The app running in the pixel-doubled 2X mode is obviously of lower quality in terms of sharpness. Everything - text, graphics, keyboards, content - appears larger in 2X mode. However, the app’s functionality - that is, whatever the app is supposed to accomplish for you - is still there. Assuming the app is compatible with the version of iOS that is running on your iPad, it just works. It’s as useful to you as when running it on an iPhone. For instance, aside from the functionality I get from a couple of iPhone-only photo greeting card apps, I don’t use photo editing apps that are not universal or iPad-native. When working on images, I want the best resolution possible. End of story. Incidentally, the same goes for games. At this point, you may be wondering how all this applies when actually perusing the App store. The specifications that accompany the app descriptions are fairly clear.
Additionally, some apps strictly made to run natively on an iPad are identified with an “HD” or “for iPad” tagged onto the app’s name. Examples include FX Photo Studio HD and OmniFocus for iPad. While Universal apps are increasingly common, you are likely to continue to find that some app developers create separate versions of their apps to specifically accommodate the two resolutions. It seems that this is generally done for some of the more complex, higher-end apps. You may be required to purchase each individually if you want a copy for each device. Again, the FX Photo Studio and OmniFocus apps come to mind. Apps may only work in portrait or landscape orientation. These apps will change orientation even with screen rotation lock enabled. Text and graphics may not appear as sharp when using 2X mode. If you prefer sharper text and graphics, use 1X instead. Some features may not be available on iPad (for example, apps that let you make phone calls or use the iPhone camera to take pictures on an older camera-less iPad). Universal apps work on all devices. Pad-specific apps will not work on iPhone. Assuming the apps in question are compatible with the installed version of iOS, most iPhone-only apps will work on iPad, albeit in pixel-doubled mode.
The way Apple has the App Store configured, you are always directed towards the newest version of an application. On the surface, this is a perfectly sensible thing for Apple to do: why would they ever want you to download older, buggier, and potentially less secure software when there’s an updated version available, When you’re on an older device, however, this means an app may not be compatible with your old version of iOS. What they don’t tell you, though, is that you can easily (no jailbreak required) and legally (no piracy required) download old versions of applications to your older iOS devices with a pretty simple trick. Before we walk you through that trick there is one minor and obvious caveat: the trick only works on apps that once had versions compatible with your OS. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how to stock up your aging iPad 1 with apps, frustration free. Because Apple’s policy is that if you purchased an app (this applies even to free “purchases”), that the app should be available to any device in your personal collection that requests to download it.
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