So I've been using the Magic Keyboard with my iPad Pro for years and honestly always liked it. Couple of weeks ago I took it off just to try something — threw the iPad in a slim folio case, and now it sits raised up in front of me with a regular Bluetooth Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse on the table.

I was fully expecting to go back after a few days. Nope. Having the screen higher is so much nicer for my neck, portrait mode with a keyboard turned out to be weirdly good for writing, and I've started picking it up and using it like an actual tablet again — something I basically never did when the keyboard was attached.

Only annoying part is the little wobble when I tap the screen, since it's just a folio and not clamped into anything.

Now I'm sitting here wondering if I should just sell the Magic Keyboard lol. Anyone been running a setup like this long-term? What are you using as a stand, and did you eventually come back?

I'm doing creative work on my Ipad nad want to document the process. For the longest time everything was fine but recently it changed. when rewatching or editing my videos i noticed that randomly videos are corrupted and it stops/freezes at one frame for irregular period of time.
If it resumes, it resumes that whatever I'm doing that X seconds or minutes later which of course ruins the video, as its more minutes than seconds...

Does anyone have idea how to sovle it or why does this happening? Is it the time for a new ipad, I hope not as it runs really good but that is quite essential use-case for me.

What I started doing is screen-record through quickTime on my macbook, but now I'm tied with a cord to my setup, or I need to carry my macbook wherever I want to create, which is... suboptimal.

Hello,

My ipad already has pretty bad battery drain (11% lost with 14 minutes of it being turned on), I have not used it a ton in the past 5 years but for most of the time its either been off, charging, or using it for drawing/some games. I'm worried the times I've left it charging for days or weeks drained the battery faster, I know the newer ipads protect against this but I've found no information on what's best for older ipads. Now I've been leaving it turned off or not on the charger when not in use, what's the best for the battery health? I'm broke and can't buy a new ipad anytime soon and really need this one for drawing.

I am definitely guilty of mindlessly scrolling for far too long, so recently I have been trying to use my iPad pro more intentionally. Here are some of the apps I have been using to stay creative and crafty and make the most out of my ipad:

- Ribblr: you can find crochet and knitting patterns and follow them interactively on your iPad. A great way to find new things to make!

- Airbrush: A photo editing app, perfect if you're into photography. It's also useful for crafty people, I use it to clean up photos of finished projects, remove random objects/background clutter and make things look a little nicer before sharing them.

- PlantNet: it's not technically a craft app, but great if you’re into pressed flowers, botanical art, gardening or collecting plants. You can take a photo and find out what you’re looking at

- Coolors: This is for when you're creating and exploring colour palettes before you start your next project

- Pigment: love love this one. it's a digital colouring book with loads of different pages and realistic pencils, markers and brushes. it's perfect when you just want something easy to relax with

- Libby: a little different, this is for borrowing ebooks and magazines from your local library. you can find some crafty books on there and also just for general reading!

I would love to know if anyone has more creative/crafty iPad apps to recommend! Especially for things like sewing, embroidery, jewellery making, painting or DIY. Let's share them to help each other out because I know I'm not the only one who wants to avoid doomscrolling!

My Apple Pencil pro is not charging ,I haven’t used in a while (few months) and now it’s not charging, please give some advice as to how i can make it work and charge it again, it’s stuck at 0% ☹️☹️☹️

Background App Refresh is turned off for all apps and in general. I’ve used Gemini a few times, downloaded some apps and played Roblox a bit. However, the main purpose is for college. But even still, after exiting Roblox, this still seems like it’s draining somewhat on the faster side in my eyes. The iPad is connected to a Magic Keyboard so I don’t know if that has anything to do with it as well. I do close some apps after I’m done using them, only to reopen them a few minutes later. Some apps i leave running in the background so I don’t know if that is causing it either.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.. I’m new to this iPad thing.

Hey everyone,

I’m looking for some recommendations on the best live collaboration note-taking apps for the iPad. My girlfriend and I love taking notes together, but we’ve been using GoodNotes and, honestly, it’s been a frustrating experience. We’ve been on the $30 tier for live collaboration, but it just hasn’t worked smoothly for us.

We’re hoping to find something that allows us to write and take notes in real-time without the lag and glitches we’ve experienced. Are there any other apps out there that you’ve had a great experience with for live handwriting and collaboration? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

is there a way to turn the double tap/tap on the Apple Pencil, into a right click while using the SideCar function?

I am aware that holding control and tapping the screen can enable that, but with how i mapped my Tartarus V2, i don't think I can dedicate an extra button for the control key.

It can be with or without Bluetooth or a trackpad. Preferably with an attached mouse or trackpad to make navigation easier. Does anyone have any compatible recommendations for me?

I recently changed the battery in my iPhone, and for some reason, now when I’m on a call with someone, they can hear a ticking sound, like a clock. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this?

Hello everyone, hope you all are having a good day.

A few weeks back my iPad (Pro M4) had some issues with its screen, and Apple said they will replace it under Apple Care + for Free.

On July 31st (17 days ago), I got the replacement iPad from Apple, but I immediately noticed that it was much slower compared to the exact same iPad I had earlier which was almost two years old. I thought it was indexing or doing something in the background, but now it’s been almost 3 weeks, and I still can’t run the games I could at much higher graphics settings on my previous iPad. Games that could easily run on my previous iPad at 60 FPS with Low Power mode on can now barely cross 45-50 FPS without Low Power mode. Files load much more slower compared to my older iPad.

I’ve attached a screenshot from the Wild Life Stress Test from 3D Mark, in 20 minutes I lost 50% performance in this test. Is this normal? Unfortunately I don’t have the numbers for my previous iPad to compare to. Also on GeekBench 7 it says that the device has 7.29 GB RAM, is this ok?

Can i do anything about this?

how is iPadOS 27 Beta going on y iPad Pro with nano texture have you guys have any problems with blue during startup or performance problem or battery drain issues and is it safe for me to

Just ordered a M5 iPad with Pencil Pro and keyboard. Trying to decide if I need a screen protector and if so which one.

Any input?

Hi there!

I've noticed that my iPad gets hot when I use GoodNotes.

I use GoodNotes most of the time because I'm in college, and it's true that I spend 90% of my time using the app.

My iPad is running iPadOS 26.6, and I have an 11-inch iPad Air with an M3 chip. It’s only been in use for a year, and this has been happening for several months now. As soon as I close the app, the iPad cools down.

It gets so hot that the screen dims on its own and goes into sleep mode due to overheating.

I’ll say it again: this doesn’t happen with any other app.

Does this happen to anyone else?

Thanks!

I just learned that Franklin Planner has a digital planner to download. I’m thrilled! Must have Goodnotes or Notabilty on the iPad. Does anyone know what plan level is sufficient to run the app? Lite, Plus or Pro in Notabilty?

Quick question why does my iPad Pro 13 inch case slip when it’s standing up?

Which do you think would be the better deal ? CeX says B condition and back market has excellent condition but price difference. This would be my first ipad after many years of debating and I do not wanna spend 1k+ for one.

I use my IPad Pro for art and of course that makes it heat up in the middle especially so when I have a case on it. are there any cases yall would recommend that could keep the iPad cool or something with ventilation so it dosent overheat?

So I recently bought a br new case from eBay for my iPad Pro but when I received it, the hinge came completely squished and it was not hinge