I want the iPad Pro to replace a computer so bad, but I just ... • Aaron Parecki

I want the iPad Pro to replace a computer so bad, but I just signed a PDF in Gmail, Gmail needed to save the file to Files, but can’t attach files *from* Files, so I had to download Google Drive and export the file from Files to Google Drive so Gmail can find it. 🤦‍♂️

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Thu, Apr 23, 2020 8:57pm -07:00

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- Conrad Brean 🆘
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- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  Yeah it turns out it was a new feature they were rolling out slowly and it wasn't available to me yet.
  
  Fri, May 1, 2020 5:04pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Szymon Slupik twitter.com/hdwrx
  
  Of course you can attach files from Files in Gmail. headworx.slupik.com/2020/03/ios-fi…
  
  Fri, May 1, 2020 5:01pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Lartigue Ltd twitter.com/lartigueltd
  
  Affinity Photo is half price right now…
  
  Sat, Apr 25, 2020 9:43am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- 📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 twitter.com/photojoseph
  
  Figures. I still don’t have it. Also still don’t have dark mode in gmail. Their “staggered rollout” sucks. How long has dark mode been a thing?!
  
  Sat, Apr 25, 2020 12:14am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  That literally just happened to me too! I thought my apps were set to auto update. Went into the App Store and searched gmail, no update found, waited a few seconds and was able to download the update.
  
  Sat, Apr 25, 2020 12:14am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- 📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 twitter.com/photojoseph
  
  Oh snap! Downloading now. Annoyingly iOS shows (and still does) no updates needed for any app but as soon as I looked up Gmail, it needed and update. Hmmm
  
  Sat, Apr 25, 2020 12:13am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- david reeves twitter.com/dreeves
  
  I think the Engadget article solves the mystery, though; google is doing a staggered rollout of the feature, so some people have it and others don’t.
  
  Sat, Apr 25, 2020 12:12am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- david reeves twitter.com/dreeves
  
  My phone does, but it’s not reflected in gmail (again, see screenshot). it looks like it was included in a recent gmail update engadget.com/2020-02-14-gma…
  
  Sat, Apr 25, 2020 12:10am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- 📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 twitter.com/photojoseph
  
  Dang… let me guess; David, your Gmail has dark mode and Aaron yours does not?
  
  Sat, Apr 25, 2020 12:09am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- david reeves twitter.com/dreeves
  
  I hear you; that was clear to me. It works for me, both on iPhone and iPad from the native gmail app — see my screenshot twitter.com/dreeves/status…
  
  Sat, Apr 25, 2020 12:07am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- 📷 PhotoJoseph 🎥 twitter.com/photojoseph
  
  I think the problem David is that he wants to attach from iOS Files, not google drive. AFAIK you can’t access iOS Files from Gmail app.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 11:31pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  so accurate
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:48pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Nick Farina twitter.com/nfarina
  
  I worry a lot that my intense comfort level with “normal computers” will become a crutch as I get older and prevent me from fully embracing the new paradigm. But also I have to get work done…
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:03pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- sku_b micro.blog/sku_b
  
  @aaronpk It always seems like Google’s products are the ones who don’t want to play nice with iOS/iPasOS. I don’t get it since this is coming from some of the best engineers out there, unless this is a philosophical decision.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 1:42pm +00:00
- Ondřej Pokorný social.unextro.net/@ondra
  
  @aaronpk Fascinating to watch someone trying so hard to develop Stockholm syndrome.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 6:36am +00:00
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  Okay yeah that's weird, that section on mine is "recent attachments" and doesn't have that folder icon!
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 5:49am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Scott Jenson twitter.com/scottjenson
  
  iOS needs to fix two problems with files: 1. A better files app (easy) 2. Get all apps to support saving to/opening from it (very hard) It's no good having a better files app if Instagram doesn't expose it
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 5:23am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Mario Panighetti ⭐️🌟💫 twitter.com/mpanighetti
  
  True, definitely some blame to share from each. iPadOS has improved quite a bit but attachment upload workflows could be better.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:43am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  I mean it's google not playing by apple's rules so I'm not really sure who's more at fault here
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:40am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Mario Panighetti ⭐️🌟💫 twitter.com/mpanighetti
  
  These sound like Google limitations.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:38am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Jonathan LaCour twitter.com/cleverdevil
  
  I know these feels!
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:35am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- david reeves twitter.com/dreeves
  
  weird, here’s what’s on mine - i’m referring to the folder.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:33am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Tobi Lehman ☕️ twitter.com/tobi_lehman
  
  I get that, I just wish “Files” wasn’t an app, I wish you could move files around like most desktop operating systems allow.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:30am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  This is what I see. Also the amount of time it took to pixelate this screenshot was obscene, it would have taken a few seconds on a computer. I had to download a dedicated app for this, even Photoshop and Lightroom on iOS don’t have this filter.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:15am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  The irony is I actually vastly prefer editing photos in Lightroom on the iPad compared to a computer now.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:13am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Tobi Lehman ☕️ twitter.com/tobi_lehman
  
  So much bullshit to compensate for not exposing a normal filesystem. iPads are not laptops.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:07am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki twitter.com/aaronpk
  
  I don’t know what UI you’re referring to, but I don’t see anything like that in mine.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:06am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- david reeves twitter.com/dreeves
  
  Totally agree about the iPad in general, but I’m pretty sure that specific case is handled in the gmail app - tap the paperclip, then the folder icon under attachments
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:02am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Hockley twitter.com/ahockley
  
  It’s a shame the Google apps on iOS generally suck. As a Gmail / iPad user, I use Gmail for simple reading / replying to messages, but often hop over to Apple Mail (connected to my Gmail account) anytime I need to interact with the system in any way.
  
  Fri, Apr 24, 2020 4:01am +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Aaron Parecki aaronparecki.com
  
  and after all that, Gmail sent a Google Drive link in the email instead of actually attaching the file. Thanks.
  
  Thu, Apr 23, 2020 8:58pm -07:00

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