Using Ipad As Phone Replacement

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Hiim planning to get an ipad with cellular, the problem i found so far is the ipad cellular is only meant for data services, not cellular phone service, is the 9th gen iPad has solved this issue? i just want to insert sim and it works as normal phone call/receiving call, whatsapp, wechat, etc. then with the functionality of ipad as extra, any idea?

You can only make FaceTime calls, Skype, etc that use only cellular data. If you have both an iPad and an iPhone, you can use Continuity to connect the iPhone calls to an iPad. See: Make and receive calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Hi, I have a iPhone 11 Pro max that is under warranty that needs to go back to apple for repair due to a issue I am having. I was hoping as still under warranty they they would do a swap but it needs to go back and will take about 10 days at the minute. I have a iPad Pro with cellular and I was thinking about using this for the temp period whilst my phone is being repaired. I have inserted the sim and it is seeing the sim data as when you switch wifi off 4g appears however when you try and call it goes straight to answerphone as if no connection. Do I need to do something else or will the iPad only accept data and not incoming calls to that number. Sorry a little confused

It is, however, critical that it is fully configured and enabled (and tested) prior to losing access to the iPhone - as it is only from the iPhone (that provides Cellular Services to the iPad) that WiFi Calling can (and must) be explicitly enabled for other devices:

An iPad, whether a Cellular model or not, is not capable of directly accessing Cellular Voice or Messaging features. An iPad with Cellular connectivity alone can only access IP-data services. An iPad is not, and can never be, a standalone substitute for an iPhone.

So, in conclusion, if your own Cellular Carrier and tariff support WiFi Calling, it is theoretically possible to configure WiFi Calling service for your iPad - before switching off and removing the SIM card from an iPhone (e.g., before sending for repair). After WiFi Calling is enabled and configured, your iPad can continue to make and receive cellular calls whilst connected to a WiFi network (caveat: any associated firewall must not block WiFi Calling or VoIP services) - even in absence of the iPhone.

Thanks for your detailed reply, very helpful. I had sort of ended up getting to the solution that I can maybe use the wifi calling as it is an option on sky mobile so that's a bonus and it appears to be switched on on both devices, so fingers crossed as long as its on the iPad will hopefully pick up the cellular calls when I am home ok.

I've been an Apple fan since '90, doing Star Trek sound FX on a Mac SE30. But... my iPhone battery went to 83% after one year. now almost a couple years later it's still at 83% although it requires charging 2-3 times day. Apple won't let you replace battery with an Apple battery until 80%, so appears to me that Apple sticks it above that so you CAN'T get a new battery and will buy a new phone. Bought over 20 macs and like a dozen phones and iPads over the years but getting not happy about this...

I bought an iPhone 14 Pro Max on August 16 2023 so I have been using this phone for 5 months. In this period, my battery capacity dropped 1% after 4.5 months and another 1% dropped within 1 week my capacity is 98 after almost 5 months. So is that normal or something? And yes in this 1 week I used another random cable which is not from the original iPhone cable. And it heats up a lot to my charger. Was it relative to using the random cable?

You can ask Apple to run diagnostics on the battery. The tests they run are more accurate than the information you see on the phone. My battery was at 81% when I had it replaced. Of course, I was also seeing sudden shutdowns.

I am currently using a iPhone 12 which battery life is at 75% now someone I know is selling a iPhone 13 Pro Max for $400 with a 83% battery life. Is that worth doing knowing I will soon have to change the battery because for all of that I could just keep the phone I have. Change this battery and or wait to get a brand new more recent iPhone.

You can contact Apple and have them run a diagnostic. Their tests are more accurate than the indicator on the phone. It's possible that their tests will show that it's 80% and/or they may be willing to do it at 81%. I had mine replaced at 81% because I was also starting to see random shutdowns and they took that into consideration.

Apple can run diagnostics remotely. While it is certainly common that capacity drains more slowly later in the battery's life than it did early on, there may also be something else wrong with your battery (or phone). Contact Apple and see what they tell you.

