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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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Differentiation for the sake of money, been Apple's game for a while now. My expectation is that they finally allow for a proper windowed environment at a higher cost with this 14.1 model.
So Apple makes current iPad Pros more powerful probably than needed and now when they decide to do something with the iPadOS to take advantage of that power, they lock it behind an unnecessarily large and undoubtedly overpriced iPad variant that nobody needs. Classic Apple...
It’s not about size, it’s about how you use it..
I just want the big screen. Not "pro" abilities like being able to connect 2 6K monitors for reasons I can't even conceive of. Sounds like they are looking for ways to justify an eye-watering price.
Great just what we need, more fragmentation. Apple is having enough trouble just getting all of iOS 16 out the door before WWDC. Keeps slipping later every year.
They supposedly already split off iPadOS to make it better but that has come to absolutely nothing. So what, they’re gonna divide it again and hope for twice the results?
They supposedly already split off iPadOS to make it better but that has come to absolutely nothing. So what, they’re gonna divide it again and hope for twice the results?
Add another $480 to the iPad Pro if you want basics like a keyboard and pencil. That makes it almost $1700.
twice of nothing = nothing. Is my math correct?
you welling to pay $3,000 to $5,000 dollars for it and that is this for the base model if you want more space then you can add easy other 2,000 on top of it so at the end depending on your space you could end up paying $10,000 to $15,000 dollars for it not to add the sale tax
But it catches Apple with 5 year old Microsoft Surface technology. Except Apple will need another 5 years to get it right, by which time the Surface will be much better.
But in the end, that is Cook's idea of innovation.
The 12.9 iPad is too big to hold as it is. It makes sense if it is foldable. Otherwise only a few would pay for a $1500+ iPad.
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
Very much yes. As a pianist I’d love the larger screens for 2-up viewing, which 12.9” still isn’t quite big enough to accomplish without squinting. Currently it’s rather tedious using the Bluetooth pedal for every single page turn, and it’s always fun trying to jump back for codas and 1st/2nd endings. For most one-stave instrumentalists the burden is already minimal, but for multi-stavers it would cut our pedal turning and coda hunting in half.
At first I was pretty interested in the possibility of an even larger 14" iPad. But recently I've been traveling again and my 12.9" with Magic Keyboard is really too heavy (when compared to MacBook Airs), and in fact too thick to fit in my any of my numerous camera bags.
I just wish Apple would finally put onboard cellular connectivity in their laptops. If they did my beloved iPad would probably spend most of the time working away on my couch. 😁
And yes I would like a better version of iOS.
Disagree. Any digital artist will LOVE a larger iPad. Speaking as one, I desperately wanted a bigger screen than my M1 12.9" iPad Pro, so I bought a 15" Samsung Galaxy Tab Ultra. It's heaven for any art application. Never going back to a 12.9" tablet.
So excited, especially if its nuking Stage Manager before it gets promoted to Stage VP of Operations
and can we get modular iCloud Drive control, FINALLY?
We don't need a Stage Supervisor, Manager, Associate, VP, CEO, BOD, etc just drop it in the sun
and can we get modular iCloud Drive control, FINALLY?
We don't need a Stage Supervisor, Manager, Associate, VP, CEO, BOD, etc just drop it in the sun
Every year, I look for a reason to upgrade my 2018 11 inch iPad Pro, but have yet to find one. I was all in on iPad as my main computer back then also, but have since purchased a 14 inch MacBook Pro. I am still waiting on the do it all device, but I just don't see it happening. I'd be happy with a dual boot option too.
I guess an inch makes that much of a difference?
This is so obviously just click bait.
I have a similar story. I too can't find a reason to upgrade my 2018 iPad Pro. I use it quite extensively for reading and doodling, but not as much as I thought I would for note taking. Over the past year I find my time has shifted more back to my macbook pro - an ancient beast, being mid 2012 vintage, yet still offers more functionality for me than the iPad.
