted:

Yeah, the app looks good but it doesn’t show any date at all in the icon unless I’m missing something. The stock calendar app does show the icon, it just doesn’t translate to Today View for some reason.

It has a setting to show the date as the notification number. Works surprisingly well

101
Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller
Isn't that what Brydge do?

I'm not really interested in a keyboard personally, but I've heard good things

101
Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Leempi posted:

Other Q: does anything on iOS play webm yet?

I just open them in Outplayer

101
Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller
The iPad Pro might just have the nicest form factor of any Apple product though

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

piratepilates posted:

I've tried Chunky comics reader and that seems to work pretty well. I can download comics straight from my NAS and read them, and I'm sure there's something like Resilio Sync that I could do to just automatically sync all my comics to my iPad and have them all ready to read.

Just throwing out that I really recommend Panels for comics. I tried them all a while ago and that's the one I stuck with. The dev team are super responsive to suggestions and they just released a big 2.0 library overhaul. It's nice.

It has a bunch of options for pulling in from servers but I just use a Dropbox folder.

Free to download and try out too.

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Oct 15, 2012


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Chikimiki posted:

Buddy of mine just sent me a link over FB messenger to a webm file that I can't open on my iPad. Googled it and apparently my multiple hundreds euro device can't do something basic without resorting to some dodgy 3rd party app? Is there something I'm missing or am I SOL?

I use Outplayer to view them

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Oct 15, 2012


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Bottom Liner posted:

Nope! Honestly couldn’t believe how bad the trackpad was.

Settings > General > Trackpad > Tap to Click not an option?

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Oct 15, 2012


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TraderStav posted:

My son got the blue air yesterday and ifs gorgeous.

Tripped him out that the volume buttons were reversed but other than that it's great.

I believe there's a setting to disable that

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Bottom Liner posted:

My essentials:

Chunky

Panels over Chunky any day of the week

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Bottom Liner posted:

Yeah? I mostly use it for PDFs and not CBRs but if it's better for both I'll try it.

I've only ever used it to read comics and manga, but if you throw me a random PDF I'll let you know how it handles it

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Question Mark Mound posted:

Not quite Berserk but I'm just about to re-read Nana. Is Chunky still the comic reader of choice?

I like Panels. Chunky hasn't been update in a few years, while Panels is actively being worked on.

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Question Mark Mound posted:

Thanks, I'll maybe check it out! What features are behind the subscription for it?

I'm grandfathered in from when it was a one time purchase, and it was a while ago, but I think access to other cloud services was the reason I paid at the time.

But now you can access Dropbox from within Files which you get access to for free so not sure what the upsell is anymore.

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

xzzy posted:

I won't be getting airpod pros again, not because they're bad, I just get irritated ears from having stuff crammed in my ears all the time.

Have you tried any third party tips? My friend was the same but that fixed it for him.

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

The General posted:

I hear the new pros don't have as nice of speakers as the 2020s

Huh?

I have a 2018 still but haven't heard (heh) this

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Oct 15, 2012


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A Strange Aeon posted:

Thanks for the info on Applecare!

Is there an app that would let me open CBR files right out of a Google drive? Right now I'm doing it in a way that can't be the best way by saving a copy of the file into my files, then importing it into a comic reading app.

Panels will let you pull straight from Dropbox and Google Drive

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Kirios posted:

A litany of reasons why but I won't bore folks with the details in here.

Honestly I'm always fascinated how corps come to certain decisions so :justpost: if you want to

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Oct 15, 2012


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Xabi posted:

I believe that’s coming some time in the future but at the moment the developers are working hard on the iPad calculator.

They haven't said anything, so probably iOS 17 like how iPad got widgets an OS later than iPhone.

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Oct 15, 2012


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Jose Oquendo posted:

I do our MDM stuff at work. Every couple of months we get a support ticket from the same person to install the calculator app on his iPad. He even includes the App Store link which clearly states it's iPhone only. Every single time I have to send him the same exact reply that it's not possible.

lol. I respect the mad lad

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Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

withak posted:

Imagine if someone had simply introduced this guy to an RPN calculator at some point in his career. :lol:

Never heard of this but it seems pretty cool

101
Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

nom epique posted:

why the HECK aren't apple OS wallpapers on the IPAD???? Cross platform unification fail much?

https://512pixels.net/projects/default-mac-wallpapers-in-5k/

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Oct 15, 2012


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Mister Facetious posted:

How do i stop my iPad from taking a screenshot every time i accidentally swipe up too close to the bottom left?

Settings > Notes

because I guess Apple pairs it with Quick Note at the bottom right

101
Oct 15, 2012


Vault Dweller

Endless Mike posted:

Yeah, Narwhal is one that has decided to stay around while increasing subscription prices.

but no porn :cry:

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Oct 15, 2012


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Kirios posted:

Oh…oh wow.

This screen is absolutely gorgeous. Is this what I’ve been missing out on?!

I agree the Pro screens are great, but apparently next year they're getting OLED too and that's going to be so loving nice.

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