Wacom are 24” or something bigger, but are totally another tool!When Apple release an iPad larger than 12.9 I will be buying for ZBrush / Apple Pencil
If Apple made bigger and better iPads they could maybe eradicate Wacom.
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Apple Working on 'Special Version' of iPadOS 17 for Larger iPads, Starting With 14.1-inch Model Set to Launch in 2024
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bring. it. on.
I have no business/professional need for it, but it will be great nonetheless lol.
I have no business/professional need for it, but it will be great nonetheless lol.
14.1"? This is getting to be a bit much. At this point you'd need to workout just to use the thing without a keyboard...
Also, they don't appear to have a track record, so this claim doesn't seem very reputable.
The way him and Mark Gurman went at it recently online twitter posts, this looks to be just serving up the same larger iPad Rumor again as a year ago. Nothing new to really get excited about. The fact it mentions M3 is just to further attempt to make it sound like it’s a new rumor.
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Microsoft did a pretty decent job of adding touch to the Windows OS. We don't think that Apple could figure out how to at least match that or do better?
I know two die hard Apple fans that have moved to the surface to because they want an all in one drawing tablet with a full version of Adobe Creative Suite - and according to them it is a trend in their industry.
That's why the Magic Keyboard exists.
I'm not suggesting they stop making iPadOS. It should have both.
iPadOS Special Version?
Apple is developing a version of iPadOS 17 that is specifically designed for larger unreleased iPad sizes, the first of which will arrive next year, claims a new rumor.
According to the Twitter account holder @analyst941, a special version of Apple's upcoming iPad software will support the more advanced capabilities of a range of bigger iPads that are in the works, beginning with a 14.1-inch iPad with an M3 Pro chip that is set for release next year.
The leaker claims that the 14.1-inch iPad model will be able to run up to two 6K displays at 60Hz via Thunderbolt 4, with iPadOS 17 including support for the capability. As @analyst941 notes, this could be achieved by daisy-chaining displays, but it could also indicate that the larger iPad features multiple Thunderbolt ports instead of just one.
A 14.1-inch iPad would be the largest iPad to date, beating the current 12.9-inch iPad Pro size. The leaker suggests that Apple could adopt a new name for the larger forthcoming device(s) to differentiate them from the current crop, such as "iPad Ultra" or iPad Studio," although this specific claim appears to be based on speculation rather than hard evidence.
Apple is believed to have been working on iPads with even larger displays since mid-2021, but rumors have been conflicted about when the first models will arrive and in what size.
Bloomberg has repeatedly discussed Apple's interest in bigger iPads, while reliable display analyst Ross Young at one stage reported that a 14.1-inch iPad Pro with a mini-LED display was slated to launch in the first quarter of 2023.
However in December 2022, Young reversed his prediction and said that Apple is no longer planning to launch the new 14.1-inch form factor. Young suggested that the device was canceled entirely or significantly delayed.
Separately, in October 2022, The Information's Wayne Ma reported that Apple is developing a 16-inch iPad that it hopes to release in the fourth quarter of 2023. Despite that, larger iPad models were missing from Mark Gurman's Apple device roadmap for this year, saying that there will be no significant iPad hardware updates in 2023.
The anonymous source behind today's rumor leaked accurate information about the iPhone 14 Pro's Dynamic Island on the MacRumors Forums before the device was announced last year. However, they do not have a long-term track record with rumors yet, so there is no guarantee the latest information they shared will prove to be accurate.
Apple is expected to preview iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 during the WWDC 2023 keynote on June 5. For more on what to expect in the new software, click the iOS 17 tag below.
Article Link: Apple Working on 'Special Version' of iPadOS 17 for Larger iPads, Starting With 14.1-inch Model Set to Launch in 2024
How about fix and improve the Regular Version first.
