At WWDC 2024 Apple announced iPadOS 18, we are going to review all the news and when it can be downloaded on compatible iPads
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Apple has called us once again to find out about all the new features that it has been developing for months and that have seen the light during this WWDC. The Cupertino company began the event season with the presentation of a new processor, the M4 that debuted in the iPad Pro presented this year during the Let Loose event. It was not the only product presented, new accessories and the renewal of the iPad Air were also announced.
Logically, Apple did not show anything about the operating system of its iPad at the previous event because it has reserved all the news for WWDC 2024. It is about iPadOS 18, a new version that lands with a series of important new features in the operation of iPads and, above all, ends the support time of some models. Let’s see in detail what’s new in iPadOS 18 and when you can get it download to your compatible iPad.
All the news of iPadOS 18
iPadOS 18 news presented at WWDC 2024
Among the main changes in iPadOS 18 is an improvement in the design and behavior of applications. Apple has emphasized that applications will now have improved behavior. This can be seen in the integration of the new navigation tab.
This top bar will allow switch between apps, use two at the same time and have much more precise control of the iPad screen. Along with this novelty, iPadOS 18 will allow users to customize the icons and colors of the home screen, which will offer a unique experience to each user.
Continuing with the icons, iPadOS 18 gives users control of the screen and, now, they can move along with the widgets freely without needing to fit into the screen grid. The control center has been updatednow the shapes are more rounded and pleasing to the eye.
In addition, the control center launches sections in which the different settings or notifications will be located. Regarding privacy, iPadOS 18 introduces the possibility of hiding applications so that only the owner of the iPad can access them and no one can invade the privacy of users.
Math Notes: this is the calculator that is integrated into the iPad Notes application
Apple releases the Calculator on iPadOS 18Until now, this application was only found on other Apple devices. Apple has decided that it is time for it to land on the iPad and it has done so in style with a huge number of new features.
It is not a conventional application, Calculator for iPad is compatible with the Apple Pencil. This is important because the full potential of this application will be used by using a device to write to the application manually.
This calculator will be integrated within the Notes appalthough the conventional version will be as an individual application in the application drawer and will have a design similar to that of the iPhone, except that the size of the screen means that it has more operations in view.
Example of how Math Notes works
Math Notes is the name of this functionality, its main characteristic is that supports variables and solves operations in real time. The examples that have been given during the event have shown how by writing as one would in a notebook, the application is capable of solving the operations.
In fact, the most surprising thing was when an equation with two variables has been solved in a matter of secondssimply writing the corresponding formula that refers to the different variables to be taken into account within the application.
Continuing with the most substantial new features, Apple has improved the handwritten text correction with the Apple Pencil. But the most interesting thing is the addition of SmartScript to Notes, this functionality is capable of learning your handwriting and will be able to complete paragraphs intelligently.
Smart Script in the Notes app
The list of new features in iPadOS 18 ends with the following changes:
- Apple Maps has new topographic maps
- New game mode that improves the experience by limiting background activity and reducing latency with headphones
- Complete Photo Redesign
- Apple Intelligence AI lands in Apple products, iPads compatible with artificial intelligence will be able to access this novelty
When will iPadOS 18 be released
Although we don’t know exactly when will iPadOS 18 be released, but it would be expected that it will be launched throughout September of this year. We will be attentive to announcements from Apple along with the iPads that will be compatible with this new version of iPadOS.
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