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Re:The iPad Pro Is a Disappointment by pharos92 on Sunday May 07, 2023 @11:57PM (#35857923)
Can't say I disagree. I've had an iPad Pro since the new form-factor came out (2018 I think?). Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful device but it's just not that useful.

On the road its ok as a lifeline device, but no more useful than an iPhone. In bed, it's awkward and needs constant holding to watch something.

To be honest, the BEST thing I've found it useful for is cooking... It's small, relatively risk-free of getting water in it. And the backlight stays on perpetually when you're mid-recipe.

Beyond that, Safari mobile SUCKS. Not having extensions is excruciating.

It's the device I want to love, but it's sat on the shelf 98% of its life. Which is why I haven't updated it. And it's such a shame. I even bought a keyboard case for it, which is again basically pointless.

Re:The iPad Pro Is a Disappointment by gondaloof on Monday May 08, 2023 @12:00AM (#35857943)
> Safari mobile SUCKS. Not having extensions is excruciating.

Safari does have extensions. The problem is that they’re nowhere near Chrome’s in quantity, but userscripts and shortcuts are also available without limits.

Re:The iPad Pro Is a Disappointment by t0mas88 on Monday May 08, 2023 @05:06AM (#35859588)
That's Safari desktop right? Not mobile, which the ipad uses.
Re:The iPad Pro Is a Disappointment by finger on Monday May 08, 2023 @05:16AM (#35859639)
Extension support was added in iOS 15.

See https://developer.apple.com/safari/extensions/#:~:text=about....

Re:The iPad Pro Is a Disappointment by rewgs on Monday May 08, 2023 @01:56AM (#35858573)
Feel the exact same way. I've eventually sold every iPad I owned because I always just end up wanting iPadOS to be macOS.