Apple has already released iPadOS 18, but there still may be work to complete on iPadOS 17. That brings us to iPadOS 17.8. Is there one, and can you test-drive it on your iPad? Following the feature-rich launch of iPadOS 17, which first became available with iPadOS 17.1, subsequent updates — including iPadOS 17.2, iPadOS 17.3, iPadOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.5, iPadOS 17.6, and iPadOS 17.7 — have brought additional enhancements to the iPad experience. Now, iPadOS 17.8 may offer developers and publ...| iPadOS - Gadget Hacks
Apple's spring event, where the company will announce a new iPad model, is just around the corner. We also expect to see the long-awaited Apple Pencil (3rd generation), also known more simply as Apple Pencil 3, with several significant enhancements that promise to make it an indispensable tool for anyone who uses their iPad for note-taking, sketching, illustrating graphics, and more. Release Coming SoonApple announced on April 23 its "Let loose" event for May 7, where it will introduce new iP...| iPadOS - Gadget Hacks
Apple pushed out its iPadOS 16.6 update for iPad on July 24, with iPadOS 16.7 following on September 21. While the company is currently working on improving iPadOS 17, we may still see an iPadOS 16.8 update. If that happens, you can try out all the upcoming new features as long as you're OK with running beta software on your iPad. While Apple unveiled iPadOS 16 to the world at WWDC on June 6, 2022, it didn't get an official release until Oct. 24 as iPadOS 16.1 when upgrades like Live Activiti...| iPadOS - Gadget Hacks
Apple's latest multitasking feature for iPad lets you go beyond Split View's two-app restriction to use up to four apps at once. Here's how it works. While Split View gives you two apps to work with side by side, Stage Manager, available on iPadOS 16.1 and later, gives you two to four apps simultaneously. The app windows can be different sizes and float over each other, and you can have more than one group of apps within reach. Stage Manager works well when grouping apps you need to accomplis...| iPadOS - Gadget Hacks
During its annual autumn keynote address, Apple didn't move heaven and earth. Instead, the company pushed the envelope ever so slightly forward for its marquee consumer devices. In addition to introducing the iPhone 13 series, Apple made meaningful updates to the iPad, iPad mini, and Apple Watch. Don't Miss: How to Sample the New Apple iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro in Augmented RealityWhile the iPad Pro series fills the premium role in Apple's tablet lineup, Apple has bestowed some of the Pro's...| iPadOS - Gadget Hacks
Prison Architect, the BAFTA winner for the Best Persistent Game in 2016, has finally soft launched on iOS. Originally a PC game, Prison Architect lets you build and maintain a maximum security prison. Comparable to running a small city, the game has you manage an ever-expanding correctional facility and contend not only with violent offenders and ever-present prospect of a chaotic riot, but also more mundane affairs like balancing the prison's budget and employee payroll. In addition to the s...| iPadOS - Gadget Hacks
The 12.9-inch iPad Pro was released in stores on November 11, 2015, and a couple days later I went to an Apple Store and to check it out in person. I had mixed feelings about the tablet, but was intrigued overall—so much so that over the next few weeks, as I found myself hearing more and more about the device, a thought began to take hold in the back of my mind—I really want one. At the same time, I was hesitant about dropping roughly 10 Benjamins for a tablet! In a twist of fate which I ...| iPadOS - Gadget Hacks
If you own an iPad 2, a 3rd or 4th generation model, or original iPad mini, then you won't be able to utilize the new multitasking elements introduced in iOS 9. Although many iPads can use the Slide Over and Picture-in-Picture features, only the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, and iPad Pro have the ability to perform Split View. Don't Miss: Use 3D Touch's Quick Actions on Older iOS DevicesDon't Miss: How to Take Live Photos on Any iOS DeviceAllowing you to simultaneously run two apps side-by-side, S...| iPadOS - Gadget Hacks
