Subj : iPadOS 17.5 all but confirms an OLED upgrade for the iPad Pro 202
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Apr 10 2024 10:30:05

iPadOS 17.5 all but confirms an OLED upgrade for the iPad Pro 2024s screen

Date:
Wed, 10 Apr 2024 09:24:31 +0000

Description:
Code found in iPadOS 17.5 points to an OLED display upgrade for the iPad Pro 
2024, along with new controls for the Apple Pencil 3.

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Perhaps the most widely rumored upgrade for the iPad Pro 2024 is a move to 
OLED screen technology, in place of the mini-LED screen on the iPad Pro 12.9 
(2022) and the LCD display on the iPad Pro 11 (2022). This change would 
likely improve the screen's contrast, and now Apples own software points in 
the direction of OLED too. 

 9to5Mac has found new display firmware for as-yet-unannounced iPad models in 
code from the iPadOS 17.5 beta, and claims that the firmware suggests these 
upcoming iPads will have OLED screens. Since this is official Apple software, 
thats pretty close to a confirmation that OLED is planned. 

While the tablets arent mentioned by name, their descriptors (iPad16,3, 
iPad16,4, iPad16,5, and iPad16,6) are apparently identifiers for the iPad Pro 
2024 according to 9to5Macs analysis, with there being four listed because the 
tablet is expected to come in two sizes (11-inch and 12.9-inch) and in both 
Wi-Fi and cellular versions. 

The presence of these identifiers in iPadOS 17.5 code also suggests that the 
iPad Pro 2024 will probably launch quite soon, which is in line with previous 
leaks, the most recent of which suggested the iPad Pro 2024 might launch 
during the week commencing May 6 . A new stylus for a new tablet 

Whenever the iPad Pro 2024 does launch, it might do so alongside a new Apple 
Pencil 3, which weve also heard rumblings of, and which 9to5Mac has seen more 
evidence of in iPadOS 17.5. 

Recently, the same site found evidence that this stylus would add a squeeze 
gesture, and newly found code in iPadOS 17.5 adds that there will seemingly 
be LongSqueeze and DoubleSqueeze gestures too. 

So that would give you a trio of shortcuts or other functions built into the 
stylus, which youd be able to activate by squeezing it in various ways. 

It could be a big year for iPads, because alongside the iPad Pro 2024, were 
also expecting the iPad Air 6 . Then  probably later in the year  reports 
suggest Apple may also launch the iPad 11 and iPad mini 7 . So, if youve been 
waiting for a new iPad, this could be the year to upgrade. You might also 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/tablets/ipad-pro/ipados-175-all-but-confirms-an-oled
-upgrade-for-the-ipad-pro-2024s-screen


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