Battery life was absolutely amazing for me my first few days with the device. Since then have downloaded more apps and have a TON (like 40+) of async board games going on thanks to the iOS online boardgaming thread so the battery life has definitely taken a hit because of all the push. Everyone always wants more battery life, but I'm still quite impressed by how much you can do on a full charge.
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A friend at work was having all sorts of battery life issues, and it turned out it was the Smart Cover at fault.
The Smart Cover was a bit old and slipped around a bit on the face of the iPad when it was jostled in his bag, and sometimes even when the table was bumped. The cover moved just enough to turn the iPad on and then put it to sleep again. This would happen constantly throughout the day. It was only when we turned off the mute that we realized this when we heard the lock/unlock sound clicking.
Apple exchanged it even though it was a year old.
Most likely not your issue, but you might want to check anyway.
brotkasten
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Not only that, but for a company that's so obsessed with details, the percentage indicator looks really terrible.
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Deleted member 22576
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We're talking about a thing you put your iPad in. Not anything serious. We're all buddies here.
So I think I'm gonna run out and buy an airport express this morning. If in the future I get an appleTv is there anyway to make the applet display video of something but still route the audio through the airport express? That way I can keep my rakers on the other side of the room away from the tv.
Edit: wait what the heLl
L it's a hundred bucks? I thought it was 79. :/ should I just get an APpletv instead? Can I use theappleton n the same way you'd use an airport express (obviously not the networking features) but as a thing to stream music to.
Kung Fu Jedi
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A friend at work was having all sorts of battery life issues, and it turned out it was the Smart Cover at fault.
The Smart Cover was a bit old and slipped around a bit on the face of the iPad when it was jostled in his bag, and sometimes even when the table was bumped. The cover moved just enough to turn the iPad on and then put it to sleep again. This would happen constantly throughout the day. It was only when we turned off the mute that we realized this when we heard the lock/unlock sound clicking.
Apple exchanged it even though it was a year old.
Most likely not your issue, but you might want to check anyway.
Yeah, that's not it either as it wouldn't be moving around over night and I have it in front of me throughout the day with the cover flipped back. It keep losing juice every hour regardless.
Damn, what a badass.
And no, I just have the maturity to not mock someone who took the time to take and post pictures of a purchase they're proud of.
Yes, an apple tv will work like an airport express for audio via AirPlay. Plus the bonus of video too. Don't think you can route audio and video separately though
Good Job Bob
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If you have the old Apple case you can jam the iPad in there with a back shell of some sort. I did that with my iPad 2 recently with a Monoprice TPU back (~$5), it's a tight fit (like the original) but seems to work fine...well the mute/rotation switch is a complete bitch to access and the rear camera is blocked, but otherwise it works.
Otherwise I guess you could try the TPU back by itself if it's just the edges that's bugging you. If you happen to have a Smart Cover already the TPU material is cut easily enough to fit it, and/or lock it in place if you cut just for the hinges.
Do you have them show up in the lock screen? If you have the iPad open or not with some magnet cover I'm wondering how much of a hit just turning the screen on for a few seconds for each notification takes. It's something I've found kind of stupid with the iPhones, like if they're in your pocket the screen will still go on with notifications, I figure they could just use the proximity sensor to check if the screen is covered there before turning the screen on.
Kind of surprised it's on by default considering how pointless it is most of the time.
My download on a cable modem is around 20...while my upload is slower than that, I think sub 5mbps. 10mbps+ up is pretty damn good.Verizon LTE speed in PHX area.
The speed is generally great.
Also tested a hotspot function, a download speed is great but a upload speed not so much.
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Ahh cool. That's great to know, but I also see the ATV has only optical out. Which is fine for my surround system but I want to get a dedicated stereo setup in the near future. Hmmph. Gonna wait a few says. Was all hot to trot earlier but now I'm in no rush.
Impressive. I'm curious how LTE coverage will be here in Virginia, but I'll be happy enough just having access to Verizon's 3G network, given how spotty AT&T's coverage is in my area.
Bearded Dudebro
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Is there an art program that will actually let you paint to the edge of the canvas/screen? Every one I've tried (Paper, Sketchbook and a few others) won't let me, so I'm trying to draw a horizon then fill the bottom half and since the edges are open, it fills the entire canvas.
Circle T
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Apologies for not replying earlier. I haven't read this thread lately.
It was $79. Depending on colors, they are $59, $69, or $79. Quality is really great. I'm very pleased.
It is barely more than a half inch thick when closed up. It's no bigger (but much better looking) than 2 of my coworkers folio-style cases. When folded open, it sits just like I want it to when I use it. I quite like it. Looks nice, feels nice in the hand, and to me it isn't huge at all.
I bought it because I liked it, nothing more. Your opinions are noted, but also irrelevant.
Yeah but I bet your ping is less than 50ms, which makes a lot of difference in the responsiveness when loading web pages, voice/video conferencing, and online games.
