François R Posted December 21, 2022 Posted December 21, 2022 iPad Pro M2, 2022 model with iPad OS 16.1 release version I can use every single non-Affinity app I own and use on my iPad Pro on an/any external monitor connected via the Apple USB-C adapter. But Affinity displays some kind of static preview on the external screen - no support for external monitors in Affinity v2 on iPad Pro, I guess. I see others have reported this issue for a long time. So Serif, what is the status on this? I carry this iPad Pro 2022 M2 with me everywhere and attach it to monitors wherever I go and can work on these easily and elegantly, but Affinity v2 simply doesn't work with this setup, which was probably the biggest disappointment of v2 for me. After all, that's one of the things that makes an iPad Pro an outstanding investment, and now Affinity is completely out of that type of workflow?! I hope you fix it the first release, because it really is a major, major blunder to have overlooked or opted out. After all, your big selling point is creative apps for tablets. How did you miss this? kagosage and PROdult 2 Quote 1) You have completely wrecked the layers panel, Serif. 2) I recommend Reddit groups instead of this forum. Not the same few bot-like users replying to everything, a wider representation of users, fewer fanboys, more qualified users. In short, better! 3) I was here to report bugs and submit improvement requests for professional work professionally in a large setup and to bring a lot of knowledge from the world, i.e. professional product development, web- and software development, usability, user experience design and accessibility. I actually know what I am talking about! BUT! We are phasing out Designer and Affinity in 2022 Q1 - and replacing it with feature complete and algorithmically competent alternatives. Publisher is unsuitable for serious use, and was never adopted.
Animatednoise13 Posted December 23, 2022 Posted December 23, 2022 I am ready to drop adobe. The prices just went up to $69+ a month. I want to use the affinity products on my iPad but external monitor support with stage manager is absolutely necessary. When will this be available for all 3 apps? WORTHYimage 1 Quote
AlainP Posted December 23, 2022 Posted December 23, 2022 Well ... I was sure it worked on an external monitor from iPad. All my other apps do, but not Affinity apps. It's not a deal breaker for me but I must say I'm a little disappointed. kagosage 1 Quote -- Window 11 - 32 gb - Intel I7 - 8700 - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 -- iPad Pro 2020 - 12,9 - 256 gb - Apple Pencil 2 -- iPad 9th gen 256 gb - Apple Pencil 1 -- Macbook Air 15" - Mac mini M2-Pro - 16 gb
walt.farrell Posted December 23, 2022 Posted December 23, 2022 Stage Manager is not supported by the Affinity apps on iPad at this point. Perhaps later. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.5, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.5
François R Posted December 23, 2022 Author Posted December 23, 2022 "Not at the moment, sorry." An excellent example of how not to communicate as a company. kagosage 1 Quote 1) You have completely wrecked the layers panel, Serif. 2) I recommend Reddit groups instead of this forum. Not the same few bot-like users replying to everything, a wider representation of users, fewer fanboys, more qualified users. In short, better! 3) I was here to report bugs and submit improvement requests for professional work professionally in a large setup and to bring a lot of knowledge from the world, i.e. professional product development, web- and software development, usability, user experience design and accessibility. I actually know what I am talking about! BUT! We are phasing out Designer and Affinity in 2022 Q1 - and replacing it with feature complete and algorithmically competent alternatives. Publisher is unsuitable for serious use, and was never adopted.
Matthias Posted December 31, 2022 Posted December 31, 2022 Today I checked out my new big shiny monitor which I bought to use it for the Affinity suite — only to find Stage Manager is not (yet?) supported. It surprised me to learn this is a feature that has to be explicitly supported by the app. Well, I hope it is going to work soon. Cause what would be a better use case for a big display than Designer/Photo/Publisher? François R and kagosage 2 Quote
kagosage Posted May 27, 2024 Posted May 27, 2024 Just checked thinking it HAD to be resolved by now in mid 2024, but still no external monitor support... For more and more people, iPads are becoming their main work machine. Quote
DazzyB Posted September 30, 2024 Posted September 30, 2024 Wow! This is unbelievable! I was just about to purchase but I’m going to look elsewhere. Shame as the software does look very good. So much for being ‘professional’ 😔 Quote
MacGenie Posted February 5 Posted February 5 2025 I have just testet it. Now Affinity Publisher supports external Display, whenever I start Publisher on the external (Stage-Manager-) Display or whenever I click on the […] on the top-middle of the window an hit [Move to Display]. So Stage Manager external Display Support Works basically. But unlike Pages, Office or PDF-Expert it can neither use full screen (on 16:9 Display, tested with 4K) nor scale other windows sizes beyond 5:4 and 4:5 (iPad Size landscape/portrait) Quote
PaoloT Posted February 5 Posted February 5 I was thinking that the Affinity apps didn't respect the Mac UI guidelines because of the cross-compatibility with the iPad. Now, maybe they don't respect the iPad UI guidelines because of the cross-compatibility with the Mac… Quote
PROdult Posted February 5 Posted February 5 With no full mouse support using a monitor with Affinity sucks anyway. Quote
Ludatyk Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Just checking in to see what's the progress of external monitor support. Currently, the app doesn't take up the entire display when on an external monitor. Quote
Kaleb Cadle Posted April 3 Posted April 3 Full external monitor support with options for full-screen and/or more window resizing options would be great. This would be a major improvement to the iPad versions of the Affinity apps. Currently, many competing apps already support this functionality. Please consider adding this soon, it would be very useful for many people, myself included. 👍🏻 Quote
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