After years of being a PC technician and Windows System administrator, I had the blind hatred for Apple that I thought I was suppose to have. I swore that I'd never even touch an iPod, let alone buy an Apple product. But I found a new career that drug me out of the Windows server/PC tech room dungeon, and into the bright modern office of a web development firm. Then it happened. After a couple weeks with all this Apple stuff around me, my love for gadgets and (closet) Apple curiosity got the ...| iPadOS - Gadget Hacks
While the iPad can do many things, it is missing the ability to be controlled by anything other than a finger. This can be frustrating if you would like to...| Gadget Hacks
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Reviewed by Julianne Ngirngir The tablet wars just shifted into a completely new gear, and it's not just about faster chips or brighter screens anymore. After three weeks testing iPadOS 26 across multiple devices — from the iPad mini to the 13-inch Pro connected to external displays — one thing is crystal clear: Apple just dropped the "biggest iPadOS release ever" and for once, Craig Federighi's marketing hyperbole actually undersells what's happening here. While Chinese manufacturers lik...| Apple - Gadget Hacks
Reviewed by Corey Noles In the premium tablet space, the writing's been on the wall for a while now. But with iPadOS 26 on the horizon, that narrative might be about to flip dramatically. Sound familiar? Just when competitors think they've cracked the code, Apple shifts the entire game board. After spending three months testing Huawei's latest MatePad Pro alongside my daily M4 iPad Pro workflow, I'm witnessing something unprecedented: Chinese tablet makers aren't just matching Apple's specs a...| Apple - Gadget Hacks
Picture this: You're deep into a creative project when your MacBook starts chugging along like it's stuck in molasses. Meanwhile, your iPad Pro sits there, practically taunting you with its smooth performance. Sound familiar? Well, here's the kicker—Apple's upcoming M5 iPad Pro might finally close that performance gap for good. Ming-Chi Kuo reports the M5-powered tablet will enter mass production in late 2025, marking about 17 months since the M4 launch. But this isn't just another spec bum...| Apple - Gadget Hacks
Apple just dropped a patent that could completely change how we think about the Apple Pencil. We're talking about a stylus that doesn't need an iPad...| Gadget Hacks
While it doesn't come with any iPad models out of the box, the Apple Pencil is perhaps the best iPad accessory you can get. It's a powerful writing and drawing tool with an intuitive design and user-friendliness that makes it easy to take notes, draw sketches, mark up documents, and more. And there's a lot you can do with it — some of which you may not have noticed yet. What you can do on your iPad using an Apple Pencil varies on the Apple Pencil model you have. The first model came out alo...| Gadget Hacks
Apple doesn't include its Calculator app on the iPad and never did. One almost appeared over 12 years ago but was nothing more than a blown-up version of the iPhone app. Since then, the company still hasn't made an iPad-optimized calculator, and there is no shortage of third-party alternatives to fill the gap. It may happen one day, but for now, these are the best calculator apps for your iPad. Before diving into third-party calculator apps, know that there is a calculator incorporated into i...| Gadget Hacks
There is no iPad version of Apple's Calculator app (at least, not yet), so you won't find it on your Home Screen, in your App Library, or as a shortcut in the Control Center. But that doesn't mean your iPad doesn't have an official calculator. Before the first iPad in 2010, Apple's development team did have an iPad calculator ready to go, but it was just a scaled-up version of the iPhone app. Steve Jobs caught wind of it and quickly nixed it, and there wasn't enough time to design an iPad-opt...| Gadget Hacks
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Your iPad has a superpower that iPhone models don't and probably never will have (even though they could) — one that will make you want to take your iPad with you everywhere you go from now on. While it's not a hidden or secret feature, it has eluded many iPad owners. Most of the people I've talked to who have iPads never realized their iPad could do it, and it ends up sounding obvious once you know about it. Your iPad can charge and power other devices. It can charge your iPhone, AirPods, ...| Gadget Hacks
The newest iPadOS version, iPadOS 17.0, was released on September 28, and some iPad models that worked on iOS 16 are not compatible with iPadOS 17.0 or any...| Gadget Hacks