LOL you're right, I was ranting and venting when in a poor mood, not acceptable to do in public :) and I should have them test it. and of course i did that after saying I'd had 30 years of great apple experience. now that i think about that, that's buffoonery (sp?) and if a moderator is reading this, you can delete my original post, or if I can figure out how to I will.

I'll admit that I'm a keyboard snob. You could give me the fastest laptop on the entire planet, but if the keyboard is trash, I don't want it. After all, I write for a living. I need a keyboard that can keep up with my speedy fingers.

My workflow consists of using a lot of Google apps, including Gmail, Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides. I use Google Chrome with a myriad of tabs on it for researching and investigating stories. And of course, video calls and communicating with my team is a huge part of my day, so Google Meet and Slack are part of my productivity, too. As the day winds down, I fire up Netflix to watch the final jaw-dropping episodes of Love is Blind before whipping out my Apple Pencil to sharpen my drawing skills.

If I ever need to take a photo of a unit I'm reviewing, I have to hop off my MacBook and grab my phone to capture some sweet product shots. However, the iPad Air has two built-in cameras: a 12MP front-facing, ultra-wide camera as well as the 12MP rear wide camera.

Now I have my grievances about the placement of one particular lens, but not having to leave my device to take photos has been a game changer for me. Plus, the Center Stage feature on the iPad Air is pretty damn cool; I love that the camera follows me whether I decide to lean left or right.

Feeling the keyboard underneath your fingers while you're holding a laptop that's bent back into tablet mode, thanks to its 360-degree hinge, feels awkward. And not to mention that they can feel bulky and unwieldy. Plus, the pens that often accompany these laptops don't feel good between my fingers. However, Apple's stylus is elite.

I don't know how Apple does it, but drawing with the Apple Pencil definitely mimics the pen-and-paper experience. The tech behemoth just unleashed a new Pencil model, this time with USB-C, so I'm curious to see whether it's a step up from its predecessor.

As such, while you're holding it in landscape mode (the preferred posture for videoconferencing), the camera looks a bit askew. I'm also not the biggest fan of the shooter's quality; there's too much noise for my taste.

I noticed some bottlenecks in my efficient workflow due to minor hindrances that I've never experienced on my MacBook. For example, hyperlinking is a major part of my work as a journalist. While hitting Command + K to insert links works smoothly on my MacBook, the same shortcut in iPadOS's Google Docs app requires an entire page to take over my screen to input a URL. That definitely throws a wrench into my zippy workflow.

In the iPadOS Slack app, I can't seem to highlight words, adding another layer of frustration to my experience. These are just a few examples, but after a while, these all add up as time-wasting hindrances that made me look longingly at my MacBook.

I felt like I was squeezing myself inward to type on the Magic Keyboard due to its short, cramped width. Plus, I sometimes like to hop into bed and leave my laptop sitting on my lap, and you can't comfortably do this with an iPad Air.

For me, I see the iPad Air as an extension of my MacBook. Of course, I can't draw on my laptop, so I love grabbing my Apple Pencil and sketching some wacky creations on Freeform. And after hopping into bed, I can fire up one of my favorite streaming apps or scroll through an intriguing e-book before drifting off to sleep.

Kimberly Gedeon, at Mashable since 2023, is a tech explorer who enjoys doing deep dives into the most popular gadgets, from the latest iPhones to the most immersive VR headsets. She's drawn to strange, avant-garde, bizarre tech, whether it's a 3D laptop, a gaming rig that can transform into a briefcase, or smart glasses that can capture video. Her journalism career kicked off about a decade ago at MadameNoire where she covered tech and business before landing as a tech editor at Laptop Mag in 2020.

I work at a computer repair shop, we do heaps of iPad screen replacements. Have had a customer come back after having their screen replaced. They claim they left it on a table and came back a couple hours later to a cracked screen. Has anyone else had this issue? Trying to work out if the customer dropped it and is lying to me.

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