I'm sure they could do it if they wanted to. I think the reason we don't see macOS on an iPad is that Apple wants you to buy 2 devices, not 1. Currently people like myself own a Mac and an iPad. If my iPad could run macOS, I may not need a Mac since nothing I do requires much horsepower. And I'm probably a good match for the majority of customers.
Please let "larger iPads" actually just mean "iPad Pros". If the 11" is left out of this, I'm done with iPadOS. You can't have a $1k device called "pro" then say, "oh, but you don't have the 14" pro..."
Since the M1 released my iPad usage has dropped like a rock, the MBA is just too capable of a machine to justify trying to finagle some workflow on iPadOS using multiple apps, shortcuts and iCloud just to edit some files, when macOS "just works". Pre-M1 my MBP was so slow and fans ran constantly, so I'd grab my iPad for every small task. But those days are behind us with M1/M2.
Basically, I think a lot of the appeal of the iPad was in the hardware, in Apple Silicon, especially when the only mac options were slow intel behemoths. When the Mac finally made the switch, then just doing everything on the mac itself became much easier, faster, and less complex than the "simple" iPadOS.
Since the M1 released my iPad usage has dropped like a rock, the MBA is just too capable of a machine to justify trying to finagle some workflow on iPadOS using multiple apps, shortcuts and iCloud just to edit some files, when macOS "just works". Pre-M1 my MBP was so slow and fans ran constantly, so I'd grab my iPad for every small task. But those days are behind us with M1/M2.
Basically, I think a lot of the appeal of the iPad was in the hardware, in Apple Silicon, especially when the only mac options were slow intel behemoths. When the Mac finally made the switch, then just doing everything on the mac itself became much easier, faster, and less complex than the "simple" iPadOS.
We’d like to think so, right? But I’m actually not so sure. This is the company that now hides lock screen notifications from the lock screen, and deliberately killed Safari bookmark navigation some three years ago. Personally I think any faith in their programming chops is misplaced. In my view they’re now riding on the coat tails of their reputation, and it won’t take much to burst that bubble.
Goes without saying that any and all are entitled to disagree 👍
ipados when on the go, switches to macos when docked. I'd buy one instantly.
Imagine if Apple keeps increasing the size. Personally, I'm ready for the best
(and then Phil Schiller will say something about "can't innovate anymore, my-")
One use for 14” or 16” iPads is for classical music performance. Many musicians have started replacing their folders with iPads plus Bluetooth foot pedals for page changing. Easier to keep all your gigs in one place and make notes for one performance/group that you don’t need for others. 12.9” is a little small for quickly and accurately reading every detail of a score (which is why music has traditionally been printed on 10x14”-ish paper). Yes, that’s a small audience, but Apple actually HAS been thinking about classical music lately.
I will lose it if it turns out I’ve been waiting for an 11” ipp with modern screen tech only to have apple shift the line and make 12.9” the “small” size.
The difference is iPhones lack the USB-C/thunderbolt port, as well as desktop class storage for memory swap and desktop class RAM (8GB). That is a clear hardware difference.
But I'm not saying Apple shouldn't change that.
That seems like a simple solution, but the underlying architecture would need to support both and allow switching on the fly, which is one hell of a problem to solve.
Maybe Apple is working on exactly that, but I wouldn't hold my breath on it coming anytime soon.
I guess, when an iPad Pro 14,x will come out, the iPadOS gets an Update like 17.5 to put the Version for 14,x on.
And surprise, it is a macOS version, speci for this iPad Pro version
ok I dream and hope 😁
And surprise, it is a macOS version, speci for this iPad Pro version
ok I dream and hope 😁
They can’t get MST working in macOS what makes anyone think they would make it work in iPadOS.
But it looks like I’m holding on to my 2020 iPad Pro for another year!
Man, especially for the price… a 256GB iPad Pro 12.9” is $1200. A 13” 256GB MacBook Air is $1200.
Why would someone looking for a general computing device buy an iPad over a MacBook at these price points?