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Apple iOS [thread]

People make fun of Apple Maps (I'd prefer Google for navigation) but the Flyover ( https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph81a3f978/ios ) and 3D Maps are a lot of fun.

Take Flyover tours in Maps on iPhone

In Maps on iPhone, you can fly over many of the world’s major cities and landmarks.

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/iphone/iph81a3f978/ios

My iOS device (iPad Pro) came with a year of @AppleTV+, so I am now a subscriber.

Of course you can't @madebygoogle Chromecast from @AppleTV, so I had to add it to my @Roku TV.

The mini "floating keyboard" (with swipe, etc) on iPadOS is magic. https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT210758

Use the floating keyboard on your iPad

With iPadOS, you can use the floating keyboard on your iPad to make the keyboard smaller, so it's easier to type with one hand. Then you can change the keyboard back to its full size.

https://support.apple.com/en-ca/HT210758

It even works with Gboard! https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/gboard-the-google-keyboard/id1091700242

Gboard – the Google Keyboard

Gboard is the keyboard from Google for your iPhone, packed with features to make typing effortless. On top of GIFs, emoji search and Glide Typing, the power of Google is at your fingertips with...

https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/gboard-the-google-keyboard/id1091700242

The floating keyboard sometimes pops up blank when I use Gboard. It does enable swipe on the full size keyboard though. Swings and roundabouts.

Did you know you there's no native WhatsApp for the iPad at all? And @signalapp only works if you can link it via your phone.

I bought @BlinkShell for the iPad Pro today. https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/blink-shell-mosh-ssh-client/id1156707581

It annoys me that the prompt for my @Apple account password happens in a modal that won't let me switch to @1Password. This stuff seems smoother on @Android.

In-app logins that require a context switch to @1Password or another authenticator app can also break because safari resets when you switch apps.

And does anyone else wish the @SlackHQ iOS app ran on other platforms?

They teased me today and said my Magic Keyboard delivery was pulled forward to "before the end of the day today". There's another 9 minutes but I'm not holding out much hope.

Is there a way to temporarily use the on-screen keyboard without having to disconnect an external one? I haven't found it.

This thread will inevitably cover hardware as well as iOS (iPadOS) as they're inextricably linked. A small observation...

I absolutely love the Pencil 2, but I've stopped storing it on the side of the iPad (protected by OtterBox Symmetry 360 case) and I feel so much less anxious. It's night and day.

I wish there were a way to make @googlephotos sync photos without videos.

I'm very surprised that I can't have the @twitter app open links in an external browser.

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