Apple to Announce New iPads on March 26, Rumors Claim

[MacRumors]

Apple is widely expected to release new iPad Air and OLED iPad Pro models in the next few weeks. According to new rumors coming out of Asia, the company will announce its new iPads on Tuesday, March 26.

Chinese leaker Instant Digital on Weibo this morning claimed that the date will see some sort of announcement from Apple related to new iPads, but stopped short of calling it an official launch date. Instead, Apple could announce pre-order availability, with shipping dates to follow.

Separately, Chinese website IT Home claimed that March 26 will see Apple release new iPads. However, the outlet appears to have interpreted this as a launch date based on when several Amazon listings for third-party protective cases for the new iPads go live, rather than specific information from a trusted source.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple plans to release new iPad Pro and iPad Air models around the end of March or in April. That said, the well-connected reporter now seems to be leaning more towards the possibility of an April release.

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Writing in the latest subscriber edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman said he wanted to clear up confusion about when he believed Apple would release new iPads (specifically new iPad Pro models).

Gurman reiterated that a new variant of iPadOS 17.4 designed for the updated models won't be complete until the end of March or even sometime in April. "Once the OS is finished, Apple needs to send it off to the factories to be installed on the new hardware. That process could last a couple weeks, probably taking us deeper into next month," he wrote.

Two new iPad Pro models are expected to feature a new M3 chip, OLED displays, a thinner enclosure, a landscape-oriented front camera, a redesigned camera bump, and possibly MagSafe wireless charging.

The two new iPad Air models are expected to feature Apple's M2 chip and a landscape-oriented front camera, including a first-ever 12.9-inch model.

Other announcements expected in the March-April window include a new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro with a larger trackpad, and a new Apple Pencil.

Gurman previously ruled out an Apple Event for the new iPads. Instead, he believes they will be announced in a press release on the Apple Newsroom website, like the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models were earlier this month.

Article Link: Apple to Announce New iPads on March 26, Rumors Claim

 

[Ivander]

13" OLED iPad Pro sounds so tempting that I might upgrade despite the fact that I'm not a dedicated iPad user.

 

[nortonandreev]

I do believe this. I was expecting the week on 25th of March.

 

[Aiii83]

Was hoping for this week, but at least I can save myself the trouble of refreshing Newsroom twenty times a day. Looking forward to going back to 11-inch from 12.9 now that it finally gets the proper screen, I've used the (M1) 12.9-inch with pleasure, but I never fully got used to the size. Prefer the smaller form factor.

 

[DHagan4755]

Sounds legit to me. They may not ship immediately; kind of like the way iPhones are announced. Apple announces on a Tuesday, pre-orders on Friday, arriving in customer's hands the following Friday? Either way, Apple could also be timing the announcement as a response to Microsoft's surface event (not to be upstaged).

 

[AlmightyKang]

Gonna sell my M2 iPad Pro this weekend before it devalues.

 

[xmarcuswildx]

Still holding out hope iPad mini is coming with these…

 

[bLackjackj]

That is correct,..I have it on good authority 😉

 

[sc00ba]

"We've pushed the price up by $300 because we're such an altruistic company that believes in equal human rights and we think you're gonna love it!"

🙄

 

[Pezimak]

Sounds right to me. Will be interesting to see what they are like.

 

[wib]

Oh, I hope it's true! I'm looking forward to seeing them (and probably buying one)!

 

[McJobs]

It feels like 2012/2013 again when people were excited about the new iPads.

 

[Dopestar]

Still holding out hope iPad mini is coming with these…

Same here I really love how compact the mini is but the screen needs an update

 

[Populus]

I wish my eyes didn’t strain when using OLED displays, because the 11” M2 iPad Pro is currently my most used device. So I would buy this M3 or even the upcoming M4 iPad Pro in a heartbeat. But my ocular health comes first.

 

[entropys]

Darn it, hoping it was this week.

