When the new iPad Pro was announced, I was really surprised.It was expected that the camera was two and the LIDAR was installed, but it really correspond to the trackpad.Moreover, the case where the trackpad and the keyboard come together to "Magic Keyboard".
Personally, this is a big incident.In addition to the keyboard, if it supports trackpads, the iPad Pro may evolve into a full -fledged machine.I feel like I was standing at that start point.
This time, the iPad OS 13 to be released on March 25.New iPad Pro 12 with 4 installed.I was able to borrow 9 inches.Let's take a look at how the use of iPad Pro changes with trackpad.
A new LIDAR is installed, and its ability is again
The size and thickness of the main unit have not changed from the previous model.The weight is only 10g.
The processor is A12Z Bionic.The thermal efficiency has been improved compared to the previous A12X Bionic, and the graphic performance is 2.It has become 6 times faster.
After all, the easiest change in appearance is around the camera.
Two cameras from this iPad Pro.Unlike the iPhone 11 series, the area around the camera was filled with glossy black, and the lens became less noticeable.I think this is cooler, but I feel that the dust around the camera has become more noticeable than the iPhone.
The top is an ultra -wide -angle camera (10MP) and the bottom is a wide -angle camera (12MP).And on the right is LIDAR.By analyzing the time until this light emits light reflects on objects and returns, you can recognize a 3D space up to 5m.Also, iPados 13.A new ARKIT compatible with LIDAR will be released at the same time as 4.In other words, there are many LIDAR compatible AR apps.Let's look forward to trying the LIDAR function until then.
By the way, there was no new function using LIDAR in the genuine camera app.The portrait mode was only compatible with the front camera like the previous model.
What you can do with your fingers can be done with trackpads
Now, trackpad!When you connect Magic Trackpad from Bluetooth settings, a menu called "Trackpad" appeared in the configuration app.In this, you can adjust the speed of the cursor trajectory.
Nothing happens just by connecting, but if you move your finger on the trackpad, the cursor will appear.If you look closely, the color changes depending on the brightness of the background...!The art is fine ...If you release your finger, it will disappear in about 2 seconds.The number of seconds to disappear can be changed by setting.
This is the modification of the cursor that was a hot topic.The cursor changes the shape so that it sucks on the button.If you don't have to aim, you can operate it easily.If you are not good at this, you can turn off the animation from the accessibility settings.
What I felt most easier to use was the treatment of text.Not only the cursor deforms for text, but also the text selection by drag, the word by double -clicking, the triple click was selected, and it was close to the familiar operation on a personal computer.
The control center can be accessed simply by clicking the upper right area.It is easy not to drag underneath.
Just click the home bar (official name: Home Indicator) and return to the home screen.
On the other hand, the cursor may not work well in the current app.For example, in the Keynote app, if you try to move the object using a trackpad, it will not work.The YouTube app could not click the sequar well.iPad OS 13.4 If it is updated to the compatible version, it should be improved.If the trackpad can be used properly with Keynote, will the sales staff who present the outside can go out with the iPad alone?
In addition, I tried the main genuine apps such as IMOVIE, but there was no app that changed the UI for trackpads or the operation of the operation dramatically.
The two finger gestures have a feeling of operation close to Mac.Use to send Safari scrolling and home screen page.
Swipe up with three fingers to the home screen.If you stop while swiping on top, you will go to the multitasking screen.Swipe left and right to switch the app.It is easy to remember because it performs the same behavior as a home bar (a bar to return to the home at the bottom of the screen).
New cursors and gestures can be used intuitively if you get used to it, and you can do what you can do with your fingers.
Conversely, whether you can do it with your fingers, it is not so.For now, it has become easier to operate text, and there is no more things that can be done on the iPad.
But probably, there will be many apps that support cursor in the future.You should be able to operate more finely than your fingers, so it may change to an interface that can do more on one screen.
Is it possible that the future will come to the iPad Pro perfectly?
Will iPad Pro become the main computer someday?
I have used a total of four iPads and iPad Pro.
It has a beautiful display, a light and thin body, and a 10 -hour battery that supports the keyboard.I have been longing for the future if I can work with one iPad.
しかし、いろいろ試行錯誤して最近思っているのは｢iPad Proは最高のサブ機｣なのだということ。いくらキーボードがついていても、Split Viewが使えても、ドラッグ&ドロップが洗練されても、Macを超える生産性が得られたとは思わなかったからです。仕事に必要なことはすべてできるっちゃできるんだけど、決してベストな選択肢にはならないという。
もしくはサードパーティのアプリがiPad OSの理想についてきていないのかもしれません。Split Viewやドラッグ&ドロップにいつまでも対応しないアプリはありますし、ぜんぜんフル機能じゃなかったiPad版Photoshopなんかは記憶に新しいです。
But I draft the manuscript, edit photos, write and watch a movie.If you cut out a single work and do it with an iPad Pro, you will get amazing processing and experiences.That's why the iPad Pro was the best sub -machine and a tablet.
However, the new iPad Pro, which was suddenly announced this time, was compatible with trackpads.I was shocked by this.I wonder if Apple will make an iPad Pro a device that can work properly.Because if you have a keyboard and trackpad there, you have to work.
In retrospect, I felt that it was harder to work than a Mac or Windows because I tried to do the work that depends on the conventional computer OS with the iPad Pro.
The iPad OS is the original mission of (probably) the concept of a computer, such as files and windows, so it is nonsense compared to the previous OS.
As a sub -machine, I was just excited to say, "I will make you dream again!"It reminds me of that time when I opened my first iPad while pounding.
No, the calm one has a feeling of itching, "Do I still have to keep dreaming?" "I'm investing in four more?"Still, it's nice that Apple is trying to sublimate the iPad into the main machine.
It is only compatible with trackpads, so maybe this is completely wrong and it's not like a fuss.But for those who have spent a little time in the eternal dream of "working on the iPad," trackpad is a little incident.Perhaps the iPad Pro has finally set up on the starting line.
The answer can be the WWDC in June.What kind of dream will the next iPad OS show?I hope it doesn't end with a dream!
iPad Pro
Release date: March 25 (already available online)
Price: 11 inch 84,800 yen ~, 12.9 inches 104,800 yen ~
IPados 13 for trackpad and cursor.4 will be released on March 25.
