Federico Viticci 
Given that Math Notes are available on iOS 18 too, so far, I count exactly *two* exclusive iPadOS 18 features:
- Redesigned tab bars
- Apple Pencil Smart Script
Operating system for $2,000 computer. Two exclusive new features.
Makes sense. đ
Kyle@viticci really regretting Iâm past my window of return for my 13 inch iPad Pro. Should have just kept my M1 Pro.
Mieszko Ĺlusarczyk@unclekyle @viticci Given the history of the iPad: what did you expect guys? Theyâll probably drop some half-baked features next year, then wait another 3 years before they do it again. See how well Stage Manager is doing?
Jason Martin@viticci While I appreciate your sentiment, I think itâd be a mistake to artificially limit features to the iPad when they could also be on the iPhone. Feature parity between Mac and iOS/iPadOS is more difficult because the operating systems are that much more different.
Also, we can't overstate how much better even cross-device features are on the larger iPad screen. Enough to justify the price difference? Maybe, maybe not, but to me it is. And the more that is cross-device, the better, IMO.
Also, we can't overstate how much better even cross-device features are on the larger iPad screen. Enough to justify the price difference? Maybe, maybe not, but to me it is. And the more that is cross-device, the better, IMO.
@Jasonact I stand by this and I don't have anything more to add: https://www.macstories.net/stories/not-an-ipad-pro-review/
Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesnât Get the Basics Right - MacStories
Let me cut to the chase: sadly, I don't have a new iPad Pro to review today on MacStories. I was able to try one in London last week, and, as I wrote, I came away impressed with the hardware. However, I didn't get a chance to use a new iPad Pro over the past
Andy@viticci sure am glad Apple âsplitâ iPadOS from iOS so they could devote more resources to it!
Steve Troughton-Smith@viticci did you buy the cheap one or something? đ Cause the one in my basket is âŹ3,200
Philip Mallegol-Hansen@stroughtonsmith @viticci No sales tax + strong currency is working in our favor over on this side đ
CharlieG@viticci I was waiting to see what they announced before buying an M4 Pro, and I just donât think I can bring myself to spend the money based on this. I like much about the platform, but I have no interest in buying into an OS which has this little attention despite the glaring issues.
Jonathan Dechko@viticci Like they do with the iPhone every year, I think Apple is holding back new iPadOS features until they release new⌠aw, shit.
Will Richardson@jdechko IMO there hasn't been much promise of significant additional capabilities for iPadOS since like 2021 or so, the trend of improvement between iOS 9 to 13 just levelled off completely.
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Abazigal@viticci I feel like the Vision Pro and AI basically monopolised all of Appleâs time and resources this past year, so I wasnât really optimistic for any new iPad-only features.
Zero101@viticci And the tab bars thing just looks like another confusing UI element bolted onto iPadOS
What problem does it even solve?
Rob@viticci So how many features exclusive to iOS then ? Zero? For one of the most expensive smartphones in the market?
Jac@viticci if you cut this the other way, how many unique features did the iPhone get? Or even macOS for that matter since thereâs a lot of overlap. It seems like the Watch is the only thing that gets a lot of truly unique new features.
Coxiecox@sloenthusiast @viticci Or VisionOS out of necessity but itâs a good point.
Stephen Hackett@viticci The tile window management would have been sweet.
Heiji@viticci Hey, at least it got as much new features as the Airpods Prođ
Des Paroz@viticci I suspect that Math Notes was an iPad first thing, that was easily ported to iOS. I suspect other features might have started on iPadOS, and then easily moved to iOS.
That said, while I love my iPad Pro, I also wish that the OS would allow it to do more with the sheer potential of the hardware
@viticci Another way to look at it is that unlike in previous years where iPadOS was behind iOS, this year all the iOS features came to iPad too.
@coxiecox high praise
Nick Parfene@viticci btw, Apple added Soulver, I mean Math Notes, to macOS, too.
Sam Clemente@viticci Macs got iPhone continuity and Window Snapping as their only exclusive features
Operating system for $12,000 computer. Two exclusive ânewâ features.
Makes sense. đ
@countablenewt right. Because macOS is *exactly* where iPadOS is, too.
@viticci I mean there are plenty of things macOS misses that make it worse for everyday computing just how iPadOS is missing thing that make it worse for professional computing
Both scenarios are important
@viticci the Home app sucks, Apple Music and Podcasts are missing a lot of functionality, the TV app is basically unusable, widget support is atrocious, app discovery is bad because most things are just a website
Freeform is bad, reminders is clunky
The native app ecosystem is comparatively nonexistent, even some of Appleâs stock apps arenât fully native
Some people have completely forgotten that Siri is even on the Mac
Control center isnât getting any of the stuff that iPad and iPhone got
System Settings???
redv1ew@countablenewt @viticci however if one buys a Mac is fully productive with all things one might expect from a computer OS, so perhaps itâs ok not to be full of new features; iPadOS is not there yet for a 2000$ tablet.
Konrad KoĹakowski@viticci Steven was right about that... Apple went all-in for AI this year, leaving everything behind. And pushing Vision Pro to release also consumed probably a lot of resources during most of the year.
Maybe next time... maybe good because Apple have time to rethink the iPad, and maybe a little bit more time to polish it. Curious though if it won't be too late at that time.
Shankar@viticci I got the 13-inch M4 iPad Pro on launch day. For a device that gets a dedicated hardware event, itâs bizarre to see no attention being paid to its OS.
Vinnie123@viticci yes, agreed it is ridiculous. I was thinking of a new iPad. Now I think I will wait.
Timmy@viticci I was waiting to see if there were going to be any features locked to the new iPad Pros and not the new new iPad Airs - can now safely trade in my old non-M series Pro for an M series Air :-)