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Archive for October 12th, 2026

iOS Resolution // Display properties of every iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch Apple ever made

Posted by jpluimers on 2026/10/12

I wanted to use my old 9.7 inch iPad Pro 1st generation (yes – really old) as an Apple Sidecar external screen (iPad confusingly names this Continuity, but that OS X Yosemite feature does not fully support Sidecar), so needed the resolution to get a rough idea on what kind of settings would get the lease pixel scaling.

This was useful, but lacks the Apple model numbers: [Wayback/Archive] iOS Resolution // Display properties of every iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch Apple ever made

It meant I had to:

  1. get my iPad model number (iPad -> Settings -> About -> Model Number -> click on the “MLMN2NF/A” -> “A1673”)
  2. map the model number to a model name via [Wayback/Archive] Identify your iPad model – Apple Support: A1673 on the iPad Pro -> iPad Pro (9.7-inch)
  3. find the native resolution: iPad Pro (9.7-inch) -> [Wayback/Archive] iOS Resolution // iPad Pro (1st gen 9.7”)

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Posted in Apple, Apple Silicon, ARM Mac, iOS, iPad, M1 Mac, Mac, Mac OS X / OS X / MacOS, MacBook, MacBook-Pro, macOS 10.14 Mojave., macOS 10.15 Catalina, macOS 11 Big Sur, macOS 12 Monterey, macOS 13 Ventura, macOS 14 Sonoma, macOS 15 Sequoia, OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Power User | Leave a Comment »

Some links on docking devices that can output TOSLINK from a classic iPod

Posted by jpluimers on 2026/10/12

I wanted to connect my iPod Classic: 3rd Generation via TOSLINK to my amplifier (or alternatively via line-out).

Docks I found (most of the links only work from their archived versions):

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Posted in Apple, Hardware, Home Audio/Video, iPod, Power User | Leave a Comment »