OWC’s USB-C Travel Dock ($39) works perfectly with the jumbo tablet, as announced today. Most of those dongles work fine with the iPad Pro, giving me standard USB-A ports, SD and micro-SD card readers, and HDMI out. Since I already have an Apple device that uses USB-C (a MacBook Pro that may find itself on eBay soon), I already had a good selection of USB-C dongles to work with. Since I’m already looking at the screen while typing, Face ID recognizes my facial characteristics and auto-fills most password requests. Waking up the iPad Pro is as simple as tapping the display, unlocking it is just a glance away.Ĭoupling Face ID with iOS 12’s enhancements to iCloud Keychain and third-party password managers like 1Password has made typing in passwords a thing of the past when using the iPad Pro. In fact, I’d be willing to say that Face ID works better on the iPad Pro than on any iPhone, simply because it can “see” from either landscape or portrait mode. Apple’s facial recognition system is so good on the iPad Pro that it puts the half-baked Touch ID pad on the MacBook Pro (and new MacBook Air) to shame. Now if I can only cut down the weight of my camera equipment…Īfter using the 2018 12.9-inch iPad Pro, I will never buy an Apple product that doesn’t have Face ID. Considering that in the past I have carried both the MacBook Pro and my iPad, I’ll be able to shave about 3 lbs off of the weight I’m carrying in the backpack. The MacBook Pro I usually carry while traveling weighs 3.02 lb (1.37 kg), whereas the iPad Pro and Smart Keyboard together weigh 2.26 lb (1.03 kg). ![]() While I no longer have that original 12.9-inch iPad Pro, you can see just how much smaller it is when I place the new model into the space that was allocated for the old version in the Logitech keyboard folio (see photo below). The 12.9-inch model has come down in both size and weight since then. When I added either the Apple Smart Keyboard or the Logitech Slim Combo Keyboard, I found I was carrying something that was larger and heavier than a 13-inch MacBook Pro! (The OWC USB-C Travel Dock adds functionality to the iPad Pro.)īack in 2015 I purchased my first iPad Pro, which was also a 12.9-inch model. I’m finding a lot to like about one of the newest additions to the iPad line. 7, I decided to upgrade from my 2017 10.5-inch iPad Pro to the 12.9-inch model. After the release of the new iPad Pro models Nov. 30 was about the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, Apple’s king-size pro tablet. Parallels has opted not to fully support Split View on the iPad Pro however, citing issues with lag when changing screen resolutions, but Slide Over works by letting you pull columned versions of apps over Parallels Access for quick use, just not side-by-side use.Īnd if you’re using an iPhone with 3D Touch, Apple’s pressure sensitive display input on iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, Parallels Access adds a new trick for mimicking mouse input: press to drag-and-drop or right-click.One of the key announcements from the Apple Event on Oct. ![]() There’s also a new trackpad trick with Parallels Access: Support for cursor movement using the onscreen keyboard as a trackpad. Parallels says users will notice improvements to the experience when switching between resolutions too. When running Parallels Access on the iPad, you can target which resolution is best for you to work with as well: Best for iPad, More Space, and Same as Computer. Parallels Access also features support for Apple Pencil for precision input on both the 9.7-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Prior to today’s update, the app would scale up from the version made for smaller iPads. Parallels Access for iOS is updating to version 3.1 today with enhancements for Apple’s latest iPhones and iPads plus new features for all users.įor starters, 12.9-inch iPad Pro users can now enjoy Parallels Access in fully native resolution so you can see more content and use the proper virtual keyboard when remoting into other machines. You may be familiar with Parallels for its virtual machine software that lets you run Windows alongside OS X on a Mac, but the company also offers a service and mobile app called Parallels Access that lets you remote into your Mac and Windows VM from other devices.
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