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iPad mini 2 questions.
victor mel
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I finally decided on a tablet & went for the new iPad mini. It is my first Apple product and I have a few questions:
1: Are there any other keyboards available? The qwerty inbuilt one is a little slow and I prefer the 3x4 phone keyboard.
2. The hepatic feedback is very weak, is there a way to make it stronger?
3. When looking on the web there is a half inch section at the top of the screen that is taken with the website address, back and forward button and favourites. Is there a way for this to disappear? It's a waste of screen.
4. The screen is not that responsive. Sometimes it takes a few presses to register. Is this normal?
1: Are there any other keyboards available? The qwerty inbuilt one is a little slow and I prefer the 3x4 phone keyboard.
2. The hepatic feedback is very weak, is there a way to make it stronger?
3. When looking on the web there is a half inch section at the top of the screen that is taken with the website address, back and forward button and favourites. Is there a way for this to disappear? It's a waste of screen.
4. The screen is not that responsive. Sometimes it takes a few presses to register. Is this normal?
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If you mean the keyboard click sound, no. It's on or off, that's it.
Nope. it's just there.
The screen on mine is incredibly responsive, so no, that's not right. Are you using a screen protector, or have you forgotten to take off the plastic wrapping? If not, suggest you take it back.
That said, given the issues above, you may have been better with an Android tablet as you can have different keyboards with those.
you mean haptic feedback, and the ipad does not have that feature.
Yes my mistake, that's really surprising for such an expensive device. I really miss this responsive feel from the screen. Surprised there is not more feedback over this issue.
I have haptic feedback on my Nexus 4 and turned it off, so not everyone wants it. I found it really annoying.
As others have said the iPad doesn't have this feature.
haptic, not hepatic.
i can't understand why someone would need to feel a tiny vibration every time they touch the screen, but hey ho it takes all sorts.
maybe you should have tried the ipad mini out before purchasing, it clearly doesn't sound like the product for you.
you've had it 2 days and you're already picking faults at it.
There's no way of hiding the address bar or forward/back buttons AFAIK but you can hide the Favorites bar.
To do so:
Settings>Safari>slide Show Favourites Bar to off.
Yep nothing to do with my liver
I did try out the mini a few times at the Apple store. It felt snappier and more responsive. Plus I did a lot of research online. I was expecting more that's all.
Have you tried any of the other browsers like Chrome or Dolphin and see if they are any better?
Maybe you have a duff unit?
so at no point during the tests did you notice there was no haptic feedback, or that you didn't like the keyboard, or that there was a waste of screen space when browsing internet, or the screen was not as responsive as you want?
any basic research should have answered 3 of those 4 issues.
Yes could be.
OP have you tried the browser called Coast? It is made by Opera and is the first to be designed just for a tablet rather than converting. There is no address bad when surfing. It is free and good stuff IMO
PJ
Like the screens there is near zero info out there about it.
However, its not 'complex websites' that are the issue?
of all the touchscreen devices i've used i've never needed physical feedback to confirm any keypress.
i tend to use my eyes for that, but hey ho whatever works for you.
:eek:
anyway, haptic feedback only confirms you've pressed the screen, it doesn't confirm you've pressed the correct part of the screen (ie the correct key on the on-screen keypad). you still need to use your eyes to confirm what you've pressed is correct.
kind of makes the haptic feedback a bit redundant really.
but as i said, whatever floats your boat.
I hate any kind of feedback like that on a touchscreen.