![]() ![]() This is an absurd interaction model when I already have my hands on a keyboard. Every device begins a silent rush to be the winner for my attention. Using “Hey Siri” sitting at my kitchen table with an iPhone, Apple Watch, and HomePod nearby is like yelling “SQUIRREL” at a dog park. It’s awkward at best and masochistic at worst. The use of the power button is nutty and I often accidentally lock my device when I’m trying to trigger Siri. It makes no sense to me that there is not a keyboard shortcut to trigger Siri. Maybe then we could get a proper escape key instead. I’d much rather see this as a super shift function under another key. There is no sane reason to elevate this key to such an important position. I regularly switch the keyboard by mistakenly resting the edge of my hand the this key. I almost never want to switch to the Emoji keyboard, yet Apple places this key immediately next to the left shift key. I still find some of the design and features maddening. It’s solid and folds nicely to protect the iPad Pro. I still really like the new Smart Keyboard. The other 50% of the time it’s much worse than TouchID. When I’m perfectly positioned in front my iPad it’s a good experience. Apple has done a good job making FaceID work from multiple angles but I still regularly need to hold the iPad Pro awkwardly and show strain to show my face. Maybe on my next long trip I’ll finally get around to trying. I’m not sure if I’ll ever need to enable the cellular on this new device. ![]() With the new iPad Pro and iPhone XS tethering works great. With previous iPads, I found tethering to be a pain to initiate and nearly impossible to sustain. But I got a nice surprise while tethering to my iPhone XS… it actually works. ![]() To be honest, I’m a little afraid of screwing up the eSIM and permanently locking my device to a carrier. While I purcased my iPad Pro with a cellular option, I have not enabled it. ![]() I’d like to see more friction between the nib and the glass in future iterations. My biggest issue is still the same: plastic on glass feels out of control when drawing. While I think the new Pencil is much better it still has room for improvement. I also find that the new Pencil is not always recognized by iOS until I reattach and remove it again. Only one of those will charge the Pencil. There are three different positions the Apple Pencil can dock on the new iPads. I do find it disingenuous that so many reviews praise the new Apple Pencil magnetic connection on the iPad Pro as being fool-proof. It’s a perfect way to take notes while watching a YouTube video or to noodle around with an idea while searching the web. I absolutely love working in Notability with Split Screen. I use the Pencil 2 ten times more often than with my previous iPad Pro. The Apple Pencil 2 continues to be a real highlight of this new hardware. It’s a little baffling that I still can not use drag and drop to copy song, album, and artist links but I guess Apple has their hands full with expanding killing Connect features. The iPad Pro with Apple Music is a nice combination. If I’m hanging out on the patio writing or working through my task list, I’ll often pop open Apple Music and start playing something right on the iPad Pro rather than putting on headphones and using my iPhone. I’ll fire up Overcast and blast a podcast in my office while I work on my iMac. I know that seems like the least useful part of an iPad Pro, but I find myself regularly using mine as a speaker. The first big surprise is how great the speakers are on the iPad Pro. I use my iMac Pro less than I use this new iPad Pro which is quite a thing. The software got old very quickly and I still find my Mac much more convenient for complex tasks. I’m using it more than I used my previous iPads and I’m using it in a lot of new ways. Here are 3600 words no one was waiting for. I’ve used the 2018 iPad Pro for 7 weeks and it’s time for a retrospective on my time with this new hardware. ![]()
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