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the gmail app has a custom “what browser do you want to open this link in” pop up it only lists safari or chrome I hate every tech company Is there any way I’m missing to easily open a link from desktop Firefox on my iPad using safari? I don’t give a poo poo about using Firefox on iOS other than being able to open tabs from desktop (and the other way around). I assume by now someone’s tried and failed to reverse engineer iCloud tabs or whatever maybe like if there was some iOS app that i could "share to" from iOS safari that would then send it to some list I could view on desktop Firefox, and then provide a list of my Firefox pages when opened on iOS that I could open in Safari, that would work? but I'm guessing Apple would reject that because it's duplicating existing functionality or whatever the gently caress abraham linksys fucked around with this message at 17:07 on May 27, 2020 |
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abraham linksys posted:will say i actually laughed out loud when i plugged my ipad into my mac for the first time and itunes opened automatically Agreed. It is weird and anachronistic to be using a Mac with iTunes in 2020.
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May 27, 2020 17:08
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mediaphage posted:In many ways I think the argument shows a lack of imagination on the part of some people. "I can't think of a reason why someone would want a camera in an iPad Pro" is not the same thing as "There is no need for cameras on the iPad Pro." I love turning on my backward facing camera during Teams meetings to show my employees my dog doing something silly on the grass. Worth it.
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May 27, 2020 17:21
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Endless Mike posted:Agreed. It is weird and anachronistic to be using a Mac with iTunes in 2020. o/t for this thread but I'm waiting to upgrade to Catalina until whatever the hell is going on with unsigned binary startup performance is fixed https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23273247
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abraham linksys posted:the gmail app has a custom “what browser do you want to open this link in” pop up Use Safari on your iPad and Mac. I understand everyone has a preference, but if you want to do that stuff, you'll need to. I'll also add that from my experience Safari is the best performing browser on MacOS. abraham linksys posted:o/t for this thread but I'm waiting to upgrade to Catalina until whatever the hell is going on with unsigned binary startup performance is fixed https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23273247 Apple isn't going to fix this, as it's a feature, not a bug. That's on whoever is making these to sign them. Jose Oquendo fucked around with this message at 17:25 on May 27, 2020 |
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oh, holy poo poo, you can use AirDrop to send tabs between devices. it's kind of slow, requires Bluetooth to be on, and makes an absolutely terrible notification sound (real desktop Linux-rear end noises), but at least here in 2020 I have finally found a use for AirDrop! this also won't work for my Windows box I guess, and will make it more annoying if anyone ever releases a Windows laptop good enough for me to switch away from Mac, but it's a decent fix for nowJose Oquendo posted:Apple isn't going to fix this, as it's a feature, not a bug. That's on whoever is making these to sign them. the long latency of the check is most definitely a bug, the check itself i am okay with on a "well all computing is hosed already anyways, this isn't so bad" level abraham linksys fucked around with this message at 17:50 on May 27, 2020 |
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Do you mean Continuity? Also if you've been signed into iCloud on any iDevice or Mac you can always access open browser tabs on other devices
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Last Chance posted:Do you mean Continuity? no, I mean Airdrop. You can use Airdrop as a share target for a link (whether sharing from iOS Safari or Mac desktop Firefox), which pops a notification on the receiving device. This opens the link in Safari on iPad, or whatever your default browser is on Mac. for my use case of "I opened a recipe on my laptop and want to throw it to my iPad," it seems to work okay quote:Also if you've been signed into iCloud on any iDevice or Mac you can always access open browser tabs on other devices as far as I can tell this requires me to use Safari on desktop which you could not pay me enough to do
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abraham linksys posted:requires Bluetooth to be on Please don’t tell me you’re janitoring your Bluetooth in 2020.
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abraham linksys posted:no, I mean Airdrop. You can use Airdrop as a share target for a link (whether sharing from iOS Safari or Mac desktop Firefox), which pops a notification on the receiving device. This opens the link in Safari on iPad, or whatever your default browser is on Mac. for my use case of "I opened a recipe on my laptop and want to throw it to my iPad," it seems to work okay Ah gotcha, it's been years since I've used Chrome on a Mac
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The Dave posted:Please don’t tell me you’re janitoring your Bluetooth in 2020. Dude just came over from Android, what does your heart tell you?
