My iPad Mini from 2020 is also surprisingly good today. It's one of those devices that just quietly do their job forever. They are a dying breed.

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layer8 4 hours ago | parent [-]

> It's one of those devices that just quietly do their job forever.

Except for the battery, which isn’t that easy to replace on an iPad. And apps relying on anything online (including browsers) stop functioning at some point, because you can’t replace the OS or install arbitrary apps.

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mikepurvis 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Is it significantly worse than an iPhone? I've opened up iPhones 4, 5s, 7, 8, and 13 to do home battery swaps, and none were particularly horrid, especially if you'd not passionate about trying to restore the factory water-seal adhesive on newer models.

	▲	05 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		It’s a shitload of glue around the screen, so yes, it’s worse. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPad+Air+5th+Generation+Battery...

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jama211 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The “point” is very far in the past though. My 2016 ipad still working great for anything online.

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MarcelOlsz 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The sleepyti.me app I've been using for years no longer works on iOS 18+ and now I keep the icon around on my homescreen as a tombstone :(

	▲	asdff 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		They changed to sleepopolis.com and you can just make a webapp for it.