The primary launch of iPadOS 16 for the iPad, iPadOS 16.1, is scheduled to be launched on Monday, October 24, and it’s a giant replace. Together with iOS 16 options together with modifying despatched Messages and Passkeys, many new iPad-only options are coming as properly to assist Apple’s pill progress from being a much bigger model of the iPhone to its personal gadget.
That progress comes with some compromises, nonetheless, the principle one being that a number of the new options will work solely on iPads that use an M1 or M2 chip as an alternative of an A-series processor. In different phrases, you’ll want one of many latest iPad Professionals or the most recent iPad Air to run a number of new iPadOS 16.1 options—and a few have much more stringent necessities. Right here’s a take a look at the options that require an M1 or M2 processor or different {hardware} necessities.
Exterior show assist
Apple just lately introduced that full exterior show assist won’t be out there when iPadOS 16.1 is launched. As an alternative, will probably be included in an iPadOS 16 replace later this yr.
To make use of an iPad Professional with an exterior show, you’ll have to attend for an iPadOS 16 replace that shall be launched later this yr.
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Exterior show assist works on iPad Professionals with an M1 or M2, and it’ll work at resolutions as much as 6K. Apps shall be accessible by means of the exterior show, drag and drop will perform between the show and the iPad Professional, and Stage Supervisor is supported. Talking of which…
Stage Supervisor
Stage Supervisor is a brand new multitasking UI and the premier function of iPadOS 16.1. Apple initially stated it requires an M1 iPad, nonetheless, it just lately softened these restrictions in order that it now can work on iPad Professionals that use A12X (2018) and A12Z (2020) chips. Nonetheless, these A-series iPad Professionals will nonetheless not have the ability to run Stage Supervisor on an exterior show, and apparently Apple has no plans to make it work in a later replace.
Reference mode
Reference mode, a function on M-series Macs, is the flexibility to show reference coloration, which is required in high-end manufacturing environments. iPadOS 16.1 has a brand new Reference mode as properly, however it requires a Liquid Retina XDR show, which is barely out there on the 12.9-inch iPad Professional.
Reference mode in iPadOS 16.1 requires the 12.9-inch iPad Professional with a Liquid Retina XDR show.
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Magnifier Detection Mode and Door Detection
Magnifier in iPadOS 16.1 could have an Accessibility function referred to as Detection Mode, which offers descriptions of doorways, folks, and pictures. Door Detection goes additional and may learn indicators round a door, in addition to work out the best way to open it. To make use of these new detection instruments, you’ll want a 4th-, Fifth- or Sixth-generation 12.9-inch iPad Professional or a 2nd-, Third-, or 4th-generation 11-inch iPad Professional with an A12Z, M1, or M2 processor.
Digital reminiscence swap
This function permits the M1 and M2-based iPads to allocate SSD space for storing to be used as RAM, as much as 16GB. Nonetheless, to make use of this function on an M1 iPad Air, the gadget must have at the least 256GB of storage. The iPad Professionals don’t have such a restriction.
Additionally see When you don’t have an M1 Mac or iPad, these are the options you’ll be lacking this fall.
11-inch iPad Professional (2021)
MSRP:
128GB Wi-Fi $799 | 128GB Wi-Fi + Mobile $999
iPad Air (2022)
MSRP:
$599 (64GB); $749 (256GB)
