In just about a month , Apple will unveiliPadOS 17during its WWDC keynote , and we ’ll once again be looking for signs that the iPad Pro is turning into the eminent - end productivity gimmick we all want it to be . And based on the latest round of rumors , it might really happen .
According toAnalyst941 on Twitter , Apple is preparing some major upgrade toStage Managerin iPadOS 17 that will land several enhancements to the multitasking user interface . Among the new features expected are :
• reenforcement for webcams built into external monitors .
• Source stage setting for audio output .
• Simultaneous audio / picture streams .
• Dock resizing on an international display .
• The ability to ply an extraneous display while the iPad showing is off .
This relieve oneself it go like Apple is going all - in with Stage Manager as a pro - level productivity tool for the iPad Pro . ( While the feature does work with the M1 iPad Air , the feature film is support on all models of the 11 - inch iPad Pro and four generation of the 12.9 - in iPad Pro . ) Stage Manager hada bumpy startwhen it rolled out as part of iPadOS 16.1 , but updates have slowly improved the multitasking user interface .
While this year ’s Stage Manager update will be interesting , 2024 will reportedly return the big iPadOS update we ’ve been waiting for . Revegnus ( @Tech_Reve ) on Twitter reports that “ many feature film from macOS are come to iPadOS ” in 2024 , as Apple organise to set up a 14.1 - in iPad Pro with an M3 Pro mainframe . It ’s likely that many of the higher - end features will be limited to models with the M1 processor ( and later ) like Stage Manager ’s external exhibit support .
Finally , Analyst941 lay claim that Apple is finally depart to releaseiPad versionsof its pop pro apps , Final Cut Pro and Logic , in 2024 and 2025 respectively . What ’s more , the leaker claims the version of Final Cut Pro for iPadOS “ will be 1:1 to its big blood brother , along with a slightly modified UI to support tinge . ”
Apple will unveil iPadOS 17 at theWWDCkeynote on June 5 . However , it sound like the big changes will make out in 2024 with thenext iPad Pro updateand iPadOS 18 .
