In the wake of the presentation of the slew of new features of iOS 17, Apple continued with the improvements made for the use of its touch pad with iPadOS 17. Nothing very revolutionary on the horizon, but some new features to make the experience of using the iPad a little more pleasant. In this sense, the Cupertino company has focused on creativity.
Indeed, Apple has put PDFs at the heart of its presentation of iPadOS 17. “The iPad is the best device for PDFs”, immediately launched the company amarine to announce the color. To optimize their use, they will now be directly from the Notes app, which is receiving an update for the occasion, so as to simplify the organization, reading and annotation of PDFs. Apple took the opportunity to highlight its Apple Pencil stylus, sold for the modest sum of €149. This allows you to write, draw and sign on iPad.
In addition to PDFs, the American firm has announced a redesign of its Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro apps, respectively dedicated to video editing and music creation. In the wake of iOS 16 on iPhone, which finally made it possible to customize the lock screen, it is now possible to do the same on iPad.
A locked screen finally optimized
Interactive widgets also land to allow users to use them when the screen is locked. This can allow for example to check a box when a task has just been performed. Still in this perspective of interactivity, live activities will be displayed on the locked screen, which can be useful for seeing the score of a football match, following a meal delivery or even obtaining information in real time on an impending voyage. Finally, the Health app has been redesigned to allow the user to access their physical activity data at a glance and simplify the sharing of this information with the iPhone and Apple Watch.
In other words, Apple brings some slight appreciable improvements, but nothing more. iPadOS 17 also includes most of the new features offered by iOS 17, such as offline maps on Maps, optimized stickers in messages, improved predictive input for writing or the possibility of leaving a video message on FaceTime. if the call recipient does not answer.