Your iPhone vs. your iPad

[MotionMan]

I just became the proud owner of an iPad 2 16gb wi-fi (Great deal on Craig's List). I also have an iPhone 6 64gb.

1. How is your iPad set up differently than your iPhone (differences in apps, layout, accounts)?

2. What are the differences between how you use your iPad and your iPhone?

MotionMan

 

[JackBurton]

Set up the same, however the phone is only used when on the go or when my iPad is out of reach. At home surfing, I'm using my iPad.

 

[Eug]

I'm curious. What OS are you running. If iOS 8.1.2, how is it in terms of performance?

8.0 was quite slow IMO, but when I played with an iPad mini with 8.1.2, it wasn't too bad.

Currently I'm still on 7.1.2 on my iPad 2 though.

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I have a different but overlapping set of applications for some stuff since I don't use them the same. I rarely watch video on my iPhone for example, so while I have Netflix and network TV apps loaded, they are not prominently located. I use Netflix all the time on my iPad Air 2, so it is a front page app and not in a folder.

 

[MotionMan]

I'm curious. What OS are you running. If iOS 8.1.2, how is it in terms of performance?

8.0 was quite slow IMO, but when I played with an iPad mini with 8.1.2, it wasn't too bad.

Currently I'm still on 7.1.2 on my iPad 2 though.

I do not notice any speed issues with the iPad 2 running 8.1.2. Seems just as responsive as my iPhone 6. I think the last 2 updates addressed a lot of speed issues with older devices.

MotionMan

 

[mmntech]

Aside from being a phone (duh), my iPhone tends to get used more as a reference tool more than anything else. Checking emails, checking the weather/traffic, browsing Twitter, looking up prices when I'm shopping, and listening to podcasts.

I use my iPad to browse the web and watch videos mostly. It's easier to type on, so it gets used for email and note taking as well.

I don't really use either to play games anymore. I got bored of all the good ones long ago. Now the app store is just flooded with more shovelware than there's ever been, and there's always been a lot.

 

[lucia]

The apps of my iPhone are divided into SNS Music News and Tool. I watch videos and play games on my iPad. Besides, I never use iPad to take photos...

 

[Ichinisan]

I deny notifications to all apps on my iPad. They are disruptive and I get important notifications on my iPhone already. Whether working or playing, it's a lot more enjoyable that way.

I even disable notifications for native apps like iMessage.

In addition, I pretty much always have silent mode enabled. It's annoying when I get a phone call through continuity and it rings out loud through my iPad. Even though I turned my phone on silent mode.

 

[Printer Bandit]

On your iPad, go to FaceTime and turn off Cell notification, or whatever it's called.


Who the hell wants their iPad to ring whenever there is an incoming call on a nearby iPhone?

 

[CZroe]

Had my phone silenced this morning and the &!&/@#*ing ring came through the AppleTV. Even if I was still watching the video I was connected over AirPlay to watch, I silenced my phone for a damned reason and I don't want EVERYTHING I am doing on any device to come to a halt while I sit there and wait for a phone call to stop ringing.

Oh, and PayPal's iOS app says I have to have Bluetooth and Notifications enabled to use a "Pay here" feature of some kind and the app insists that I have notifications turned off even though I DON'T.