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The Dave posted:Please don’t tell me you’re janitoring your Bluetooth in 2020. I dunno, I don't own any Bluetooth devices I use more than, like, once a week (basically just some living room speakers I throw music on while cleaning), so I've always just left it off in the past. I'm getting a K380 though so I'll probably start leaving it on indefinitely on my Macbook and iPad.
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Last Chance posted:Do you mean Continuity? Also if you've been signed into iCloud on any iDevice or Mac you can always access open browser tabs on other devices No he's going from Firefox on MacOS to Safari on iOS and wants a way to shoot tabs across. Why not just use Firefox on iOS?
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FCKGW posted:Why not just use Firefox on iOS? If iOS 14 lets you set Firefox as a default browser as has apparently been rumored, then sure, I'll do this. As it is now, having every single click in an external app open Safari, and then having to share to Firefox just to open in it in Firefox, is incredibly obnoxious and quickly leads to me losing track of which tabs I've got open in which browser. BTW, anyone running Catalina: what's your CPU usage like when using Sidecar? Duet is okay but uses like 10% CPU when idle (and more if I, like, throw a Youtube video over there or something), which is pretty rough. I've got Webpack, IntelliJ, and like five Electron-wrapped apps open and need to hold on to all the resources I can get  I also guess that, according to the docs, if I want to use Sidecar I'm going to have to log into my personal iCloud account on my work Macbook, which... sucks? Is this a weird use case? Why is iCloud even in the mix if I'm using Sidecar over a USB cable? this is like "Animal Crossing only allows one island per Switch" levels of baffling abraham linksys fucked around with this message at 20:33 on May 27, 2020 |
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  i am apparently forever doomed to 12 W charging hell with this particular ipad e: several reviews and Apple Community posts indicate it "should support fast charging" but I can find no report of someone who owns one of these confirming it, lots of people saying it "doesn't seem to work with their cables," and I'm sure as heck not dropping $20 to $40 on a Lightning to USB-C cable to find out abraham linksys fucked around with this message at 00:08 on May 28, 2020 |
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 You can get an Apple MFi certified USB-C Lightning cable off Amazon for like $12-15 or less. Not saying you should gamble on your 2019 iPad because I might be wrong about its fast charging capabilities, but a USB-C is very far from $20-40.
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so the trackpad on my 11" Magic Keyboard case has already failed. Butterfly-switch 2.0!
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smr posted:so the trackpad on my 11" Magic Keyboard case has already failed. Butterfly-switch 2.0! As in it doesn’t register a click anymore, or it doesn’t register touch inputs at all?
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Finally making the jump to my very first iPad, because I'm an artist and frankly I just love what can be done with the Apple Pencil and Procreate. I'm sure this asked like once every two pages, but what are your recommendations for a case+keyboard? I'm hoping this will potentially replace my 2013 MacBook, so a decent keyboard will end up being pretty important.
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MokBa posted:Finally making the jump to my very first iPad, because I'm an artist and frankly I just love what can be done with the Apple Pencil and Procreate. I'm sure this asked like once every two pages, but what are your recommendations for a case+keyboard? I'm hoping this will potentially replace my 2013 MacBook, so a decent keyboard will end up being pretty important. I’m guessing you’re going to get an iPad Pro? If so and this really depends on how much you want to type or whatever but get the Magic Keyboard. It costs a lot but it’s really nice once you use it. If it helps you could try checking Best Buy and finding an open box MK. That’s what I did and it ended up being $321 as opposed to the $370 it would have been normally. Any bit helps really.
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Blotto_Otter posted:As in it doesn’t register a click anymore, or it doesn’t register touch inputs at all? Dead on both fronts. The keyboard works fine. The trackpad clicks physically, but there's no cursor nor any evidence it registers any action taken on the trackpad.
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Did you try turning it off and then on again?
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MarcusSA posted:Did you try turning it off and then on again? Yes.
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I know the overall goon recommendation for the iPhone is the Apple Leather Case (Saddle Brown). What’s the preferred iPad Pro case?
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Do y’all think the 7th gen iPad is a good upgrade for a 1st gen Mini? Thinking of getting one for my dad.
