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What’s the tiniest thing about iOS / iPadOS / macOS that really bugs you? (thelemmy.club)
submitted 11 months ago by DJDarren@thelemmy.club to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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As much as I don’t like negative threads, there’s one thing in iOS that really irritates me, and I want to air it…

Pressing and holding the tab button in Safari to access tab groups, should have a haptic response.

Because it doesn’t, I often end up opening the tab view instead, so I have to huff a little, hit Done, then try again. I don’t know why it annoys me that it doesn’t because none of the other buttons in Safari do, but I feel like it should.

No, I have not contacted Tim Apple about this. Yes, I probably should.

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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago (3 children)

The lack of real mouse support in iPad OS.

My gaming rig is currently out of commission undergoing repairs, but I was luckily able to continue participating in my multiplayer Baldur's Gate 3 nights using Nvidia's GeForce Now streaming. However, I've been forced to learn how to play using a controller, because iPad OS does not have real mouse support.

I was able to plug my iPad into a thunderbolt dock which gives me keyboard input, wired internet, and a "cursor", but the cursor is only a simulation of touch input rather than an actual cursor.

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I can see how for games that could be frustrating, but when going around the general interface I quite like the adaptive cursor and how it snaps to buttons and changes based on context.

[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Oh yeah for native iPad features it's kinda neat, albeit it takes some getting used to. But when you just want a basic mouse, it would be nice to have it behave that way when there aren't fancy native UI elements to snap to.

[–] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 2 points 11 months ago

It bugs me immensely that, in order to have Hot Corners, you have to turn on Assistive Touch and have that button floating on the screen.

[–] Eggyhead@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I dislike how inconsistent or broken scrolling can be for third party mice. And the lack of customization options for extra buttons.