it has been just over a week since Apple wrapped up WWDC is the annual developer
conference which was held in San Jose California where the company showcased
the latest and greatest in software capabilities coming to all the operating
systems this fall now Apple surprised us this year when it
announced big changes for the iPad which includes splitting iOS into iPad OS
which will solely focus on the iPad that in addition to iPad OS getting several
new features that further distinguish the iPad user experience from its older
sibling iPhone now each of these new features are designed to challenge the
existing paradigm in which we view the iPad primarily as a media consumption
device instead of a feature-rich computer now if you are anything like me
you are chopping at the proverbial bit to figure out if these new features
coming to iOS 13 and iPad OS are enough propel the iPad into the driver's seat
and become the PC replacement that we've always kind of romanticized it to be and
that is exactly what we are talking about in today's video I have been
living with iOS for over a week now to gauge whether or not the iPad could be
transformed into a full feature computer for the masses I am Mike and this is
tech 24/7 TV thumbs if you like this type of content sub if you want to see
more iPad and iPhone related videos now let's get started I put timestamps in
the video description below in the event that you want to come back to a certain
section in the video and make sure you are subscribed to tech 24/7 TV with
notifications enabled to be one of the first to watch my complete review of iOS
13 when it ships in the fall it was almost in lockstep with Steve Jobs
announcing the first generation iPad that I bought into the idea that this
device would eventually outgrow it being primarily used for consuming content and
it would eventually mature into being a tool that can be used depending on the
nature of work that needs to be accomplished now you probably don't have
one type of screwdriver for every type of screw that you're going to encounter
in your life right there are different tools for different jobs
since Apple diversify the iPad lineup with the iPad pro the company's been
blurring the line between the capabilities of the iPad with the type
of jobs that I can traditional computer could perform as quoted from Phil
Schiller talking to Steven Levy the job of the iPad should be to be so powerful
and capable that you never need a notebook like why do I even need a
notebook I could add a keyboard and I can do all of these things it's that
last line which really sticks out for me I can do all of these things now the
reason why it sticks out because if you were to ask most people they would
retort Phil saying that their workflow is getting increasingly more complex
while by and large the capabilities the iPad have not really evolved at a fast
enough pace that is until this year for iOS 13 and iPad OS apples cranking the
iPad way past 11 and is addressing a majority of the complaints that consume
YouTube's tech blogs over the past 18 months when the newest version of the
iPad pro iPad air and the iPad Mini 5 were launched first Apple is taking the
horse blinders off of Safari now to deliver an almost like for like user
experience when it comes to browsing the web it won't matter if you're using
Safari to check your Gmail if you're automating your workflows with zapper or
if you're uploading files to Dropbox the changes coming to Safari and iOS 11 put
the desktop class in desktop class browsing which will allow you to use the
web and the way it was attended additionally search results can now be
selected without needing to use your finger the Apple pencil by using the
directional keys into boot there is a download manager which can be configured
to store downloads any iCloud drive or even external storage and to that point
Apple is embracing that the 1990s actually happened by bringing the
ability to connect external storage to the iPad in addition to being able to
read write and manage files from the device and in that same breath the
ability to connect external storage to the iPad will also usher in the ability
for apps to import and export files directly
meaning that luma fusion should be able to import audio and video files that you
have soared on your SD card while you're working in the field or if you want to
be extra flexible you can go ahead and connect a flash drive while working on
an external monitor while you're sitting at your desk now I have my fingers
crossed that Apple will enable pro res file support because my iPad can see the
files right now it just doesn't know what to do with them yet now let me know
if you're looking forward to pro res support or maybe even another certain
file type in the comments below thankfully apples engineers designed the
experience so that the files app will not automatically open when the iPad is
connected to external storage and unlike Mac OS the external storage device is
not identified as a mount to drive meaning you no longer have to safely
eject storage when we're moving it I mean that's just amazing how do we not
do that before additionally all this functionality works on the iPhone and in
the iPod touch in addition to the iPad pro meaning if you can upgrade it you
can connect external storage to it along those same lines there are several
improvements the files app to enable better file management that really kind
of go hand-in-hand with access to external storage and files the first
improvement coming to the files app is the ability to organize data from the
files app in a column you if you're familiar with Mac OS this is the same
view from finder and it looks great on the largest play of the iPad this is
gonna allow you to drill down and reveal violent level information including file
type file size creation date and tags and better yet if you work with other
types of file formats that are rich in metadata like an image file you can see
all the EXIF data that is written to the file from the camera and equally nice
this view affords you the visibility to perform light editing controls in the
way of rotating and trimming video right from the window now unfortunately the
column view is not something that's gonna be available on the iPhone or at
least it's not something that's working in the first beta along those same lines
the improvements of file management and the ability to connect external storage
allows user to import and export files directly into apps that support it
the second improvement coming to iOS 13 are improvements to search in the files
app users will soon have the ability to add search criteria to get more refined
search results and for example let's say you want to search your
or iCloud drive for an image that you saved but you don't quite remember the
name of it well the first way you can search this by limiting the locations
that you search in say the recent files or more broadly in your iCloud Drive
then if desired you can add a search token the same way that you can in Mac
OS to look for all files that are dot jpg or maybe even Camera Raw as a way of
filtering down even further and there are many different type of search tokens
supported in the first beta which means it's quite feasible that in the
not-so-distant future that your iPad will index all the content which is
stored in iCloud and that you will be able to search for nearly anything
online or offline between this feature and the ability to share folders from
iCloud Drive I can nearly see the end of my relationship with Dropbox on the
horizon now let me know in the comments below if you were like me and you want
to end that relationship with Dropbox or Google Drive
the third improvement coming to iOS 13 is contextual menus now when I first
heard that Apple was removing 3d touch on the 2019 iPhones I nearly lost my
shit because I use this feature all the time my perspective is that 3d touch
it's kind of like a wormhole into apps shortcuts to quickly look at relevant
information contextual shortcuts can reveal additional functionality related
to the content on the display of the device if you were familiar with how
peek and pop works on the iPhone it's similar but different peek and pop are
exclusively available on devices that are 3d touch capable where contextual
menus are available on all devices that are running iOS 13 and later is better
from a end-user perspective because you're immediately presented with the
option opposed to being required to swipe up with peek and pop one by one
Apple is knocking down the list of complaints that consumers have for the
iPad before it will be considered a laptop replacement while simultaneously
building up a robust operating system that allows developers to create a next
generation of apps that will blaze the path forward now which plays right into
Phil's quote that I talked about at the beginning that I can do all of these
things given what we learned since Apple's keynote and the first beta I
believe that there is really good reason to be excited and optimistic about the
future of iPad I believe that iOS 13 will not only change the type of work
that you can perform on your iPad but additionally it will change the
fundamental nature of how you work on your eyes
meaning at the end of the day when you pick up your iPad it's really gonna make
you contemplate hey everyone thank you very much for watching my video and I
hope you enjoyed my perspective on the future of iPad computing for most people
I believe that the iPad and iPad pro will become the default computing
experience because Apple is really doubling down on the user experience and
the capabilities of the platform whether you're excited about the future or you
don't see that happening anytime soon I would love to hear your reasons in the
comments below hit like hit subscribe I am Mike and this is tech 24/7 TV you can
follow me at Caputo on Twitter and Instagram where I post regularly and I
will talk to you the next one