Category Archives: iPad

Apple Pencil Pro: 3 things no one has mentioned (that I know of)

Like most people (not among the elite reviewers :-), I received my M4 iPad Pro and Pencil Pro on May 15. Here’s three things I noticed that I have not yet seen reviewers mention

Find My needs to be turned on manually for the Pencil Pro. Other Apple products, so far, have been “findable” by default using Apple Find My
The Pencil Pro is automatically detected at pair with the M4 iPad Pro after Airplane Mode is turned off. The first and second generation Apple Pencils need to be either plugged into a Lightning port (1st gen) or magnetically attached (2nd gen)
No “drawing” apps that I use (about a dozen) supported the new Pencil Pro features (barrel roll, squeeze for a menu, tactile feedback) when I took delivery of my M4 iPad and Pencil Pro on May 15, 2024. This includes Procreate which was prominently featured during Apple’s May 7 product announcement event. The only drawing app (that I use) that has gained Pencil Pro support since then is ArtStudio Pro.

MobileViews Podcast 303: Apple’s 2019 fall announcements

Jon Westfall and I discuss the most interesting items (to us) from Apple’s Fall 2019 announcements on Sept. 10.

First: Happy 20th birthday to WiFi
History of WiFi
iPhone 11 Pro
Still has Lightning connector. Not USB-C
Three lenses – 3rd for ultra-wide – 120 degree view
2x optical zoom “out” as well as in
Night Mode (like Android Night Sight)
Video: What is “audio zoom”?
Take 8MP still photos while recording 4K video
iOS 13
High-Key Mono photos
Portrait lighting control
Nearly every tool and effect you use on your photos can be used on videos, including rotate, crop, and auto enhance.
Maps has new features (catch up to Google Maps?)
Silence unknown callers
Carrierâ€‘verified Calls
Apple Watch Series 5
No sleep tracking!
Always on display
Noise app w/alerts
Watch app store
Dexcom G6 glucose monitor – requires additional hardware
Built-in compass
10.2-inch iPad (not Air, not Pro)
Starts at $329
Lightning connector (still)
Jonâ€™s running ios 13.1 on iPhone, iPadOS on his iPad, and Watch OS 6 on his watch. All are pretty stable thus far!
What to do with an old Macbook that you canâ€™t upgrade to modern software – Load vintage operating systems.

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

MobileViews Podcast 294: WWDC 2019 w/a focus on iPadOS

Jon and I discuss the WWDC 2019 announcements made in the past week

MacOS Catalina
iOS 13
iPadOS preview
iPadOS features
iPadOS FAQ
iPadOS supported devices
watchOS 6
Jonâ€™s Tech Tip of the Week: Make MacOS Install USB drives before you need them. https://diskmakerx.com – Can partition disks to 8 GB, so theoretically 1 64 GB USB drive could hold the last 7-8 years of MacOS Installs

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.

Google app for iOS gained keyboard shortcuts

This week’s update to the Google app for iOS adds keyboard shortcuts if you have a physical keyboard for your iPad. This is what I see if I press and hold the Command key on an Apple Smart Keyboard when viewing the default Google start screen. If you are in the search text box, Command L cancels the search.