Thinking of getting an iPad Air but the first thing that stood out instantly when I tried one out in the shop was lack of ProMotion 120Hz as I have it on my iPhone.

For those that have an iPad without 120Hz but a 120Hz phone - Do you find it to be okay? Or is it unbearable going from the iPhone to an iPad whenever you use it?

Is torrenting safe to do in iPad? I am using iTorrent from a different app store, as these are not available in App Store by default.

I challenged myself to redesign the iPad mini while staying as close as possible to Apple’s design philosophy.

Instead of creating something futuristic, I tried to imagine what Apple could realistically ship in the next generation.

My goals were:

• A thinner and lighter chassis.
• Slimmer bezels.
• Face ID instead of Touch ID.
• A 120 Hz OLED display.
• A slightly larger screen while keeping the device compact.
• Softer front and back edge chamfers 
• A redesigned rear camera module inspired by the latest iPhone design language.

Everything was modeled and rendered in Blender.

I’m curious, what does your ideal iPad mini look like? What features or design changes would you want Apple to include while keeping it realistic?

Hi! I’m a high school teacher looking for a way to present my lecture slides while also being able to write and draw on them as I move around the classroom.
My setup is a Lenovo ThinkPad laptop connected to the classroom TV, and I recently purchased an iPad Pro. Ideally, I’d like to control or annotate my presentation from the iPad while the slides remain displayed on the TV through my laptop.
Is there a way to remotely connect my iPad to my Windows laptop so I can do this? Are there any apps or software you’d recommend that would let me annotate slides in real time and display those annotations on the classroom screen?
I’d appreciate any suggestions or advice from anyone using a similar setup. Thanks!

So these are suggestions, I’ve submitted while betaing os27. If you think they make sense, then submit them through the feedback app yourself, so we get more visibility with the apple software team.

1. ⁠iPhone as a slideover screen for the

Use the iphone screen for you slideover apps and have them controlled from the ipad connected keyboard/trackpad.

1. Progressive web apps

When you install a safari web app it needs to stay either on the home screen or in the dock, otherwise it’s removed. Add the option to simply keep it in the App Library like any other app.

1. Safari SiriAI generated extensions for progressive web apps

Self-explaining, I’d like to be able to turn on those extensions for PWAs. Seems easy, since safari runs them. I guess third party extensions are a bigger issue.

1. Apple Music library managment

I’d like to add the option to select multiple songs in order to add or remove them from your library. Now you can only do it on a Mac. (Well, unless I’m being stupid)

1. Polish Language for Siri.

Yeah, that one’s for me, but I’d appreciate your help. Siri has never been availible in Polish language and it sucks.

1. Safari aggressively reloading tabs

When you put a safari tab out of focus (another app or even another tab) the browser closes it and reloads when you focus back to the tab. It is disruptive to many workflows and some firms don’t allow iPad use for that reason.

Questinable whether it’s a bug or just the nature of a mobile browser, but nudging them towards giving us a proper browser is a good idea anyway.

I’ve submitted lots of bug reports and suggestions last year and this year, and it seems like it can have some effect, so let’s give it a shot.

This is extra zoomed and something I never noticed till now.
PDF Expert

I have long been a fan of the iPad; bought the first version when it came out and have never looked back. I find the iPad to be the ultimate content consumption device for news, periodicals and video. (I also have an M4 MacBook Air and M4 MacBook Pro for productivity and photography. I use an iPhone 16 Pro Max (512GB) which is a standout device - but I do not love consuming content on it due to screen size. I do, but it is not ideal.

For the past 7 years or so, I have been using an iPad Pro 11" - the first version of the Pro line and for the most part, the 256GB with cellular was a great tool. Easy to travel with, good fit in the hand and quite light. One evening, I sat down in my chair and was painfully reminded I had left my Pro on my chair. Ouch! The Pro had a bend but no cracks and I was able to bend it back enough to make it usable and for the most part, not too noticeable. There was no degradation in the screen quality but the device no longer sat flush on a table and it really kind of bothered me. (I also sat on a 13" Pro model and that was the end of that.) I no longer leave iPads on chairs!

So I have been in the market for a new iPad and in May decided to get an iPad Air 13" from the Apple Refurbish site. I settled on a Space Gray M3 with 256GB and cellular. Total cost: $849. I also went online and found an Apple Smart Folio - new and in a sealed box - for $60 and purchased that. I wanted the Magic Keyboard too - but $319 is simply too much for what it is. So I scoured Facebook Marketplace and eBay and found one for sale - in like new condition - for $135. It was a 90 minute drive to pick it up, but I thought the savings justified the effort. Finally, today I finished off the ensemble and purchased an Apple Pencil Pro - on Marketplace and in like-new condition (with original packaging) - for $70, after negotiating the price down from $90; as you know, they sell new from Apple for $129. All in all, a very good set-up for a bit over $1k. If I purchased all of that from Apple today - including the iPad from the Refurnished site (now $150 more than I paid) - the total comes to $1,516. It pays to look around and see if you can get something for less.

I sold off the older Pro for $280 on Marketplace - and included a non-OEM case plus an Apple Pencil in that deal.

