Upcoming iPad Pro Could Feature Landscape Face ID Camera

[MacRumors]

Apple's upcoming iPad Pro is likely to include a landscape Face ID camera, according to code in iOS 17.4 discovered by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser.

"During Face ID setup, iPad needs to be in landscape with the camera at the top of the screen," reads the code.

With the 10th-generation iPad, Apple relocated the front-facing camera to the side of the device so that it would be usable in landscape mode rather than portrait mode, and it appears that Apple is making this change with future iPads as well.

The iPad Pro is the only iPad model that has Face ID at the current time, so the code suggests that Apple is relocating the front-facing camera from the top of the device to the side. Apple could, however, be adding Face ID to the iPad Air, so it is also possible that this change applies to that device.

Apple has long positioned the iPad Pro as an alternative to the Mac, and as a Mac replacement, it is often used in a horizontal orientation rather than a vertical orientation, so relocating the camera makes sense.

Rumors suggest that Apple will introduce new iPad Air and iPad Pro models as soon as April.

Article Link: Upcoming iPad Pro Could Feature Landscape Face ID Camera

 

[Seanm87]

LONG overdue

 

[BradLA]

I will be so annoyed if the refreshed Pro's get the camera move and the new Air's don't.

 

[mrochester]

I can’t say I’ve met anyone who regularly uses an ipad in landscape mode. ive always thought of them as primarily portrait devices with the ability to switch to landscape for watching videos slightly larger.

 

[bajablast]

Apple's upcoming iPad Pro is likely to include a landscape Face ID camera, according to code in iOS 17.4 discovered by MacRumors contributor Steve Moser.

"During Face ID setup, iPad needs to be in landscape with the camera at the top of the screen," reads the code.

With the 10th-generation iPad, Apple relocated the front-facing camera to the side of the device so that it would be usable in landscape mode rather than portrait mode, and it appears that Apple is making this change with future iPads as well.

The iPad Pro is the only iPad model that has Face ID at the current time, so the code suggests that Apple is relocating the front-facing camera from the top of the device to the side. Apple could, however, be adding Face ID to the iPad Air, so it is also possible that this change applies to that device.

Apple has long positioned the iPad Pro as an alternative to the Mac, and as a Mac replacement, it is often used in a horizontal orientation rather than a vertical orientation, so relocating the camera makes sense.

Rumors suggest that Apple will introduce new iPad Air and iPad Pro models as soon as April.

Article Link: Upcoming iPad Pro Could Feature Landscape Face ID Camera

Well that’s a good thing. Now what about the rest of the iPad line up.

 

[TracerAnalog]

Fingers crossed🤞🏼. I sold my iPad Pro hoping for this, OLED en the M3😊

 

[erikkfi]

Apple please release this product ASAP.

Oh, and do a nice bright grape color.

 

[AlexESP]

A bit sad. The great thing about the iPad is its versatility, I think “forcing it” into a traditional laptop format is a bad move.

I think most of us like the iPad as a laptop replacement precisely because it’s not a Mac, and we don’t want it to become a traditional computer.

 

[DHagan4755]

This is good news!

 

[lostPod]

I can’t say I’ve met anyone who regularly uses an ipad in landscape mode. ive always thought of them as primarily portrait devices with the ability to switch to landscape for watching videos slightly larger.

Ever since I got an iPad Pro I rarely use it in portrai.

 

[JPack]

Wonder if this means the buttons, rear camera, speakers, and USB-C port are also getting moved.

 

[Nick Turner]

Not to be contrarian, but I really don’t like this. The iPad is way too heavy to hold sideways. The weight distribution when held vertically is much better. Plus, the landscape orientation reveals much more of the background, which I’m not a fan of. It seems like many people want it as a way for it to be docked or on a keyboard. At that point, I think a laptop would be better. I’m not here to bash, just leaving my opinion.

 

[swiftapplefan]

New Apple Pencil incoming! Hope they add other features besides relocating the charging magnets...

 

[Nick Turner]

I can’t say I’ve met anyone who regularly uses an ipad in landscape mode. ive always thought of them as primarily portrait devices with the ability to switch to landscape for watching videos slightly larger.

I agree. In this thread you’ll get the “I aLWayS UsE iT In LaNDscaPe.” In my classes, work, and art groups I only ever see it in portrait mode. And if video calls need to be made, we’re grabbing our, lighter and more compact, phones to do the job.

 

[erikkfi]

LONG overdue

"People don't know what they want until we wait six or seven years to show it to them after they've been clamoring for it the entire time."

- Tim Cook's update to Steve Jobs' quote.

 

[BradLA]

People are using the iPad Pro 12.9 in portrait mode? That's crazy.

 

[gtmead09]

If Apple wants to impress me let's get MAC OS on it. I think Apple and the iPad have hit the ceiling unless they want to start to get out of there comfort zone. I know the arguments for it's two different devices, but I really think it is time. My Macbook Air m2 really makes the iPad useless in most cases for me.

 

[mrochester]

People are using the iPad Pro 12.9 in portrait mode? That's crazy.

All the time. It rarely gets turned into landscape. Browsing the web just isn’t nice in landscape mode. Like this forum for instance, I am typing this reply using 2 thumbs on the keyboard. That just wouldn’t be possible in landscape mode because it’s too wide.

 

[Populus]

Honestly? If OLED screens didn’t bother me so much on iPhones, I’d gladly get one of the upcoming 11.1” iPad Pro, as I use that device a lot (especially now that I have it attached to my external display). But I’m not risking by eye comfort, and I’ll stick to my beloved M2 iPad Pro. The only caveat is that it’s the 128GB, but I guess nobody’s perfect.

Anyways, I’ll be eager to see how the next iPad Pro looks.

 

[sos47]

Could? long overdue. And please two usbc ports for pro creators

 

[SamRyouji]

To justify the $1500 starting price, perhaps?
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All the sarcasm aside: well, this is long overdue for a lot of users. Not me, but I believe quite a big chunk of iPad demography out there.

 

[smulji]

A bit sad. The great thing about the iPad is its versatility, I think “forcing it” into a traditional laptop format is a bad move.

I think most of us like the iPad as a laptop replacement precisely because it’s not a Mac, and we don’t want it to become a traditional computer.

How does placing the front camera in the landscape position make the iPad into a Mac?

 

[nuff_said]

I will be so annoyed if the refreshed Pro's get the camera move and the new Air's don't.

There is a part of me that thinks this will be exclusive to the 12.9” devices - both IPP and the new Air.

I think this will be used as a “selling feature” to get buyers to move from the 10.x” Air to the 12.x” Air.

The school of thought might be customer feedback indicates users prefer larger tablets in landscape mode using their iPads as a laptop replacement. Whereas users with smaller tablets prefer to use them in portrait.

 

[CPx]

Only four years late!

 

[Lyrics23]

I received a survey from Apple about this a few months ago; several questions exclusively about what I use my 12.9” iPad Pro for, and then follows up questions about for which uses I use landscape or portrait orientations.

For me it was exclusively portrait except for videos, and even then I stick with portrait most of the time.