Apple iPadOS

2023

Release of emergency patches for three zero-day vulnerabilities

Apple has released emergency security updates to address three new zero-day vulnerabilities that have been exploited in attacks on iPhone and Mac users. This became known on September 21, 2023. Apple has fixed all three vulnerabilities in macOS 12.7/13.6, iOS 16.7/17.0.1, [iPadOS] 16.7/17.0.1 and watchOS 9.6.3/10.0.1 by solving the certificate validation problem and implementing improved checks. Read more here.

Fix zero-day vulnerabilities

Apple on February 13, 2023 released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS and Safari to fix zero-day vulnerabilities that the company said were actively exploited in the wild (ITW). Read more here.

2022

Fix a zero-day vulnerability

On October 24, 2022, Apple released security updates that contain a fix for the ninth zero-day vulnerability used in attacks on iPhones since the beginning of 2022. Apple has fixed this 0-day vulnerability in iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Read more here.

Fix vulnerabilities that hackers have already exploited

Apple has fixed two vulnerabilities in iOS and iPad OS that attackers have already exploited with might and main. This became known on September 26, 2022. Both bugs belonged to the class of zero-day vulnerabilities, that is, the vendor learned about them after their active exploitation began. Read more here.

2021: Updated iPadOS 15 coming out

On September 20, 2021, tablet users Apple were able to download and install an updated version on their devices. operating system iPadOS We are talking about iPadOS 15, which supports work with the following devices:

• iPad Pro (2015)/Pro (2017)/Pro (2018)/Pro (2020)/Pro (2021);
• iPad Air 2/Air 3/Air 4;
• iPad (2017)/(2018)/(2019)/(2020);
• iPad Mini (2015)/Mini (2019).

Organization and ordering of widgets

In iPadOS 15, users can place not only applications on the home screen pages, but also widgets that expand the OS personalization capabilities.

Application Library

The app library allows applications to be automatically categorized into convenient categories such as Productivity, Games, and Recently Added, and provides access to all of the user's apps directly from Dock.

Apple releases updated OS for iPad

Universal management

You can use a keyboard, trackpad or mouse to work on multiple Macs and iPads at the same time. The cursor from the Mac can be moved directly to the iPad and back, and what is printed on the "poppy" will be displayed on the iPad.

FaceTime

During a FaceTime call, you can jointly watch TV shows and movies, listen to music or show your screen to your interlocutors using the SharePlay function. In this case, the playback control panel will be available to everyone.

Photo Recognition

The Online Text function uses the intelligence of the device to recognize text in photos and makes it possible to perform certain actions on it. For example, the function can recognize the phone number on the photographed store door and invite the user to call this number. The Visual Look Up function allows you to recognize objects in the photo, for example, determine the type of plant or breed of a dog.^[1]

2019

iPadOS is available for download

On September 24, 2019, iPadOS went public. The operating system can be installed on iPad Air 2 and older, iPad Pro, iPad 5th and later generation, as well as iPad mini 4 and older.

Many iPadOS features are borrowed from the telephone iOS 13, such a dark interface theme, new Maps, Photos and Reminders apps, support for controllers for Xbox and PS4 game consoles, and the Arcade streaming service Apple.

The first OS for the iPad has been released. It brings tablets closer to computers

However, the platform has received many features that make tablets closer to computers than to smartphones. For example, there is advanced multitasking, launching one application in two windows, changing and downloading new fonts, as well as widgets on the home screen, which can be displayed along with regular program icons.

The Safari browser in iPadOS automatically opens not a mobile, but a full version of websites, scaled with the resolution of the iPad display and optimized for touch. In addition, Safari has a built-in download manager, support for 30 new keyboard shortcuts and improved tab management.

According to Apple, with the release of iPadOS, editing text on the iPad has become much easier and faster. The accuracy and speed have become even higher, you can select text by simply swiping, and new gestures allow you to cut, copy, paste text or cancel the previous action.

Despite the fact that the tablet screen is much larger than on smartphones, Apple has provided for the ability to detach the keyboard and reduce its size. 

To check whether iPadOS can be installed on a tablet, users need to go to Settings → Basic → Software Update, and then click the Download and Install link. For those who have previously installed the beta version of the "operating system," it will need to be removed and iPadOS downloaded.^[2]

iPadOS announcement

On May 3, 2019, Apple introduced a separate operating system for iPad tablets. The new product is called iPadOS. It is adapted for the ability to open several applications on the screen and documents at once.

For example, you can write one email while viewing another in a nearby window, or switch between Messages and Calendar with a swipe gesture.

iPadOS will have a new main screen that houses even more applications, and Today mode, in which the most important is collected on one page

On iPadOS, users can mark and send entire documents, emails or web pages to the iPad by swiping the Apple Pencil stylus from the edge of the screen.

Tools  for creating and deleting objects, color palettes, shapes, a new tool for erasing part of the stroke by pixels, and a ruler for drawing straight lines are available on the toolbar. 

iPadOS has received a completely new home screen, in one part of which widgets can be located (the same as in the "Notification Center"), in the other - application icons. The Files app has become more like Finder. Here it even became possible to create Zip archives. The Safari browser can now work directly with Google Docs documents. 

 System user fonts can be installed in the OS.  BApp Store will be available fonts from designer stores and large companies such as Adobe, DynaComware, etc.

The operating system is equipped with a new "floating" keyboard, which saves space on the display and supports the QuickPath function. Apple claims that typing with one hand becomes more convenient,  and there is more room for applications. The keyboard is turned on with a finger gesture and can be dragged anywhere on the display.

The iPadOS beta is available to developers starting June 3, 2019. The final version of the platform will be released in the fall.^[3]

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