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Skeezy posted:Do y’all think the 7th gen iPad is a good upgrade for a 1st gen Mini? Thinking of getting one for my dad. Is that the current base model? Yes, it's excellent. A massive upgrade in every possible way. Get him an Apple Pencil to go with it too
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Ok Comboomer posted:Is that the current base model? Yes, it's excellent. A massive upgrade in every possible way. Get him an Apple Pencil to go with it too Awesome. Appreciate it!!
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I finally got my iPad Pro 11" and I love it to death. Can't wait to get a ~*magic keyboard*~ and completely replace my old MacBook.
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I know nothing about iPads but I'm required to buy a newish one for school. It can be any Pro, an Air 3, or a regular iPad from the last couple of years. I don't want to buy a brand new Pro but how do older Pro models compare to the A10 iPad and A12 Air
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AverySpecialfriend posted:I know nothing about iPads but I'm required to buy a newish one for school. It can be any Pro, an Air 3, or a regular iPad from the last couple of years. I don't want to buy a brand new Pro but how do older Pro models compare to the A10 iPad and A12 Air I’d go back one generation on the Pro (pretty much the same as the brand new one without the fancy new camera). They’re available pretty cheap new and on the official Apple refurb store (don’t buy refurb elsewhere). You should grab a Pencil 2 to go with it.
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AverySpecialfriend posted:I know nothing about iPads but I'm required to buy a newish one for school. It can be any Pro, an Air 3, or a regular iPad from the last couple of years. I don't want to buy a brand new Pro but how do older Pro models compare to the A10 iPad and A12 Air I'd go for an Air 3 if you want to buy new, but the 10.5" iPad Pro from a couple generations back is pretty great from the Apple refurbished store.
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This is the dumbest reason, but I'd go with 2018 11" Pro over the home-button Pros just for the ease of storing/charging the pencil alone. I use that thing so much that having it stick out the charging port would drive me bananas.
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Martytoof posted:This is the dumbest reason, but I'd go with 2018 11" Pro over the home-button Pros just for the ease of storing/charging the pencil alone. I use that thing so much that having it stick out the charging port would drive me bananas. ngl this is more of a barrier for me to drawing on this tablet than I thought it would, even with a dedicated desk charging stand for the pencil.
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Will any iPad with a usb-c port be able to use external storage drives? e:actually, you can also use lightning adapters?
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Martytoof posted:This is the dumbest reason, but I'd go with 2018 11" Pro over the home-button Pros just for the ease of storing/charging the pencil alone. I use that thing so much that having it stick out the charging port would drive me bananas. This is not even close to a dumb reason. I have the 9.7 iPad Pro with a Pencil. The cases out there that include a pencil holder have them in a stupid place where if you view the iPad in landscape it is not sturdy at all. Even not touching the drat thing it will fall. Every day I am almost to the brink of buying a new iPad just to have the thing magnetically attach to the iPad. The charging is icing on the cake. I want to hold out for the mini-led but it gets harder every day.
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Rinkles posted:Will any iPad with a usb-c port be able to use external storage drives? Yes, and yes.
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Martytoof posted:This is the dumbest reason, but I'd go with 2018 11" Pro over the home-button Pros just for the ease of storing/charging the pencil alone. I use that thing so much that having it stick out the charging port would drive me bananas. Yes, fundamental reworkings of the design, functionality, and ergonomics that make the device substantially better to use in day-to-day life are the dumbest reasons
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I want to upgrade my pro just for tap to wake. I’m a little surprised that’s never been retrocon’d to home button iPads.
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Getting a 12.9” pro today, trying to decide on a case. Are there any 3rd party case folios that are less spendy than the magic keyboard but have backlit keys? Looks like logitech has one. Although I may get a 3rd party folio case like the otterbox symmetry one.
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priznat posted:Getting a 12.9” pro today, trying to decide on a case. The Logitech one is the best value, IMO. The only drawback is that it isn't as easy as popping the magnetic back off the magic keyboard or folio case, but it's sturdy, types great, and the corners are well protected. I run one with a magic mouse and don't see a reason at the moment to upgrade to the magic keyboard.
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