When iPadOS 16 arrived last year , it was missing one of the key feature of iOS 16 : the revamped Lock Screen . But it now look like this may get in on the iPad this class , always - on display and all .

According toMark Gurman , iPadOS 17 will “ lay the software base for revamped iPad Pro models coming next twelvemonth with OLED displays . ” While he does n’t share any details about what characteristic could be fare with the update , the first one that springs to mind is the iPhone 14 Pro’salways - on exhibit , which necessitate advantage of the depressed - temperature polycrystalline oxide ( LTPO ) OLED display .

This also probably means iPadOS 17 will bring the personalized Lock Screen to the iPad . When Apple unveiled the novel Lock Screen as the marquee feature of iOS 16 , it neglected to bring it to iPadOS 16 . However , as we learned when the iPhone 14 Pro arrived subsequently that yr , the Lock Screen is tied to the always - on display , so the Lock Screen will likely arrive in iOS 17 before the novel OLED iPads introduce the always - on display .

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Apple pull a similar move with place screen door thingamajig and the App Library iniOS 14 , waiting a class before bringing it to iPadOS . We have n’t heard much about the features come up to iPadOS 17 , but iOS and macOS have been rumor to be more focussed onmaintenance and stabilitythan Modern features.iOS 17will reportedly contain some of users ’ “ most requested features , ” however .

The iPad Pro has been rumored to get an OLED screen for a while , but the timing has been unclear . Gurman ’s report indicates that it will arrive next year , which likely intend a spring release , about 18 months after the M2 model arrived .