APRIL 2020 MACWORLD 81An example of how multiple accounts work
on iPads in school districts.
So tiny! So cute!iPad to everyone.
Apple’s resistance is especially annoying
now that it seems to be taking the iPad
seriously as a device people can use in work
environments. And in those environments,
people often share machines.
Here at Macworld, for example, I always
have to wipe the iPads when other staff
members want to use them because I don’t
want them accidentally digging into my
personal stuff. Apple’s reluctance to add
multiple accounts thus strikes me as being at
odds with its famous stance on privacy. If
Apple is worried about multiple accounts
compromising the security of the tablet, it
could give one account administrator
privileges with the power to wipe the
machine and maybe even delete large apps
on secondary accounts for more space.SWIPE-TYPING ON
THE WIDESCREEN
KEYBOARD
Let’s close with a small one. Apple did, in
fact, bring its QuickPath swipe keyboard
(go.macworld.com/qpth) to the iPad last
year, but it only works with the miniature
floating keyboard that appears when you
pinch the big one. Apple should allow us
to use QuickPath on the big keyboard as
well. Sure, maybe it’ll be a little impractical
on something as large as the iPad Pro, but
QuickPath would be right at home on a
device like the iPad mini. It’s always nice to
have options. ■5