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People are using iPad OS features on their iPhones

110 pointsby K0INtoday at 2:39 AM112 commentsview on HN

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throw0101ctoday at 9:09 PM

I wish the iPad went back to being more iOS-like: something like multiple Safari windows, each with their own collection of tabs, is something I wish I could disable (both for myself, and for some of the seniors I'm tech support for).

I have iDevices because I want simplicity and single-task-ness; I have Macs for multi-tasking.

If Apple needs to satisfy both single- and multi-tasking iDevices users, there should be some kind of mode toggle.

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tekacstoday at 6:18 AM

This is kinda wonderful to see - a peek into a world where we get to see the 'other side' of what would have been possible had Apple not locked our devices down beyond belief.

Jailbreak stores have never felt like a particularly strong illustration of what's possible due to their tiny user market - I'd love to see what developers would do if even for a period we could use these devices to anything remotely like their potential.

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Ezhiktoday at 3:14 PM

Can this be used to enable multiple display support on iPhones/non-pro iPads? Would be pretty damn cool if so.

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LeoPantheratoday at 6:19 AM

I have an 11" iPad and the screen still feels too small to use windowed apps. It gets very cramped very quickly.

I can't imagine trying to do that on an iPhone. Surely it's useless.

What this does do is reveal the fiction that "iPadOS" and "iOS" are separate. Clearly not.

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Gigachadtoday at 8:56 AM

Linked site is unusable. Screen is completely covered in ads.

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NaOHtoday at 8:04 PM

Actual title: How to Enable iPad Features like MultiTasking & Stage Manager on iPhone via MobileGestalt

rcarmotoday at 8:02 AM

This would be a great thing to use with an external display when traveling, but of course it will never happen.

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bradgesslertoday at 7:04 PM

I want macOS on my iPad Pro so I can plug my Moonlander keyboard into it and have a “laptop” that doesn’t destroy my wrists.

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AbuAssartoday at 9:36 AM

So iOS and iPadOS are the same thing…

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ChrisMarshallNYtoday at 7:33 AM

This is not exactly something that any old schlub will be doing.

I don’t find many of these features useful on my iPad (to be fair, my Mini is my daily iPad), let alone, my iPhone. I can’t see myself doing all that work, for features I don’t want to use.

srousseytoday at 7:35 AM

The Medusa stuff is new and yeah, it’s in iOS as it’s the basis for the foldable.

znpytoday at 7:45 AM

I wonder if i could di the opposite: make an iPad believe it’s an iPhone. I don’t see no reason why i couldn’t use my iPad’s built-in modem to make and receive calls. I mean, i could just bring my ipad and my airpods around and be done.

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singularity2001today at 11:10 AM

I wish there was a way to get rid of this new features on the iPad. Getting a split screen now feels incredibly clumsy compared to before

bossyTeachertoday at 6:19 AM

Apple will probably say that it locked down the features because they could brick the phones

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asadmtoday at 6:38 AM

Looking at the video, I can see why this was locked down. I wouldn't hand my mother that kind of complex UI.

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