Nic

@TheNicOfTime
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Yeah clueless is just kinda my resting face

Microbiology grad student at UIUC

PronounsHe/Him
NicJun 11
More and more I am confused why they felt the need to remove the old splitting/three dots at the top/slideover multitasking on iPad when you have the new version enabled. I really like the new stuff, but I’m finding myself wanting to use the old version for simple things because it was so fast a lot. Not sure why we can’t have both.
NicJun 11
Steve Troughton-SmithJun 11
The more I use iPadOS 26, the more I wish the window traffic lights were just visible all the time in their maximized state. Make it so that I have to design my app around them, sure, but just stop hiding them. They're fine, they make it easier to use, and having to tap them twice every time gets annoying fast
NicJun 11
Hilarious that one of two new apps Apple made has an icon that just doesn’t work with the new style
NicJun 10
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦Jun 9

Gee I wonder why these Waymos are getting torched in LA?
https://gizmodo.com/waymos-driverless-cars-revealed-to-be-narcs-as-cops-use-them-to-probe-crimes-2000590426

> Waymo’s Driverless Cars Revealed to Be Narcs as Cops Use Them to Probe Crimes

> Footage from robotaxis is the newest data source for law enforcement.

#Waymo #LAProtests #USA

Waymo's Driverless Cars Revealed to Be Narcs as Cops Use Them to Probe Crimes

Footage from robotaxis is the newest data source for law enforcement.

Gizmodo
Show threadNicMay 7, 2024
Find my in it is cool tho
NicMay 7, 2024
Apple Pencil pro? Come on. No.
NicMay 7, 2024
Diablo Immortal Mentioned?? #appleEvent
NicMay 7, 2024
Give me a hyper expensive over engineered nano texture OLED iPad mini to read books on please #appleevent
NicMay 7, 2024
I don’t think it really needs an update, but a new iPad mini would hit just right for me #AppleEvent
NicMay 7, 2024
Just saying that the iPad Air gets the iPad Pro hand-me-downs is funny #AppleEvent
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Steve Troughton-SmithJun 11
The more I use iPadOS 26, the more I wish the window traffic lights were just visible all the time in their maximized state. Make it so that I have to design my app around them, sure, but just stop hiding them. They're fine, they make it easier to use, and having to tap them twice every time gets annoying fast
Show threaddanimalJun 11
@stroughtonsmith I had to fight with it in the YouTube app this morning after scaling the window down a bit. It would appear, then disappear just as I tried to mouse over it to make the app full screen again. Took me a minute or two to trap and use it
Show threadJiří Fiala Total LandscapingJun 11
@stroughtonsmith any idea why they removed the four-finger gesture and swiping over the Home indicator line to switch apps from Windowed apps mode?
Show threadAvery Vine Jun 11

@stooovie this is a known issue in beta 1!

“Switching apps by swiping left or right with one finger along the bottom edge, or with four/five fingers anywhere on screen, does not work in the new Windowed App Multitasking mode. (151293681)”

https://developer.apple.com/documentation/ios-ipados-release-notes/ios-ipados-26-release-notes

iOS & iPadOS 26 Beta 2 Release Notes | Apple Developer Documentation

Update your apps to use new features, and test your apps against API changes.

Apple Developer Documentation
Show threadJiří Fiala Total LandscapingJun 11
@averyvine ok! Thank you, that’s something. I’d still love if they kept the old split and slideover stuff that I genuinely enjoy. The new one is geared more towards desktop use with mouse and keyboard.
Show threadmingistech Jun 11
@stroughtonsmith at least when using a trackpad or mouse, mousing over immediately increases their size so it feels like one fluid action.
Show threadJon MaddoxJun 11
@stroughtonsmith This is the Apple caving playbook. Next year they'll do this. But they aren't willing to give everything up on v1.
Show threadNick FosterJun 11

@stroughtonsmith I thought this immediately, it’s very strange to me that they’re hidden in windowed mode.

They were so worried about not wrecking the normal iPad paradigm for people who don’t want windowing. But if any of those people accidentally get into windowed mode, a familiar traffic light signals what’s happened

Show threadMichaelJun 11
@stroughtonsmith agreed!
Show threadKonrad KołakowskiJun 11
@stroughtonsmith I kind of suspect they did this weird choice to at least slightly differ it from macOS „normal" windowing 😅
Show threadSalem SayedJun 11
@stroughtonsmith 💯. I also feel the same for the top menu bar items
Show threadEhlerJun 11
@salem @stroughtonsmith I question how discoverable they’ll be, but I kind of like the iPad menu bar implementation.
Show threadErnesto MonasterioJun 12

@stroughtonsmith I honestly believe this is by design. The idea being, make it impossible to accidentally tap them if you’re using windows just with touch, without a keyboard or mouse.

It’s sort of a “confirmation layer”.