Earlier this week, a leaker on Chinese blogging site Weibo claimed that Apple will be making an iPad-related announcement next Tuesday, March 26. However, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has since refuted this claim, stating that it is “not true.”
Gurman, a reliable source for Apple-related news, has not provided any specific details regarding an announcement or launch date for the new iPad models, but he has suggested a general timeframe of “around the end of March or in April.”
In his recent edition of the Power On newsletter, Gurman discussed the timing of the new iPad models, stating that the specific version of iPadOS that will ship with the devices won’t be ready until at least late March, and it may take “a couple weeks” to install the software on the initial shipments. As a result, the launch of the new iPads may be pushed “deeper into next month,” although an announcement could happen sooner than that.
The new iPad models are expected to include revamped iPad Pro models with OLED displays, Apple’s M3 chip, and other enhancements. There are also rumors of updated iPad Air models, including a new 12.9-inch size option. Apple is also reportedly planning to introduce a new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro and a new Apple Pencil.
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