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> thinking about getting a new tablet for the house Interesting that’s how you are approaching it. We have found that tablets are very much more a “household”

> thinking about getting a new tablet for the house Interesting that’s how you are approaching it. We have found that tablets are very much more a “household” or “family” device than a personal one. It’s the one serious frustration with the iPad, I wish Apple would acknowledge that this is the way a large proportion of their customers use them and enable multiple user profiles (like that have on the Apple TV).

my123 5y ago
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/secd99f373ef/web https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/secd99f373ef/... They also have iPad multiuser deployed today for businesses… but not for consumers.
- samwillis 5y ago
  Exactly, its not like there is a fundamental problem with iOS that makes it difficult to implement, they use that feature for schools too. I don't usually like to take a cynical view but can only think that it's a purposeful decision by Apple to compromise the iPad in that way to encourage families to buy multiple devices.
AnonHP 5y ago
> We have found that tablets are very much more a “household” or “family” device than a personal one. > It’s the one serious frustration with the iPad, I wish Apple would acknowledge that this is the way a large proportion of their customers use them and enable multiple user profiles (like that have on the Apple TV). After buying a few iPads over the initial years because of hardware improvements, I decided not to buy new ones anymore until iOS (then)/ iPadOS supports multiple users on each device with an easy switching mechanism. Maybe Apple thought, with its experience in the education market where multi user profiles were supported, that it wasn’t a great experience with its hardware (especially having to download data from iCloud). But now that iPad Pro and Macs are using the same powerful desktop class chips (perhaps with some differences) and since iPad Pros also have more RAM, the only reason not to support multiple users is to make more money (the iPad is already a small player in Apple’s portfolio). I’m still waiting for the support to arrive. Until then, I’ll keep using my old iPad Pro till it dies.
- kcplate 5y ago
  That’s interesting. I find it very much a “personal” device. There would be a daily battle in my household if we only had one. However, I wonder if you could use the new focus feature to sort of mimic multiuser. Not so much with data, but perhaps controlling apps for kids?

my123 5y ago

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/secd99f373ef/web https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/security/secd99f373ef/... They also have iPad multiuser deployed today for businesses… but not for consumers.

samwillis 5y ago
Exactly, its not like there is a fundamental problem with iOS that makes it difficult to implement, they use that feature for schools too. I don't usually like to take a cynical view but can only think that it's a purposeful decision by Apple to compromise the iPad in that way to encourage families to buy multiple devices.

AnonHP 5y ago

> We have found that tablets are very much more a “household” or “family” device than a personal one. > It’s the one serious frustration with the iPad, I wish Apple would acknowledge that this is the way a large proportion of their customers use them and enable multiple user profiles (like that have on the Apple TV). After buying a few iPads over the initial years because of hardware improvements, I decided not to buy new ones anymore until iOS (then)/ iPadOS supports multiple users on each device with an easy switching mechanism. Maybe Apple thought, with its experience in the education market where multi user profiles were supported, that it wasn’t a great experience with its hardware (especially having to download data from iCloud). But now that iPad Pro and Macs are using the same powerful desktop class chips (perhaps with some differences) and since iPad Pros also have more RAM, the only reason not to support multiple users is to make more money (the iPad is already a small player in Apple’s portfolio). I’m still waiting for the support to arrive. Until then, I’ll keep using my old iPad Pro till it dies.

kcplate 5y ago
That’s interesting. I find it very much a “personal” device. There would be a daily battle in my household if we only had one. However, I wonder if you could use the new focus feature to sort of mimic multiuser. Not so much with data, but perhaps controlling apps for kids?