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As reported by 9to5Mac, AltStore is to support Fediverse with its own Mastodon instance:
AltStore is embracing ActivityPub and the fediverse, with its own Mastodon server, allowing developers and users to have a more direct channel of communication and interaction.
This is, among other things, what we are missing with Apple’s tight control on its App Store.
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I agree with Eric Schwarz, yep, it’s utterly curious:
Curiously, I am surprised that the iWork suite, as well as GarageBand, Pixelmator Pro, and other Apple apps have not been updated—it’s a really weird thing when Cupertino’s own have been sent to squircle jail.
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Contrary to their usual bullshit about the App Store, Apple has lost control over it in a sense… The App Store is a junkyard. I find it disheartening to see the current state of the App Store; it is a place where deception has been flourishing for ages. It’s un-Apple.
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The most troubling thing about iPadOS 26.1beta1 is that I don’t see any improvements to Liquid Glass or the general multitasking experience.
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Using My M4 iPad Pro (iPadOS 26.1b1) With An External Display - Observation #5
One of the most frustrating and hard-to-understand behaviours in the new iPadOS 26 multitasking is when iPadOS, for some reason, breaks all the running apps and window arrangements. I often find myself in need of relaunching the apps and doing window placement to my liking. Again, iPadOS 26 is exhausting to use. I think this happens if I disconnect the external display. Restoring computing state is a basic principle in UI and UX design. Am I demanding too much?
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Using My M4 iPad Pro (iPadOS 26.1b1) With An External Display - Observation #4
Locking the iPad while the iPad is using an external display is brutal. Dragging an app from the built in display to an external display is also brutal, forcing a full app content redraw, nothing compared to the Mac experience. I couldn’t record the experience with screen recording, so I used my iPhone.
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Yesterday night I got one of my macOS feedback answered by Apple. It was about the Mac Appe Store app Reload menu item not being enabled which prevented me to reload and refresh apps with pending updates. It was fixed in macOS 26.1 beta 1. I can’t remember when was the last time one of my feedback reports being processed.
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The M4 iPad Pro battery health after 18 month of use and 127 cycle count: 87%. I consider this to be bad. Battery life on this device is not good at all to be frank.
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I guess I was right to call the Apple Vision Pro a failure in my recent piece on Apple Failures.
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On the Mac, I consume Apple Music via music.apple.com. Lighter. Faster. Better design. Trustable. 🤷🏻♂️
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Is ChatGPT enshitification about to begin? It certainly looks like it. Fuck.
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How many ways can you write that the iPhone 17 is an improvement compared to last year’s iPhone 16? 🤨
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I have a deep feeling that AI and Apple Intelligence are consuming a significant amount of development resources at Apple, which could explain why this year’s releases are so buggy.
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In the article “Why Everybody Is Losing Money On AI,” Edward Zitron discusses the unsustainable financial model of generative AI companies, highlighting that they are consistently unprofitable due to high operational costs and escalating expenses associated with model inference.
In other words, AI is a money pit.
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I’m concluding that without an external screen, multitasking on the iPad is best experienced with Stage Manager. It’s a more controlled experience (hence requiring less management). With an external monitor, then going all in with windowing is the way to go. That’s my conclusion anyway.
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With flexibility comes mandatory management. That’s the case with iPadOS multitasking. Ideally, management should be kept at the minimum. That’s not the case with the current state of iPadOS windowing system. It. Is. So. Cumbersome. It. Is. A. Regression.
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The latest ludicrous bug found, this time on iPadOS 26.1 beta1. That is really one of its kind. 🥴
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Yes, Om, I should go out and get some air, indeed. I might visit an Apple Store this weekend to take a closer look at the iPhone Air, even though I’m not upgrading or replacing my current iPhone. Comments are generally positive.
