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that it falls weirdly short. Hardware and software that
don’t work together, services that don’t provide the
necessary glue.
Maybe they’re use cases that Apple doesn’t
consider particularly necessary, or maybe the
company just hasn’t gotten around to them yet.
Whatever the case, they stick out like a sore thumb.
Here are just a few examples of integration that’s,
well, less than integrated.
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Ever found yourself adding a word to your Mac’s
dictionary and then see it still underlined on your iPad?
What’s up with that? It seems like you shouldn’t have to
teach each and every device you own that a particular
word or phrase is something that you frequently type.
Given that iOS and iPadOS don’t even offer a real way to
add a word to your personal dictionary, the least Apple
could do is have them respect the changes you’ve made
to your Mac’s dictionary.
Yes, there are workarounds, like adding a word to
a contact card or a text shortcut, but these aren’t the
kind of things you want to have to do every time you
come across a new problem word. Instead, Apple should
add iCloud syncing of custom dictionaries between all
your Macs and iOS devices to make sure that the words
you’re typing are always the ones you want them to be
- not what Apple thinks they should be.
In iOS 13, the Reminders app got a substantial
makeover, not only gaining a new interface, but also
new features to help you actually remember all those
things you enter into it. Among them is the ability to
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thatitfallsweirdlyshort.Hardwareandsoftwarethat
don’tworktogether,servicesthatdon’tprovidethe
necessaryglue.
Maybethey’reusecasesthatAppledoesn’t
considerparticularlynecessary,ormaybethe
companyjusthasn’tgottenaroundtothemyet.
Whateverthecase,theystickoutlikeasorethumb.
Herearejustafewexamplesofintegrationthat’s,
well, lessthanintegrated.
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EverfoundyourselfaddingawordtoyourMac’s
dictionaryandthenseeitstillunderlinedonyouriPad?
What’supwiththat?Itseemslikeyoushouldn’thaveto
teacheachandeverydeviceyouownthataparticular
wordorphraseissomethingthatyoufrequentlytype.
GiventhatiOSandiPadOSdon’tevenofferarealwayto
addawordtoyourpersonaldictionary,theleastApple
coulddoishavethemrespectthechangesyou’vemade
toyourMac’sdictionary.
Yes,thereareworkarounds,likeaddingawordto
acontactcardoratextshortcut,butthesearen’tthe
kindofthingsyouwanttohavetodoeverytimeyou
comeacrossanewproblemword.Instead,Appleshould
addiCloudsyncingofcustomdictionariesbetweenall
yourMacsandiOSdevicestomakesurethatthewords
you’retypingarealwaystheonesyouwantthemtobe
- notwhatApplethinkstheyshouldbe.
IniOS13,theRemindersappgotasubstantial
makeover,notonlygaininganewinterface,butalso
newfeaturestohelpyouactuallyrememberallthose
thingsyouenterintoit.Amongthemistheabilityto
