iOS 11 turns an iPad into a Laptop? DIY in 5 Ep 68

You can basically turn your iPad into a notebook/laptop computer now. It wasn’t really possible until iOS 11, but Apple has added a number of features for the iPad that can make it feel much less like a tablet. If you have not upgraded to iOS 11, it is definitely worth it. It will be released on Tuesday, September 19th.

iOS 11 gave us the split-screen feature. If you’re writing a document and need to drop in a picture, just open up both programs and drag and drop the picture just like you do with your other notebooks. Most of us work with a number of programs like email, Word, picture editors, and whatever. Now you can add all your favorite apps to that little bar on the bottom. When you open up a program you’ll notice it disappears. When you need it just swipe up. The files feature is what digitally transforms your tablet into an actual computer. Add a Bluetooth keyboard to make it truly mobile. Lots of keyboards come with cases that double as a stand to make it a more laptop-style experience. Bluetooth keyboards for iPads have come down dramatically in price over the last few years, and are now priced around $30 on Amazon.

The iWork apps (Pages, Numbers, Keynote) are now free and they’re surprisingly useful on the iPad. So if you need to write a document, make a presentation, or balance a budget, they have you covered. There is also Microsoft’s Office 365 which is not free, but if you really need the Office experience you can buy it from the App Store. Google Docs is free, easy to collaborate with others in real-time, and quite functional. To edit photos, videos, or work on 3D models, we suggest the iPad Pro. There’s a ton of really terrific apps that turn the iPad Pro into something close to a workstation-type system.

[adamb]

Personally I love my iPad Air 2. Regularly use it. Been looking into laptops, but then this upgrade has making the use really easy. I still use Excel and Word. Being able to use it on the iPad helps a lot.

[ROTPx]

Google Drive is my favorite by far. Great video as always!

[renx]

Really enjoyed watching this video. So creative. Well done!

[nick]

ISO 11 is not available to the mainstream yet.

[Chilupiano]

Android for tablets? Lmao...just roflmao.

[Mrpint]

Still no mouse support in Bluetooth so no not yet a slap top replacement and I need a lot more power to run edit / export 4 k video..

[JosephLosper]

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[MarufMehraj]

You could download a web browser app on your iPad and add a ke

[dhairya]

iPad Air 2? Same here like if have one too!!!

[ZadotYT]

For some reason i thought it said how to turn in an ipad :/

[rupamnath]

I downloaded iOS 11 in my iPad 2… There’s no full stop and comma while one use word or other word software in iOS 11… I am really facing problems for this…

[iscaro]

My iPad Air 2 is still doing great today and I’m going to upgrade to an iPad Pro maybe in 2019

[emaynak]

I wonder when apple will support expandability

[JohnMiller-zxkm]

I'm done with Apple products until they add the capability for a Bluetooth mouse.

[alphanoid]

I have my ipad jailbroken and ios 9, and I dont care about the amount of apps on my ‘task bar’ and i already found a subsitute for files so should i still update? I say nay nay and since i have cydia i can also use a mouse :D

[sharky]

I have the iPad mini but it's cracked because I dropped it

[dylanparks]

I have an iPad Mini 4! Apple is the best!

[mechamania]

I keep having to watch these a couple times, to catch it all. Mind keeps wandering... Odd.

[jbg]

Send me the info on that keyboard case for 10.5

[axecalos]

My work is E-commerce on internet witch social network and some local sites. I m using web browser, excel and some kind of basic photo edit programs in my laptop but couple days ago my laptop died. So i was thinking to buy new laptop with i3 chipset but ahould i buy or choose ipad? I m mobile person and wanna keep my laptop/tablet always.

If i m going to buy an ipad with keyboard, will i comfortable using tablet with excel specially?