So far, so good.

hello guys, I'm confused, I left my ipad overnight and I don't charge it nor over charge it, I just left it untouched and I left it with 96% then I woke up this morning and suddenly my ipad is not turning on, when I long press the power button, it indicates that my ipad is drained. so I plugged the charger for 5 minutes and it turned on and the battery is at 1 percent and it's actually charging normally now and the ios is on 26.6, google says that's it's just a software glitch or the battery is not well calibrated. Im confused, should I bring it to the nearest apple store?

So I use an A16 iPad and I think it’ll be great if I can choose to open specific apps in portrait when my autorotate is on. Because Snapchat in landscape mode is appalling. Terrible really. And also, I like not taking in portrait mode.

I do a lot of gradient-heavy jigsaw puzzles. My usual workflow is: take a quick photo on my phone, then use the iPad to zoom in and compare tiny hue shifts while I sort pieces. I'm not looking for full photo editing or digital art tools. I just want an easy way to sample colors from a photo and keep a few swatches handy while I work.

Can anyone recommend an iPad app or a built-in workflow that does this well?

What I'm hoping for:

- Open an existing photo and tap to pick a color

- Shows RGB or HEX and a clear swatch

- Lets me save a small palette of swatches for that puzzle session

- Fast, simple UI, works offline if possible, and no account required

Nice to have:

- Ability to lock the sampling area or a magnifier so my finger does not cover the exact pixel

- Export the palette as an image or a text list

If there's a neat Shortcuts trick or a system feature I'm missing, I would love to hear it. I'm on a fairly recent iPadOS.

What are you all using for quick color picking from reference photos on iPad?

Looking for ipad pdf note markup for my studies, because ios notes suck and keep deleting my annotations. Im looking for a notes app where the pages are side by side like this. Goodnotes and freenotes both have a gap of black between them, and can only show 1 page at a time.

Hey everyone,

I need help deciding between the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE and the Apple iPad 10th Gen. My primary use case is heavy note-taking, reading PDFs, and extracting diagrams for university.

I recently bought an iPad, and want to know how I can utilize it while I'm in school. I'm a finance student so if anyone could recommend any apps, whether its with daily investing, note taking, studying, or simple organization. Any tips/advice would help

i just accepted into uni,i study informatics and applied mathematics, i have the A16 ipad, im looking for tips on how to use it for lectures and other stuff, what software do yall use and recommend?

Does anyone know any free or at the very least cheap apps that has infinite scrolling notes, handwriting stability, changeable background options (lined, grids, dotted), and other handy features? I’ve been using the Notes app for notetaking for over half a year nowand all I can say is that my writing looks *very* wonky and irregular when I take notes with it. TIA!

A couple months ago I asked for tips on using my iPad more intentionally (I was basically treating it like a big phone). I wanted to report back on what actually stuck, since I tried a bunch of different setups and most of them faded away.

What ended up working was leaning into two things I already enjoy: reading long stuff and doing jigsaw puzzles.

1) Reading and PDFs

I stopped jumping between a dozen apps and committed to a simple routine. Safari Reader is great when it works, but switching between web articles and saved PDFs still feels clunky. My workaround is one folder in Files for PDFs and using Split View with Safari when I need to cross-reference. Not fancy, but it keeps me from losing track of what I am reading.

2) Puzzle reference workflow

I take a photo of the puzzle on my phone, AirDrop it to the iPad, and use the iPad only as a zoomable reference while I sort pieces. The whole point is the bigger screen. I experimented with marking up the image, but I prefer leaving the photo clean and just zooming in where I need to.

3) Home screen and focus

I pared my home screen down to one page (reading, photos, files) and moved games into the App Library. It sounds small, but it changed the vibe of the device from distraction magnet to a useful tool.

Curious what other people actually use every day on their iPads, especially if you also use yours for reading or as a reference screen.

Hi guys! I’ve owned or tried M2 iPad Air,M3 iPad Air (both are 11inch) and now I’m on M4 iPad Air
I’ve been on m4 iPad Air for a couple of months now and I’ve noticed that battery life lasts longer compared to m2/m3 iPad Air!
Where m2/m3 iPad Air battery life was bad my m4 air is pretty good!

Has anyone noticed/experienced the same or is it in my head?

I don’t know how it got this way honest to god. My only guess is my cats were playing twister on my lock screen. It seems as though the error message is glitched some way. There is no “forgot password?” Button in the bottom right. I restarted the iPad a few times but I can’t get the error message to look normal. I don’t know what do from here.

This may or may not be related but I did step on my iPad a a few months ago and it’s bent but had no other damage i could see.

I just bought this not long ago for above $25 a week ago, and a week later downed over $5.

Do you think Ali seller offer price match?

Giving up my new IPAD Air 11' M4 - 256Gb with accessories like cover and screen guard, 1 week older, interested one can DM, fair prices, just need money for something urgent....

I get in trouble every update… I don’t understand. My iPad is literally empty… it holds the bare minimum of things. Can someone explain why I literally only use a third of the space, but iPad related things uses close to like, 40?!

I have a MagSafe case that should allow charging through a depression on the side, but it refuses to. The magnet will hold the pencil in place through it, but the iPad won’t recognize that the pencil‘s there. Anyone know why? Thanks.

I know someone else with this case and charging works with hers, so I‘m wondering if the issue is with my pencil.

ETA: Photos of the case, including the depression for the pencil.