Apple iPad Air 5 minimum model does not support memory swap, but still supports iPadOS 16 pre-set scheduling function

IT House June 15 news, in iPadIn OS 16, Apple brought several unique new features to the M1 chip-based iPad, such as Stage Manager for running apps in windows, and the first virtual memory implementation on an iOS device exchange.Interestingly, although according to Apple, memory swapping is necessary to support the front-end scheduling function, the truth is that the minimum configuration iPad Air 5 Virtual memory swapping is not supported.

Virtual memory swapping is a feature often used by computers.When the computer’s real memory is already fully utilized by the system and applications, it can reallocate some storage as virtual memory. Macs also support memory swapping, which is now also supported in iPadOS 16 for the first time.

According to Apple, iPadOS 16 allows apps to use up to 16GB of storage as temporary memory. As to why the pre-stage scheduling function is only available for iPad models with M1 chips, Apple said that running iPad applications in windows requires ultra-fast virtual memory swapping, which is theoretically only possible with M1 chips. Craig Federighi, Apple’s head of software engineering, said in a recent interview: “Only the iPad with M1 can combine high-capacity DRAM with very high-capacity, high-performance NAND to enable our virtual memory Swapping is super fast.” Federighi emphasizes that front-end scheduling is possible because of virtual memory swapping.

But developer Steve Troughton-Smith pointed out on Twitter that the minimum model of the iPad Air 5 does not support virtual memory swapping. This may be because the 64GB of internal storage is not enough for memory swapping. Apple also pointed out on its website that the memory swap feature on the iPad requires at least 128GB of storage space in addition to the M1.

Now the question is,Why does Apple keep saying that virtual memory swap is a necessary condition for the pre-stage scheduling function, but the 64GB iPad Air 5 that supports pre-stage scheduling does not support virtual memory swap.

IT Home has learned that since the release of iPadOS 16, many users have criticized Apple’s decision to limit front-end scheduling to iPads with M1 chips.Apple’s PR team was quick to get company executives to talk publicly about how the feature would require more powerful hardware, but some previous-generation iPad Pro of users remain skeptical of these requirements.

Front Desk Scheduling allows users to run up to eight applications simultaneously on the iPad. There is also support for an external display, which can also be used to interact with multiple applications in the window.

The M1 chip requirement for the front-office schedule is somewhat understandable, but it seems like Apple could have worked to bring this feature to other iPads in some way, but they didn’t.