A look at the iPad-specific features in iOS 12
Apple mostly touted the benefits of iOS 12 on the iPhone during the two-hour WWDC keynote, but that doesn't mean the iPad was overlooked. We've found 24 iPad-specific features that you may have missed.
One of the most talked about areas for the iPad was the new iPhone X inspired gestures including accessing the app switcher, invoking Control Center, jumping between apps, and going to the Home screen.
Photographers are also going to love the improvements to the photo import process, which has remained largely unchanged for years.
Watch the AppleInsider deep-dive video to see all the changes for yourself.
One of the most talked about areas for the iPad was the new iPhone X inspired gestures including accessing the app switcher, invoking Control Center, jumping between apps, and going to the Home screen.
Photographers are also going to love the improvements to the photo import process, which has remained largely unchanged for years.
Watch the AppleInsider deep-dive video to see all the changes for yourself.
- Redesigned status bar with space in the center
- Date included in iPad Status Bar
- Swipe up to go to Home screen
- Swipe to go Home from the Lock Screen
- Swipe up to hold to access app switcher
- Swipe down on top right to access Control Center
- Control Center removed from App Switcher
- Quick switch between apps
- New Stocks app
- New Voice Memos app
- News has redesign
- Books has redesign (and new name)
- Updated Screen Recording Interface
- Trackpad cursor mode by holding on space bar
- Photo import and manage RAW photos on your iPhone and iPad and edit on your iPad Pro
- Photo import can show as an overlay above your other apps
- Photo import location can be changed
- During import, will sort photos that have already been added and put into a different section
- During import, progress circle is displayed. Tapping it gives you a counter
- Preview full-screen photos
- Improved import speed (especially with USB 3.0 reader)
- Photo counter and storage amount are displayed on the top right
- Context selection on second spotlight invocation using Smart Keyboard (or others)
- Editing camera photos options in Messages app, no effects
Comments
Can the 1 finger gestures be disabled individually?
Trackpad cursor mode looks like an interesting feature. I wonder if it's related to the various DF articles and pontifications about iPad needing more work on focus or mouse capabilities.
What I would have liked the most though, as someone who uses an iPad Pro for work, would have been expanded capability of the files app. Specifically that is for my purposes local and remote access to MS servers, or at home, NAS and the other computer’s files.
Also, 29,985 unread emails on your iPad Pro!
One question though! Is it possible to share folders in iOS 12 with iCloud Drive? This is the single most frustrating thing and it keeps me from leaving Google Drive. I often need to share a bunch of files to someone and iCloud Drive doesn’t allow it.
- Date included in iPad Status Bar
Hoorah! I'm sick of having to bring up the Home Screen just to check the date.When FaceID comes to the iPad, I think Apple will ensure that it works in Portrait and Landscape mode.
They could get away with it being Portrait mode only on the iPhone X since the phone is mostly unlocked in Portrait mode. In the case of the iPad, a lot of users unlock it in Landscape mode, just like how it was done with TouchID on this video.
Very nicely done video, by the way!
Also, DUDE! Inbox management -- STAT!!