A new update to iPadOS 27 causes AirPlay to show the entire iPad screen when presenters switch apps, exposing private notes and ruining presentations.
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Apple Rolls Out The iPadOS 27.2 Release Candidate For Testing
Apple is sending the iPadOS 27.2 release candidate to developers. The update brings smart lock controls, a better Siri interface, and fresh media tweaks.
App Store product page headers now take images and videos up to 30 seconds
Developers can now put a looping video or brand image at the top of their App Store page, and get the art approved before a campaign starts.
Apple Rolls Out Third Developer Beta For iPadOS 27.2
Apple released the third iPadOS 27.2 developer beta. Find out what new features are included and how to install the software on your tablet right now.
Five iPads can't install iPadOS 27: Here's what their owners get instead
Five iPads that ran iPadOS 26 can’t install iPadOS 27: iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation), iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad mini (5th generation), and iPad (8th generation). Apple gave all five iPadOS 26.7 on September 14, the day iPadOS 27 arrived, with fixes for 82 security vulnerabilities. iOS 27 and…
iOS 27 Impersonation Risk Detection: How Apple's anti-scam setting works
Impersonation Risk Detection, available starting with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27, lets a supporting app ask your device for a scam risk level before you send a payment or change your password. The switch is in Settings > Privacy & Security > Impersonation Risk Detection, where it is labeled Share with App Developers. Two iPhone…
How to make a Safari extension by describing it in macOS 27 and iPadOS 27
In Safari on macOS 27, go to the website you want to change, click the Page menu button in the Smart Search field, and choose Describe Extension. Type what you want, and Safari either points you to a matching extension in the App Store or builds one you can try before you save it. Mac…
How to prepare your iPad for iPadOS 27, in the order Apple recommends
iPadOS 27 becomes available as a free update on Monday, September 14, 2026. Apple’s own support library sets a specific order for getting an iPad ready for it: back up first, then clear space, then check power and Wi-Fi, all before Settings ever shows a Download and Install button. iPadOS 27 reaches every eligible iPad…
iPadOS 27's Two iPad-Only Upgrades: Faster File Transfers and Screenshot Visual Intelligence
Most of what iPadOS 27 changes, Apple also ships in iOS 27 or macOS 27 Golden Gate. Two items on Apple’s own iPadOS page are not shared: file transfers to external drives that Apple measured as up to five times faster, and a Visual Intelligence flow built specifically into iPad’s screenshot experience. iPadOS 27 arrives…
iPad Gets Apple Cash Bill Splitting, but Only Two Model Lines Qualify
Apple’s Wallet update lets a Camera scan of a restaurant receipt split the bill, tax and tip included, through Apple Cash. On iPad, Apple names exactly two eligible lines: iPad mini with the A17 Pro chip, and iPad with an M-series chip from M1 onward. The feature works only in the United States. Apple names…
Which iPad Should You Buy in 2026? The $749 iPad Air, and the Memory Figure Apple Has Not Published
For most people the iPad to buy is the iPad Air, recorded at $749 for the 11-inch model with M4 and $699 on Apple’s Education Store. It is the cheapest iPad that appears on every capability list Apple publishes, it takes the $100 Back to School gift card that the smaller and cheaper iPads do…
iPadOS 27 Renames Wi-Fi Assist to Connectivity Assist, and What Else iPad Gets on Monday
iPadOS 27 arrives as a free update on Monday, September 14, 2026, the same day as iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27 and visionOS 27. Apple’s iPadOS 27 page lists most of the same features as the iPhone update, plus a short list of changes that belong to iPad alone, starting with a…
Every Apple Device Updating Monday, and the Ones iOS 27 Leaves Behind
iOS 27 is one of five operating systems Apple has confirmed for Monday, September 14, alongside iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27 and visionOS 27. A sixth, tvOS 27, has no release date attached to it anywhere on Apple’s own pages. iPhone 11 and later, plus the second-generation iPhone SE and later, are…
Apple Intelligence's Top Tier Needs M4 on iPad and M3 on Mac, With 12GB on Both
Apple Intelligence has a tier above the tier, and it asks for a different chip on each platform. On the iPad it needs M4 or later with 12GB or more of unified memory; on the Mac it needs M3 or later with the same 12GB. The 27 releases arrive free on Monday, September 14. Image:…
macOS 27 Golden Gate vs iPadOS 27: Six Mac Features Apple Does Not List for iPad
iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate ship on the same day, Monday, September 14, and they are not the same update. Apple’s macOS page lists six things its iPadOS page does not, and the iPad page lists one thing the Mac page does not. Safari and Siri side by side, the kind of layout…
iPadOS 27 and the iPad Air: Apple's Footnote Says M2, Its Apple Intelligence Page Says M1
Apple has published two different chip floors for the iPad Air. The compatibility footnote on Apple’s iPadOS page reads “iPad Air (4th generation and later, M2 and later)”, while Apple’s Apple Intelligence page lists “iPad Air (M1 and later)”. Apple announced the 27 software family at its September 9 event. Image: Apple Both pages were…
iPadOS 27 on the iPad You Barely Use: What the Update Changes Without Apple Intelligence
Plenty of iPads live on a coffee table, a kitchen counter or a kid’s lap, and never touch Apple Intelligence. For those iPads, iPadOS 27 on Monday, September 14 is still a real update: a reworked Liquid Glass with a tint slider you control, faster Messages sync, a rebuilt Shared Albums, a redesigned Screen Time…
Apple Intelligence on iPad: The 12GB Memory Floor and Which iPads Clear It
Apple publishes two hardware bars for Apple Intelligence on iPad, not one. The first is M1 or later, plus iPad mini with A17 Pro, and it covers the bulk of the feature set. The second is an iPad with M4 or later and 12GB or more of unified memory, and Apple attaches it to exactly…
iPadOS 27 vs iOS 27: Three iPad Extras, Five iPhone Features Apple Does Not List for iPad
iPadOS 27 and iOS 27 both arrive on Monday, September 14, 2026, they carry the same release candidate build, 24A435, and Apple describes the iPad release as carrying the iPhone feature set. Three things appear only in Apple’s iPad material, and five appear only in its iPhone material. iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 ship the…
iPadOS 27 Compatible iPads: Apple's Published List and the Chip Qualifiers It Attaches
iPadOS 27 arrives on Monday, September 14, 2026 as a free update, and Apple lists four iPad families as compatible: iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad and iPad mini. Each one carries a chip qualifier in the same footnote, which is why the iPad list reads nothing like the plain model-by-model list Apple publishes for iPhone.…
iPadOS 27 Release Date and Features: What Comes to iPad on September 14
iPadOS 27 arrives as a free update on Monday, September 14, 2026, the same day as iOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27 and visionOS 27. Apple’s iPadOS 27 page lists Siri AI in beta, external drive transfers up to 5x faster, Visual Intelligence built into the screenshot experience, and the same Apple Intelligence…
Apple Rolls Out Sixth Developer Betas For iOS 27 And iPadOS 27
Apple just released the sixth developer betas for its mobile systems. Read about the new update cycle and how to easily install it on your device.
Apple Officially Ends Software Support For 16 Devices This Fall
Find out if your device is losing software support this fall. Apple is dropping updates for 16 models of watches, tablets, computers, and media players.
Every iPhone, iPad and Mac That Lost Support in 2026
Curious which devices lost software support at WWDC 2026? See the complete list of iPads and Macs that will miss the next big update while phones survive.