On May 7, Apple held its first new product launch event of the year, and the new iPad Pro and iPad Air arrived as scheduled.
Among them, the new iPad Pro is equipped with the M4 chip by leaps and bounds, using a double-layer series OLED screen, and significantly reducing the thickness of the body.
The main upgrades of the new iPad Air are also focused on the stronger M2 chip, while a 13-inch version with a larger screen is available for the first time.
The two new products went on pre-order on May 9 and will be shipping today.
Those who have ordered these two new products before will be able to get the goods today at the earliest.
Image source: Apple's official website
It's important to note that users who purchase the nano glass version of the iPad Pro may have to wait a little longer due to the need for individual customization.
With the arrival of the first batch of new products, the reviews of various media have also been released.
In addition to the hardware upgrades, the software features of the new iPad are also worth paying attention to.
Previously, it was rumored that Apple will introduce the battery health feature for the new iPad for the first time, allowing users to check battery health information at any time.
Now, this feature is finally here.
According to foreign media 9to5Mac, after entering the new iPad Pro / Air "Settings" - "Battery", you can see the new "Battery Health" option.
This option is largely the same as the iPhone in terms of functionality, and allows you to see the maximum capacity of the iPad's current battery.
It also allows you to see the number of battery cycles, as well as 80% maximum charge optimization, which is also exclusive to the iPhone 15 series.
At this time, the new features are only available on the new iPad Pro and iPad Air models, and are not supported on other iPad models.
For users with older iPad models, you can still check your battery health through Apple-supported battery services.
Hopefully, this feature will be available for more iPad models in the future.
It's worth mentioning that, according to user feedback, the new iPad Pro and iPad Air come pre-installed with a special iPadOS 17.4 system, version number 21E8237.
Apple has also pushed a new version of iPadOS 17.5 for the new iPad, with version number 21F84, which is different from the previous release.
According to Apple's official change log, the content of this update is basically the same as before, including new features such as cross-platform anti-tracking have been launched.
And the new iPadOS 17.5 improves document scanning for the new iPad Pro and iPad Air.
Finally, a display bug that existed in the new iPad Pro may have been fixed in this system update.
According to foreign media iMore, the new iPad Pro sometimes has rendering errors when processing some blue-dominated HDR video content.
Specifically, blue HDR content may show false color loss in the highlights, which are closer to white to the naked eye.
Image source: IT House
Apple has previously publicly responded to the issue and will address it with a software update.
At present, this problem may have been fixed in the new iPadOS 17.5 system, and those who encounter this problem can pay attention to it.
That's it for the latest software updates for the new iPad.
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