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How to refurbish the software on an iPad Mini? (lemmy.nz)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Drag has an old iPad Mini that stopped working. There's nothing physically wrong with it. The screen is fine, the battery is fine, the processor is old, but fit for purpose. Apple simply refuses to allow browser updates. It's not like drag needs the latest and greatest, drag only uses it to browse deviantart and furaffinity. As recently as a year ago it worked perfectly. But these websites no longer serve content properly to old browser versions, so drag needs a way to bypass apple and update the browser.

Drag's tried Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and even Brave. But apparently all browsers on iOS are just reskins of Safari, so none of these worked.

Is there some way drag could maybe install an Android distribution on the iPad? Or get a proper browser on this machine? Drag despises e-waste and also is broke. It's not a must-have, drag has a perfectly good phone and PC. But the larger screen size is good for image browsing, and hacking this machine to fix it would be a nice middle finger to Apple's planned obsolescence.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

3rd person reference is annoying. No alternate software. Try a remote access solution and using the browser from a different machine.

[+] [email protected] -10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What do the pronouns have to do with anything?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Personal pronouns of any sort are fine. 3rd person pronouns are grammatically awkward and confusing to the reader when substituted for 1st person/personal pronouns. We aren’t talking about a 3rd party, we’re talking about you.

[+] [email protected] -11 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Drag's pronouns are person-independent, which means when drag uses them, they're first person pronouns.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Kind of self centered to create pronouns just for oneself. Also the fact that it's forcing your kink onto others as an identity feels like trolling.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Fucking dumb. That’s not how language works. Grow up.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

What...

[+] [email protected] -14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dragon Rider wasn’t speaking in third person, that’s just drag’s pronouns. I have no idea why you thought questioning a user about drag’s pronoun choice is at all relevant to this post about technology

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I wish there was a single generic pronoun, gender neutral. I don't agree with chosen pronouns. Language is standardized for a reason.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Why is misgendering others so important to your wellbeing?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

It is not. It's precisely because I don't wish to disrespect others that I wish there was an acceptable way to address others in a way where I couldn't inadvertently call someone something they don't want if I'm not aware of their preference. That's why I advocate for respectful, neutral pronouns. I'm fine if we do away with him/her, whatever. Replace it with whatever. Thou? Ot, Om, OS? I don't know. I wish for a way for people to be them, not labels. I believe that the way to equality is making gender a non issue.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

And now you’re lying. In the comment I responded to, you said you don’t agree with chosen pronouns. That’s you selfishly deciding that you don’t respect the gender presentation of transgender and non-binary people because… why? It’s more convenient for you? You’re too lazy to ask others simple questions?

Not antagonizing complete strangers for no reason and stopping behaviors of yours that other people tell you to stop doing because it makes them uncomfortable are things your parents should have taught you to do when you were little.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I’m seeing several reports of people having success with Alook on older iPads

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alook-browser-8x-speed/id1261944766

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

No luck. Deviantart is missing the same features as on Chrome, Firefox, and everything else. Can't tap images to enlarge them, pages stop loading images after hitting a limit, can't favourite deviations, and there's a banner saying the browser is out of date and the x to close the banner doesn't work. And it cost an american dollar, which isn't much but is still annoying to get nothing out of. Drag's requested a refund from Apple.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Isn't there some sort of alternative OS for iPads, like linux on MacOS machines?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 2 weeks ago

Drag hopes so