Mary, that's a great idea! Lol now I just have to find my nearest Apple Store. Maybe they'd be willing to let me try it in a few different keyboard cases, too. And who know? Maybe I'll take another look at the iPad Air 2 while I'm there, too.
Thanks, Ari > On Nov 28, 2016, at 8:15 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, if you can have something playing in the background say YouTube, and > interact with another app using voice over, more power to you. I can't. I'm > also not sure if the picture in picture app just has the picture, or if it > actually would continue with the audio after you moved to another app. Good > luck, if you do decide to go that way. Maybe you can try it out at an Apple > Store before you lay out the bucks. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 28, 2016, at 7:51 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> Hi, Mary. I thought picture in picture would be neat because I could have a >> YouTube video playing while doing other stuff, and still get the audio while >> having the other app on the screen. I don't think having two apps on the >> screen at the same time with the split screen feature would be too bad. >> After all, I don't have to worry about the text size being too small--I >> can't see print at all--so that wouldn't matter. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Ari >> >>> On Nov 28, 2016, at 2:53 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Well, yes, you can definitely run iPhone apps on an iPad mini. Do you have >>> some sight? I'm asking because if you don't, I don't see picture in picture >>> being valuable for you. As for the split screen, according to the reviews I >>> have seen, it's not all that great on the mini, due to the fact that the >>> mini is already rather small. Of course those were sighted folks writing >>> those reviews. I have a mini, it's an older one. And I never use split >>> screen. I see no value in it for me. Hopefully others who do use it will >>> have something different to say. The other caution flag I would put up >>> about the iPad mini for is that it is running a chip which is two years >>> old. No big deal? Not now. But I wonder about the longevity of the device, >>> since it's Chip is that old. Rumor is, new iPads are coming out next >>> spring, but the question is, will the mini get a refresh? >>> Mary >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Nov 28, 2016, at 2:45 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>>> >>>> i'm having trouble justifying the purchase of an iPad Mini 4. I'm very >>>> intrigued by the iPad-specific features, such as having two apps on the >>>> screen at a time with the split screen feature, and the picture in picture >>>> feature. I just love the idea of the keyboard case, too. >>>> >>>> Does every app support the split screen feature, where you can have two >>>> apps running side by side? How will I know if an app does or doesn't >>>> support this feature? Also, can I use iPhone apps on an iPad Mini? I know >>>> there are iPad-specific apps out there, but will iPhone ones run on it, >>>> too? >>>> >>>> I picked the iPad Mini over the iPad Air 2 because I've had a play a few >>>> times with my mom's iPad, and I found it a bit confusing. I got lost on >>>> the screen a lot, and had a bit of a hard time finding iCons. 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