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[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

So many features, yet the calculator is still a piece of shit. What's the thing with Apple? Is it THAT hard to make something like this: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calc-smart-calculator/id576675190

Something decent that actually shows you the entire expression with the ability to place the cursor anywhere to edit previously inserted numbers?

I just don't get it, their calculator is the most useless thing ever, you type a number, hit "+" and the number is gone.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No shame in leaving room for third party apps. I don’t really expect the built-ins to be all encompassing…

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

All of that has been fixed in the iOS 18 calculator, they just didn’t talk about it in the keynote. It has history, multi-line, and your can place the cursor anywhere and edit expressions.

Give it a shot, you might be pleasantly surprised.

[–] TCB13@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

No, it hasn’t. It’s certainly better but not up to what the other one I liked is able to do.

[–] shinratdr@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 months ago

I said the complaints you listed had fixed in the new one. I didn’t say it was suddenly as good as a dedicated calculator app.

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Lots of updates coming to the ios calculator with ios18. They obviously focused on the ipad version because it has the written math notes stuff, but a lot of those features are coming to the iphone, too.

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/11/ios-18-calculator-these-conversions/

The current calculator has had a lot more options if you turn the phone sideways, but no one ever does that. Personally, I'm a pCalc guy.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They want you to buy the app for that 30% commission.