I prefer my Tab S8 over my 2019 iPad Pro, because all I use my tablet for is editing photos and watching media — but because it has user profiles, I can also share it with my young kids and control their app and content access, etc. So, Android is a very easy win for me in that regard.
It does, yeah, but not giving it to you is part of how they’ve sold so many iPads. Think of how many parents and couples would be happy with one shared multi-user iPad instead of having to buy one for each user.
They know how to create situations to extract money. It’s why I like Apple stock. They are good are creating base tiers that are great, but just with enough limitations to nudge people to upgrade to a higher one or buy two.
It is, but I find Infinite Painter is largely up to the task for most of my drawing needs — and what it lacks aren’t significant enough reasons to splash out on an ipad.
I do use a S23U and I surprisingly did like the default PenUP drawing app and how there’s audio feedback that gives an additional feeling of texture to the drawing for that and Samsung Notes. S23U seems to make better use of the Spen than iPad does with the Apple Pencil. I use the smart select option all the time to do things like extract text. And wish iPad had an equivalent of one hand operation+ and edge panel.
I don’t know I would change to a Samsung tablet though. Not because I greatly prefer the apps or OS on iPad, but because I feel more confident in long term support from them. If custom roms were around for Android tablets that had a spen quality stylus I’d switch in an instant knowing that when support stops I can move onto custom roms to use even longer. But until then I’ve been prioritizing updates for what is essentially a dedicated comic reader a majority of the time.
I would actually if it weren’t for updates, but what I do on the tablet is so undemanding compared to phones that I made the concession for long term updates. Since the iPad for me is just a glorified comic reader most of the time. Didn’t end up being the productivity laptop replacement I thought it would be other than writing on PDFs and drawing
I miss Tachiyomi and would actually get much more out of it than paperback. And vlc on ipad has struggled with playing some encoded x265 files compared to Android, and video options that are Foss so don’t have ads or IAP are so lacking that that expensive paid options like Infuse is pushed.
And the file system is too restrictive. The nice specs seem to be held back so much by the OS. It is more filling the role a Kindle does for ebooks but for comics instead when it comes to the iPad for me. I wish it ran MacOS when you hooked it up to an external monitor or connected a keyboard to it. Although being able to use it as an external monitor with MacOS is really cool.
But, I am thinking of getting a Android tablet next time if there is one that has good custom rom community or at least official lineage OS support, since I would prefer the Android app alternatives for stuff like comics and video players and also being able to easily use emulators and play like DS games with the stylus would be fun.
Fair enough, indeed I suffer from that too, I sideload an app to read my Komga stuff (I’m not sure about the name) and I feel the OS is very limited, although each upgrade this is feeling less and less (with iPhone too) for me these hardware became more usable since iOS 7.
For real, I don’t even know people who prefer Android tablets over iPads lol.
I prefer my Tab S8 over my 2019 iPad Pro, because all I use my tablet for is editing photos and watching media — but because it has user profiles, I can also share it with my young kids and control their app and content access, etc. So, Android is a very easy win for me in that regard.
iPad REALLY NEEDS users profiles.
It does, yeah, but not giving it to you is part of how they’ve sold so many iPads. Think of how many parents and couples would be happy with one shared multi-user iPad instead of having to buy one for each user.
Apple can be many things, but dumb is not one of them.
They know how to create situations to extract money. It’s why I like Apple stock. They are good are creating base tiers that are great, but just with enough limitations to nudge people to upgrade to a higher one or buy two.
Tbh once you get an iPad you realise it’s just a big iPhone. And then you never use it.
My gf has an iPad and she uses it a lot, and I even get to use it as well.
Me. All my apps are on Android and also all the iPad killer apps I’ve been hearing about so far I’d rather use the desktop for.
Procreate is really good. That is the one app I’ve been satisfied with.
It is, but I find Infinite Painter is largely up to the task for most of my drawing needs — and what it lacks aren’t significant enough reasons to splash out on an ipad.
I do use a S23U and I surprisingly did like the default PenUP drawing app and how there’s audio feedback that gives an additional feeling of texture to the drawing for that and Samsung Notes. S23U seems to make better use of the Spen than iPad does with the Apple Pencil. I use the smart select option all the time to do things like extract text. And wish iPad had an equivalent of one hand operation+ and edge panel.
I don’t know I would change to a Samsung tablet though. Not because I greatly prefer the apps or OS on iPad, but because I feel more confident in long term support from them. If custom roms were around for Android tablets that had a spen quality stylus I’d switch in an instant knowing that when support stops I can move onto custom roms to use even longer. But until then I’ve been prioritizing updates for what is essentially a dedicated comic reader a majority of the time.
Me. My tablet is open source. Walled gardens are useless for clients, too.
I would actually if it weren’t for updates, but what I do on the tablet is so undemanding compared to phones that I made the concession for long term updates. Since the iPad for me is just a glorified comic reader most of the time. Didn’t end up being the productivity laptop replacement I thought it would be other than writing on PDFs and drawing
I miss Tachiyomi and would actually get much more out of it than paperback. And vlc on ipad has struggled with playing some encoded x265 files compared to Android, and video options that are Foss so don’t have ads or IAP are so lacking that that expensive paid options like Infuse is pushed.
And the file system is too restrictive. The nice specs seem to be held back so much by the OS. It is more filling the role a Kindle does for ebooks but for comics instead when it comes to the iPad for me. I wish it ran MacOS when you hooked it up to an external monitor or connected a keyboard to it. Although being able to use it as an external monitor with MacOS is really cool.
But, I am thinking of getting a Android tablet next time if there is one that has good custom rom community or at least official lineage OS support, since I would prefer the Android app alternatives for stuff like comics and video players and also being able to easily use emulators and play like DS games with the stylus would be fun.
Fair enough, indeed I suffer from that too, I sideload an app to read my Komga stuff (I’m not sure about the name) and I feel the OS is very limited, although each upgrade this is feeling less and less (with iPhone too) for me these hardware became more usable since iOS 7.
It’s more convoluted than it needs to be but I’ve been using Tachiyomi to retrieve Manga and then send it to my iPad to read with Yacreader.