 

[Remy149]

13" OLED iPad Pro sounds so tempting that I might upgrade despite the fact that I'm not a dedicated iPad user

I’m still using a 2018 iPad Pro I promised myself I was upgrading this year no matter what. I use mine daily as a consumption device but also as a notebook for work notes. My hybrid work schedule makes it the most convenient tool for work notes.

 

[Misuteri]

So much for my Easter gifts to myself.

 

[David1964]

Still holding out hope iPad mini is coming with these…

That’s not expected until September/October unfortunately.

 

[Someyoungguy]

My old point and shoot cameras and broken garage remotes are perfectly fine living in the drawer with my existing iPad. I don’t know what they’re for anymore, or why I bought three of them over the years, except that iPhones were 3.5” and streaming TVs weren’t ubiquitous, and they didn’t approach the cost of a MacBook.

 

[EugW]

I’ll be set for this year’s Back-To-School sale in June:

US$899 / CA$1229 & US$849 edu / CA$1159 edu base model 11.x” OLED with new 256 GB base storage tier.

 

[NinjaHERO]

Just take my money already. Lol.

 

[JapanApple]

Hence, no news about the new iPad Just BS

 

[Logic368]

I wish my eyes didn’t strain when using OLED displays, because the 11” M2 iPad Pro is currently my most used device. So I would buy this M3 or even the upcoming M4 iPad Pro in a heartbeat. But my ocular health comes first.

Do you know why it is? PWM? Weird subpixel layout?

 

[roundski]

I guess Apple Hates all of its products with mini in their name

 

[b99g51]

Apple is widely expected to release new iPad Air and OLED iPad Pro models in the next few weeks. According to new rumors coming out of Asia, the company will announce its new iPads on Tuesday, March 26.

Chinese leaker Instant Digital on Weibo this morning claimed that the date will see some sort of announcement from Apple related to new iPads, but stopped short of calling it an official launch date. Instead, Apple could announce pre-order availability, with shipping dates to follow.

Separately, Chinese website IT Home claimed that March 26 will see Apple release new iPads. However, the outlet appears to have interpreted this as a launch date based on when several Amazon listings for third-party protective cases for the new iPads go live, rather than specific information from a trusted source.

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple plans to release new iPad Pro and iPad Air models around the end of March or in April. That said, the well-connected reporter now seems to be leaning more towards the possibility of an April release.

Writing in the latest subscriber edition of his Power On newsletter, Gurman said he wanted to clear up confusion about when he believed Apple would release new iPads (specifically new iPad Pro models).

Gurman reiterated that a new variant of iPadOS 17.4 designed for the updated models won't be complete until the end of March or even sometime in April. "Once the OS is finished, Apple needs to send it off to the factories to be installed on the new hardware. That process could last a couple weeks, probably taking us deeper into next month," he wrote.

Two new iPad Pro models are expected to feature a new M3 chip, OLED displays, a thinner enclosure, a landscape-oriented front camera, a redesigned camera bump, and possibly MagSafe wireless charging.

The two new iPad Air models are expected to feature Apple's M2 chip and a landscape-oriented front camera, including a first-ever 12.9-inch model.

Other announcements expected in the March-April window include a new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro with a larger trackpad, and a new Apple Pencil.

Gurman previously ruled out an Apple Event for the new iPads. Instead, he believes they will be announced in a press release on the Apple Newsroom website, like the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models were earlier this month.

Article Link: Apple to Announce New iPads on March 26, Rumors Claim

I’m not sure if it means anything at all, but I’ve got an email from the Apple saying Hello developer March 2024, that includes 4 geographic regions. One of them is in Cupertino. But when I checked the Apple website, I didn’t see anything about this “Hello developer March 2024” thing. I wonder if anyone else has received the same email from the Apple?

nevertheless I can’t wait until I hold the new iPad Pro in my hands. I skipped the 6th gen iPad Pro to get a major upgraded one. March 26 is around the corner. If announced at that date, possibly the release date will follow a week later for Friday April 5th.