There's optical to analog converters out there for $25 or so, need another power plug for them though.
Good point, didn't notice that earlier. Biggest difference I've heard about LTE (beyond the throughput) is the big latency improvement, the Verge test shot is showing ~70-80ms for comparison.
For more comparison just tested my iPhone 4 on 3G and got (ping, down, up):
151ms, .26mbps, .6mbps
98ms, 1.28mbps, .22mbps
87ms, .93mbps, .35mbps
fse
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Now I think I've asked this but is it normal for the new iPad (ugh hate the name) when the screen is off or I am in sunlight with white or black things on the screen to see what I can only describe as like kinda visible grid? It's like the was a plastic sheet of graph paper behind the glass lol. Is that the touch sensor thingamajig? Don't remember that with iPad 1.
Would try to take a pic but my digital camera doesn't show it :\
Would try to take a pic but my digital camera doesn't show it :\
Yes, and it was on the iPad 1. In fact, the iPad 1 is the first gadget I'd ever noticed it on...or maybe it was my iPhone 4, I had them both at the same time. Either way it's on most if not all touch screen devices I believe.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchscreen#Capacitive
Good Job Bob
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That's the digitizer.
fse
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Procreate will. Don't know about others.
Big Papa Husker
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I'm looking for a specific type of case for my iPad. I'm not sure if it exists, but I thought I
would ask. I'm looking for something like a combination of a silicone skin and a folio case.
Something like a combination of the silicone piece of the Seidio Active case...
that fits into a folio case such as this...
I'm leaning towards a folio case, but am afraid the exposed edges getting scuffed. Anyway, does anyone make a case like this?
would ask. I'm looking for something like a combination of a silicone skin and a folio case.
Something like a combination of the silicone piece of the Seidio Active case...
that fits into a folio case such as this...
I'm leaning towards a folio case, but am afraid the exposed edges getting scuffed. Anyway, does anyone make a case like this?
hmm, there's a little speck of something behind the glass. It's pretty minor, but I can't help but find my eyes are getting drawn to it every time I turn the thing on. lol
don't know if it's worth it to go to the apple store, or if they'll exchange for that.
Is it too late to do model exchanges, I wonder? I wanted to swap out for the Verizon model anyway....
don't know if it's worth it to go to the apple store, or if they'll exchange for that.
Is it too late to do model exchanges, I wonder? I wanted to swap out for the Verizon model anyway....
fse
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Where did ya buy it?
Sketchbook will.
Just pinch to zoom out a bit and it works fine. The default it to be zoomed in just a bit so you don't actually see the edge of the canvas.
Oxigen_Waste
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Ok, need an image viewer app which allows me to put folders into it (as opposed to individual photos).
The apple app does this thing where 220mb's worth of images take up 7,8GB of space, so I need an alternative.
The apple app does this thing where 220mb's worth of images take up 7,8GB of space, so I need an alternative.
Big Papa Husker
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Will this work?
Do you have a link to it?
Mecha_Infantry
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I have my iPad!!
Oh man it's beautiful!
Love it. Got a smart cover for it and it looks pretty!!!
One thing that's annoying is that every time I open a new tab in safari it keeps going straight to the recent searches and lists them. Can be embarrassing!
Other than that. We all good son
Oh man it's beautiful!
Love it. Got a smart cover for it and it looks pretty!!!
One thing that's annoying is that every time I open a new tab in safari it keeps going straight to the recent searches and lists them. Can be embarrassing!
Other than that. We all good son
Oxigen_Waste
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Lol, Safari.
really?
Mecha_Infantry
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Why lol?
It's the native browser and its what I use at home so it all syncs together well
brotkasten
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Really. I always used iCab on my OG iPad and when I asked for good reasons to "upgrade" from iOS 4 to 5, many points were Safari-related and sounded so, so silly as an iCab user. The UI isn't that terrible anymore, but I rather prefer Dolphin over Safari. e: The fact that Safari can't even continue to play a Youtube video when you switch to another tab is so laughable.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Every other browser is much slower compared to Safari. It's because of something Apple prevents devs to use. It's the reason I don't use iCab anymore.
Best part of upgrading for us OGers.
Pachterballs
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but atomic browser. safari is just shit. I don't know why apple can't get that right
Online apple store. But I have one nearby.
So are all new iPads affected by the gimped Wi-Fi? I got my iPad 3 WiFi last week and I dont think Ive noticed any issues or dropped conenctions. But Ive only used it at work and home where Im relatively close to a WAP anyways.
Is there a sure method to tell if your iPad is affected by this issue?
Is there a sure method to tell if your iPad is affected by this issue?
planar1280
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What do you think After browsing gaf and internet?
I haven't looked into it much, which is why I asked here. I just heard about it this morning.
planar1280
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Must have heard it from an rapid anti apple guy. Its an issue but only affecting maybe 5-10 percent of ipads
Looks to be a select batch, not all.