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With a bit of work, Apple could make iPad OS a much better system for tablets. I don't like newer iterations of GNOME, but it is a really decent user experience on a Surface Go.

Given that an iPad Pro is a much better piece of hardware and linux-surface is made by some enthusiasts, there is no excuse for this.

iPads are great, some apps are great, but the overall experience is simply not there. It is way too constraining.

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Not even just first party. My partner uses Instagram on an iPad, and the app looks like trash. Just a zoomed in version of the phone UI. Facebook has infinite money, uses Instagram to drive further revenue, and even they cannot be bothered to give the app any TLC.

It’s a zoomed in version of the phone UI because it’s literally the iPhone app. Apple lets you run iPhone apps on iPad and that’s how they look.

Probably better off adding a shortcut to the website in this case, since Instagram is so determined to not have an iPad app.

At this point I can only guess that it's an explicit decision by Facebook not to support iPad — that is, they have some reason for wanting their user base to preference their interactions with the app using their phones

I think it’s probably because photos posted there are too low resolution and/or compressed to look good filling up the majority of a tablet screen.

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