Thanks, Mary, I guess I must have been dreaming.
-----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 3:43 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Questions regarding the iPad mini Nope. Holding the screen in portrait mode does not make it like the iPhone. I have mine locked into portrait mode. I always use portrait mode unless some application forces landscape on me. And I still get that to pane thing in certain apps. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 28, 2016, at 3:35 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Nobody who has an iPad has confirmed whether the screen is like on the iPhone > if you hold it in portrait mode. When I used my Mom's iPad 2 I seem to > remember that this is so, but I'm not 100% sure. > Can somebody either confirm this or tell me I'm full of it? *smile* > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On > Behalf Of Dave > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 12:36 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Questions regarding the iPad mini > > I totaly understand. > > But like we can change other settings, in the accessability section. I don't > think, it would have hurt them, to give us that choice. > > But no worries, that's the way it is. > > cheers, > > Dave. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Otten > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 7:55 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Questions regarding the iPad mini > > Apple did it that way because they had enough room to do it that way, and it > makes a lot of sense for sighted people. There is all that real estate there. > Why just have all that vacant space and just a little bit of info? It makes > no sense from AUI point especially if you can see. > Mary > > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 28, 2016, at 11:51 AM, Evan Reese <ment...@dslextreme.com> wrote: >> >> Hmmm, well, I got an iPad Mini 4 three months ago, so I started out >> with that kind of setup, as in the Settings menu, so I got used to >> that being just the way it was. >> Evan >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Dave >> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 2:41 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Questions regarding the iPad mini >> >> hi Jennie, >> >> yes, that is what i meant. >> >> I thought sieghard, was saying, that this could be done. >> >> I wish it could be, as i can't stand the screen being in two halfs. >> >> it still confuses me, even after having the iPad mini second gen, for >> nearly >> 2 years. >> >> I am not quite sure, why apple did it this way. >> >> But thank you, for letting me know. >> >> I think, that i will just stick with iPhones, in the future. >> >> Take care, >> >> Dave. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- From: Jennie Facer >> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 7:14 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Questions regarding the iPad mini >> >> I really don't think you can make it so it isn't split screen. Like >> in settings, the main group is on the left, and the sub group is on >> the right. >> I don't think you can change this. Is that what you mean? >> >> Jenn >> >> >> >> Jennie Facer >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Dave <dave.beckett...@gmail.com> >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> CC: >> Date: Thursday, July 28, 2016 11:21 am >> Subject: Re: Questions regarding the iPad mini >> >>> >>> >>> Hi Sieghard, >>> >>> I have the iPad mini second generation, and i have it set to >>> portrait mode. >>> >>> I can't find any button, that will stop it, going into split screen. >>> >>> looked all over settings, to no avail. >>> >>> Would you know, where i find this button? >>> >>> Dave. >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- From: Sieghard Weitzel >>> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2016 5:28 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: Questions regarding the iPad mini >>> >>> Hi Terri, >>> >>> Yes, the iPad Mini is Apple's newest iPad Mini, it was first >>> available for purchase on September 9, 2015. However, while it came >>> preinstalled with iOS >>> 9 just like the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus which were also released last >>> September, the iPad Mini only has an A8 processor and not the A9 of >>> the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. That is Apple's second generation 64 Bit >>> processor and I don't think for your purposes this will make a >>> noticeable difference. >>> Compared to buying an iPod fifth Gen I think you made a good >>> decision as the iPad Mini will probably serve you better as a >>> secondary device to use at home. The nice thing is that Apple made >>> the iPad Mini 4 lighter and thinner than the previous generations, >>> it is only 6.1mm thick which I believe is the same thickness as an iPod >>> Touch. >>> The iPad Mini 4 also has an upgraded 8 Megapixel rear and 1.2 >>> Megapixel front camera for selfis and video calls. >>> As Ed pointed out, if you want it to behave more like your phone, >>> you can turn off split view which splits the screen into two areas >>> for some apps like Mail. I think, however, that if you use the iPad >>> Mini in portrait mode it is like the iPhone anyways. >>> As for buttons it basically has just what your iPhone has: a home >>> button with Touch Id, volume up and down buttons, the power/sleep >>> button and a little flip switch like the one on the iPhone except on >>> the iPad it isn't used for muting your iPad, but it can be set up to >>> lock in your orientation in either portrait or landscape mode. >>> All in all iOS 9 on an iPad will be very much like iOS 9 on your >>> iPhone, but as Ray pointed out, due to the larger screen your >>> gestures may have to be a big bigger although this is much more the >>> case with a full-size 9.7 inch iPad and I don't even want to guess >>> how it would be on the large iPad Pro. >>> I would just search Amazon for "iPad Mini keyboard cases" and see >>> what comes up. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Sieghard >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>> Behalf Of Terri Stimmel >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2016 9:22 PM >>> To: Viphone <viphone@googlegroups.com> >>> Subject: Questions regarding the iPad mini >>> >>> Hello everybody, >>> >>> Today I ordered an iPad mini from AT&T. I was able to get a >>> promotion on it, and it was a great deal for me. I'm very excited about >>> this! >>> However, I have never had an iPad of any sort. How do they work? Are >>> they somehow different from an iPod? >>> What sorts of things can you do with them, that you cannot do with >>> the iPod? >>> >>> I got done I pad mini for. The lady said that this was the latest >>> generation. I hope he is correct about that. I was able to get the >>> 64 gig model, and this really made me happy. Plus, I got it in silver. >>> Not like that really mattered. But I wanted to be a little different. >>> They had gold. >>> But I thought that was a bit much! Will I be able to turn on voice >>> over by myself? >>> If so, how would I go about doing this? >>> Wooden buttons are on the iPad mini? >>> Also, is there a case I can get for the iPad mini, that comes with a >>> combination keyboard? >>> Or is this product too small for that? >>> >>> Any help, or suggestions, would be very much appreciated. >>> >>> Thank you so much! >>> >>> Terri >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V >>> iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the >>> list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>> Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com >>> >>> The archives for this list can be searched at: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ >>> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>> Google Groups "VIPhone" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>> send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> The following information is important for all members of the V >>> iPhone list. >>> >>> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this >>> list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please >>> contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the >>> list itself. >>> >>> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara >>> Quinn - 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