Foreflight renewal approaching, iPad out of support - Is it time to go Android?

[Stewartb]

Two planes, two mini 6s, both have USB outlets and power cords available if needed. I’ve never had an overheat shutdown in my airplanes. I appreciate the GP functions and appearances are similar to the G3X. I use the Mini for nav to free up the G3X for better things. It’s amazing what iPads and apps can do. I can’t think of anything to be unhappy about. Well, I wish the G3X was as easy to update!

 

[Steamflyer]

For my use case, albeit a hugh wing aircraft with the iPad nonetheless near the windshield and often in the sun, a ventilated powered clip in case solved the overheating.

A bubble airplane at 100 F is going to be a challenge regardless.

 

[Dana]

As a pilot, I am not designed to deal with the hest of a bubble canopy in the desert either.

As a pilot, I am not designed to deal with the cold of an open cockpit in today's single digit temperatures, either. It's sure nice in the summertime, though!

Dana,
who will unbuckle the harness as soon as I regain feeling in my fingers...

 

[midlifeflyer]

I still contend that it is a Ford Chevy argument. I too have an EE, real-time software development background although in a much different time on much less stable and lower level operating systems. I’ve been retired going on 9 years. I’ve never developed any software on either platform. If I were doing that I might prefer the Android over the Apple. As a user, however I prefer an Apple. For end users I see it as Ford Chevy.

I guess we agree.

 

[Steamflyer]

Heck with desert heat - have now learned that an iPad will also cease charging below about -15F. Need a heated case.

 

[Cap'n Jack]

Today, there are SDKs like Xamarin that allow you to develop cross-platform apps.

Which other cross-platform SDKs exist?
Xamarin isn't supported anymore.

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Xamarin is no longer supported by Microsoft as of May 1, 2024. Learn how to migrate your Xamarin apps to .NET MAUI, the evolution of Xamarin.Forms, which lets you build native apps for Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows with a single codebase.

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They seem to be pushing people to .Net MAUI and C#

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.NET MAUI is a framework used to build native, cross-platform desktop and mobile apps from a single C# codebase for Android, iOS, Mac, and Windows.

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I didn't know C# was still a thing!