iPadOS 17 delivers a more personal and advanced experience on iPad with big changes to the lock screen, new smart features, and new ways to find and share information.
Redesigned lock screen and interactive widgets
Customize the lock screen to your liking with the apps you use most to get the most out of the iPad screen. You can choose your favorite photos for the lock screen or even a dynamic series of images that change throughout the day. Change the style and color of your iPad’s date and time to create unique designs. What you could already do with iPhone, is now possible with iPad.
Now with iPadOS 17 , widgets are interactive and available on both the lock and home screens. Create your most personalized design than ever with iPad!
Work easier with PDF files
Thanks to iPadOS 17, it will be very easy for you to fill out any information you need in a PDF file. Thanks to the machine learning of this new update, iPadOS 17 is capable of identifying PDF fields , making it easier to enter data such as names, emails, and contact addresses.
Improvements in App Notes
Organize your notes better than ever. The new notes update in iPadOS 17 gives us more ways to organize, read, annotate, and collaborate on your PDF files. Now, the full width of the PDF is displayed , making it easy to turn pages, take quick notes, and draw with Apple Pencil.
There is more! Thanks to live collaboration and if you have shared the note, others’ changes will appear instantly. Great advance in the Notes App!
More interactive messages
Another novelty in iPadOS 17 regarding the Messages App with which you will be able to interact with stickers with emojis or even the possibility of creating Live Stickers , separating the subject from the background.
Also improve the search for people, keywords and types of content with new filters to find what you are looking for at all times. There’s still more! Audio messages are automatically transcribed for reading now or listening to later.
Great Safari Productivity
With iPadOS 17, productivity in the Safari app is multiplied . Profiles allow you to separate navigation by topics, both personal and work. Additionally, they have their own history, cookies, tab groups, and favorites.
You can block the window they are viewing with Face ID or Touch ID , thanks to private browsing to eliminate trackers.
The Health App comes to your iPad
See your health data in detail in the iPadOS 17 Health app . You will be able to see a new design in the Favorites section, optimized for the iPad screen. Manage and monitor your medication , record passing emotions and mood each day. How wonderful the new Health App, we love it!
iPadOS 17 support
As with all new updates to Apple operating systems, there are models that stop updating. Therefore, check if your iPad model is compatible with the new features of iPadOS 17 . These are the iPad models compatible with the new iPadOS 17 operating system update :
- iPad Pro 10.5″ (2017)
- iPad Pro 12.9″ (2017)
- 9.7″ iPad (2018)
- 11″ iPad Pro (2018)
- iPad Pro 12.9″ (2018)
- iPad Air 3 (2019)
- iPad mini 5 (2019)
- 10.2″ iPad (2019)
- iPad Pro 11″ (2020)
- iPad Pro 12.9″ (2020)
- 10.2″ iPad (2020)
- iPad Air 4 (2020)
- 11″ iPad Pro (2021)
- iPad Pro 12.9″ (2021)
- 10.2″ iPad (2021)
- iPad mini 6 (2021)
- iPad Air 5 (2022)
- 10.9″ iPad (2022)
- 11″ iPad Pro (2022)
- iPad Pro 12.9″ (2022)
When will you be able to enjoy iPadOS 17?
iPadOS 17 is now available to download, so you just have to go to Settings> General> Software Update. It’s completely free!
Are you interested in knowing what’s new about the iPhone with its new operating system, iOS 17? Discover in detail its new features that you can also enjoy starting today.
