I’m with @viticci — I’ll be honest, I’ve been hiding from iPadOS 16 and Stage Manager, and pretending it doesn’t exist. It’s hard to imagine a single feature being enough to evaporate years of enthusiasm for a platform, so maybe it’s just the final papercut in a long line of disappointments and ‘maybe it’ll be better next year’s. I’m real tired of the iPad, the computer form-factor I prefer, being hobbled because Apple chose to build two competing form-factor-specific computing platforms

@stroughtonsmith @viticci I’m just tired of waiting a decade for Xcode and Sketch so I can do “real work”

I know Sketch isn’t Apple’s responsibility, but they should be doing everything in their power to get pro design tools running on iPad.

Xcode absolutely is, and I think it’s a massive missed opportunity.

@BenRiceM @stroughtonsmith @viticci hey, this might not be what you’re looking for, but have you checked out DetailsPro? It’s my app, it’s a pro design tool that runs great on iPad and lets you design with SwiftUI. So it’s made for designers, but the interface is all SwiftUI. I’m working on a big update right now that will add repeating elements. If you end up liking it, I’ll send you a promo code just let me know!

@sahand I think I have used it in the past, and it’s incredibly impressive!

It don’t think it quite solves the problem I want my iPad to though, which is more like reviewing the code that I’ve written on my Mac, busywork tasks like writing localised strings, tweaking colours etc

@BenRiceM oh I toooootally hear you on that. If I’m understanding you correctly, it’s like all of the things that would help us make meaningful progress on our Xcode projects from our iPad.

I would love that myself. It’s interesting then that even if either of Figma or Sketch make a big splash on iPad, that wouldn’t address this.

And thank you for the kind words about DetailsPro!

@sahand There’s the more complicated work, that benefits from a big display with room to see multiple files (and being more focused in the morning)

The iPad could be great for all the other work that needs doing, but is better suited to sitting on the couch with the TV on.

@BenRiceM 100% agree with you. Couch with the TV is a wonderful place to have creative thoughts too