Apple's iPad User Guide for iOS Confirms iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 With Touch ID [Updated]

[TheUnforgiven]

what is the red icon in the middle?

Photo Booth.

 

[Dorje Sylas]

I hope they keep the Mute/Rotate switch around. I don't use it as a Mute switch on the iPad, rather pointless. But a quick Rotation lock, very much yes.

Being able to quickly lock and unlock the screen rotation is very handy.

 

[Jazper]

Nice one Apple, loving how this time they leaked it, especially since there wasn't many rumours about it - maybe there wasn't enough publicity so they decided to release a few leaks? lol.

 

[iLLUMI]

Yeah lets make safari crash even harder and more often on iOS8. You do know flash is software not hardware.

iPads don't have a flash. Only iPod Touch and iPhone do at present.
It seems that those that use their iPad's for photos would appreciate a flash too.

 

[Richardgm]

I hope they keep the Mute/Rotate switch around. I don't use it as a Mute switch on the iPad, rather pointless. But a quick Rotation lock, very much yes.

Being able to quickly lock and unlock the screen rotation is very handy.

By the looks of it, the mute/side switch is staying. (Good)

 

[critter13]

ah

Photo Booth.

obviously I don't own an iPad

 

[MartinAppleGuy]

what is the red icon in the middle?

Photo Booth.

 

[randymac09]

Yeah lets make safari crash even harder and more often on iOS8. You do know flash is software not hardware.

You do know he said "a flash" meaning a flash for the camera. "A" for effort, though.

 

[D.T.]

Yeah lets make safari crash even harder and more often on iOS8. You do know flash is software not hardware.

They said _a_ flash, not Flash. You know, for the camera (which BTW is hardware )

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You do know he said "a flash" meaning a flash for the camera. "A" for effort, though.

D+ for jumping the gun and misreading the post

 

[mrbrown]

Well THAT didn't last long. Book is no longer available for download...

 

[KPOM]

It's been pulled, but the screenshot is still up. Nothing is too surprising. We all figured that both would be getting TouchID. There's really no reason not to.

 

[rorschach]

Reminiscent of the G5 "premature specification" in 2003 -- https://www.macrumors.com/2003/06/19/apple-accidentally-leaks-specs/

 

[KPOM]

Well THAT didn't last long. Book is no longer available for download...

It will be back up tomorrow.

 

[KdParker]

We've doubled-down on security - Tim

Image

please....no more doubling down. Is the iPad Plus coming or not????

 

[doelcm82]

Sorry I'm saying this, but they REALLY messed up on "doubling-down." Please forgive me.

No they didn't. Doubling down is a one-time bet that you place on the next card you are dealt.

If you went up to a blackjack player several dozen hands after the doubling down and teased the player about how the long-past doubling down affected the current hand, the player would look at you as though you were crazy, and then burly security people would escort you from the casino.

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I guess it's going to be "The New iPad Air" next...

Or the new "iPad Air".

 

[level1807]

iPad
iPad 2
The New iPad
iPad with Retina Display
iPad Air
iPad Air 2
The New iPad Air
iPad Air with X-Ray
iPad Space
iPad Space 2
The New iPad Space
...

there's some logic there, actually.

 

[preyan]

If Touch ID is the highlight, then I am extremely disappointed. I have the current iPad Air and the ram, et pc suffices for a normal users needs. (I don't game).

 

[Solomani]

someone is getting fired

LOL. Well now…. put it into perspective. They only screwed up for less then 24 hours. It's already October 15 as we speak.

So a one-day advanced leak is really not that bad. But yeah…. some webmaster at Apple.com could be discipline for this.

 

[flur]

touch id would be so annoying coming from someone who relies on the smart cover to unlock and lock the ipad.

Why?

It would work the exact same way, only instead of entering your passcode you would use touch. If you're not using a passcode, you won't even see the change. And if you wanted to continue to use the passcode and not the touch id, then you could.

 

[Chad-VI]

Wow , I can't believe they are called iPad mini 3 and Air 2. I thought Apple will never use numbers again. That's much better than " the new iPad Air" or "the second generation iPad Air"

 

[Zxxv]

Need. More. RAM!!!

She canny take it captain she needs more ram

good god Jim are you mad she needs more ram

logically captain she needs more ram

ok so I watched start trek last night

 

[639051]

I'll be really annoyed if they gimp the Mini. I dislike the massive size of the regular iPad.

 

[Imory]

So this conveniently got leaked out of a "mistake" when Google announced Nexus 9 (tablet) and Nexus 6? I don't think so.

 

[MrCrowbar]

Can we please have that for the MacBooks as well? Seriously, bring the round power button back and make it touch-id.

 

[NMBob]

iPad
iPad 2
The New iPad
iPad with Retina Display
iPad Air
iPad Air 2

Apple, you've done screwed up iPad naming.

Agreed.

How about they just reboot and call tomorrow's stuff iPad 6, and iPad mini 2 (or is it 3?), and stop screwing around. Oh and iPad Pro 1. And for God's sake learn some English and capitalize mini and touch and pro and plus, etc. Children today are stupid enough without teaching them bad spelling. It's a title or a proper name. Make it look that way.