Re:Giving up the iPad-only travel dream
by JohnBooty on Saturday August 26, 2023 @01:56PM
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> There’s tonnes of Apple features that break because of this. Apple’s view is that there’s a 1:1 correspondence between Apple IDs and people, and everything they do is designed around that fact.
Ugh, yeah. Good point. Never had a company that made me have a separate AppleID so I didn't think of it.
It would, of course, be a non-issue if Apple allowed multiple users on iPad :-/
> The “oh no, everything is so complex because Apple refuses to use USB-C” hand wringing is massively overblown.
Yeah. It exclusively comes from non-Apple owners. They never seem to notice that it's not a big deal for people actually living it.
Re:Giving up the iPad-only travel dream
by alphabettsy on Sunday August 27, 2023 @01:30PM
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You only need to use the same Apple ID for wired. I was using DuetDisplay wired for years.
> Both devices must be signed in with the same Apple ID using two-factor authentication.
Re:Giving up the iPad-only travel dream
by alphabettsy on Monday August 28, 2023 @04:36PM
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Sorry I wasn’t clear. Sidecar is not the only way to do this was my point.
You need to be logged into the same Apple ID, which is a huge hassle for everybody who has a different Apple ID for personal and work use.
There’s tonnes of Apple features that break because of this. Apple’s view is that there’s a 1:1 correspondence between Apple IDs and people, and everything they do is designed around that fact.
> At least - thanks to the EU - soon they can all share the same USB-C charger.
I have a MacBook Pro, an iPhone, an Android phone, an Apple Watch, an iPad, and AirPods Pro; so I have fairly demanding charging needs.
I have the MagSafe Duo Charger and a Minix Neo P3 to plug into the wall. I have a lightning cable to plug the Duo Charger into the Minix. From there, the Duo Charger can charge both phones, the watch, and the AirPods. I have a USB-C cable I can use to charge the laptop and the iPad from the Neo P3. Obviously I can’t charge absolutely everything simultaneously, but I never need to because most of the batteries last days and I don’t use all the devices simultaneously anyway.
So all of those devices but I just need a wall charger, a Duo and two cables. The “oh no, everything is so complex because Apple refuses to use USB-C” hand wringing is massively overblown. Does it really matter that my iPhone, my AirPods, and my watch don’t have USB-C when all I do to charge them is put them down on a pad when I’m not using them? Sure, my Android phone has a USB-C port, but I charge my iPhone and my Android phone the same way – by putting them down on a pad. What is the EU forcing Apple to add a USB-C port on the iPhone actually achieving for me if I never use the Lightning port on the current models?