Earlier this week, leaker “Instant Digital” on Chinese blogging site Weibo said Apple would make an iPad-related announcement next Tuesday, March 26, suggesting pre-orders and a possible press release launch ahead of the release date. BloombergOwned by Mark Gurman Now weighedHowever, to say that this claim is “not true”.
While denying the March 26 announcement, Gurman didn't share any of his own claims about an announcement or release date for the new iPad Pro and iPad Air models. In March or April.”
Gurman offers a little more color about time in his latest edition Power on The newsletter said the “variant of iPadOS 17.4” shipping on new iPad models won't be ready until at least later this month, and it could take “a couple of weeks” for the software to be installed on initial shipments. That timing would take things “deep into next month” to introduce new iPads, Gurman says, though an announcement could happen a bit sooner.
Along with updated iPad Pro models with OLED displays, Apple's M3 chip and more improvements, we're also expecting updated iPad Air models, including a new 12.9-inch size option. Apple is reportedly planning to introduce a new Magic Keyboard and a new Apple Pencil for the iPad Pro.
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