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Scott

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May 12, 2022, 4:15:58 AM5/12/22
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My iPad is very old now: Mini 2. There is an update for Google Maps,
which cannot be applied as it requires iOS 13.4 and my device only has
iOS 12.5.5. Is there a way of cancelling the notification that shows
on the App Store icon?

Tim+

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May 12, 2022, 7:49:18 AM5/12/22
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You know the answer to this, buy a new iPad. ;-)

I very much doubt there is any other “fix”.

Tim

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Adrian Caspersz

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May 12, 2022, 8:00:02 AM5/12/22
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Scott

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May 12, 2022, 12:34:19 PM5/12/22
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I suppose I could uninstall Google Maps?

Adrian Caspersz

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May 12, 2022, 1:02:25 PM5/12/22
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And then in the next few weeks, you'll find another app like this and be
in the same boat.

You could buy an equally capable and sized Android tablet for well under
£100 now, if you don't want to pay the Apple tax.

But all of these things have a limited life and are disposable. If it's
not the software support, it's the battery.

Personally, I'd spring for a new iPad. You'll enjoy the experience of
new things to play with. Video editing is interesting.

FWIW, One of my stalled household 'art' projects is to glue an array of
redundant mobile phones / tablets inside a picture frame, and have it
wake up with some weather, news and travel information when I walk by
it. Or something else more mad.

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Scott

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May 12, 2022, 1:26:47 PM5/12/22
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On Thu, 12 May 2022 18:02:20 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
<em...@here.invalid> wrote:

>On 12/05/2022 17:34, Scott wrote:
>> On Thu, 12 May 2022 12:59:57 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
>> <em...@here.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/05/2022 12:49, Tim+ wrote:
>>>> Scott <newsg...@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> My iPad is very old now: Mini 2. There is an update for Google Maps,
>>>>> which cannot be applied as it requires iOS 13.4 and my device only has
>>>>> iOS 12.5.5. Is there a way of cancelling the notification that shows
>>>>> on the App Store icon?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You know the answer to this, buy a new iPad. ;-)
>>>>
>>>> I very much doubt there is any other “fix”.
>>>
>> I suppose I could uninstall Google Maps?
>
>And then in the next few weeks, you'll find another app like this and be
>in the same boat.
>
>You could buy an equally capable and sized Android tablet for well under
>£100 now, if you don't want to pay the Apple tax.
>
>But all of these things have a limited life and are disposable. If it's
>not the software support, it's the battery.
>
>Personally, I'd spring for a new iPad. You'll enjoy the experience of
>new things to play with. Video editing is interesting.

Problem is it was a present from my brothers for a 'significant'
birthday so diplomacy enters the equation.
>
>FWIW, One of my stalled household 'art' projects is to glue an array of
>redundant mobile phones / tablets inside a picture frame, and have it
>wake up with some weather, news and travel information when I walk by
>it. Or something else more mad.

Friend of mine wanted to recreate an airport departure screen on his
wall and choose different airports each day.

The Natural Philosopher

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May 13, 2022, 9:00:09 AM5/13/22
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On 12/05/2022 18:02, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
> On 12/05/2022 17:34, Scott wrote:
>> On Thu, 12 May 2022 12:59:57 +0100, Adrian Caspersz
>> <em...@here.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/05/2022 12:49, Tim+ wrote:
>>>> Scott <newsg...@gefion.myzen.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>> My iPad is very old now: Mini 2.  There is an update for Google Maps,
>>>>> which cannot be applied as it requires iOS 13.4 and my device only has
>>>>> iOS 12.5.5.  Is there a way of cancelling the notification that shows
>>>>> on the App Store icon?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You know the answer to this, buy a new iPad. ;-)
>>>>
>>>>    I very much doubt there is any other “fix”.
>>>
>> I suppose I could uninstall Google Maps?
>
> And then in the next few weeks, you'll find another app like this and be
> in the same boat.
>
> You could buy an equally capable and sized Android tablet for well under
> £100 now, if you don't want to pay the Apple tax.
>
> But all of these things have a limited life and are disposable. If it's
> not the software support, it's the battery.

?
Put a new one in. About £45 third party or £60 by apple, on an i-phone.
Its expensive because there is a lot of skill and labour to take one
apart. Battery isn't worth more than a tenner or so.


>
> Personally, I'd spring for a new iPad. You'll enjoy the experience of
> new things to play with. Video editing is interesting.
>
> FWIW, One of my stalled household 'art' projects is to glue an array of
> redundant mobile phones / tablets inside a picture frame, and have it
> wake up with some weather, news and travel information when I walk by
> it. Or something else more mad.
>
Christ on a bike.


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Adrian Caspersz

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May 13, 2022, 11:31:01 AM5/13/22
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Adrian C

Adrian Caspersz

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May 13, 2022, 11:33:15 AM5/13/22
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On 13/05/2022 16:30, Adrian Caspersz wrote:
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Ignore previous post. finger trouble.

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