Lukáš Čambala About the larger and more powerful iPad he speaks already some time and recent indications suggest that something is really going on. In New iOS 9 another indication that the introduction of a roughly 12-inch iPad will happen sooner or later was shown by the keyboard. There is a hidden keyboard inside the new system, which is only displayed when the display has a higher resolution, which is not yet supported by any Apple tablet. Therefore, it was logical to talk about the new layout being prepared for the so-called "iPad Pro".
iOS code being able to detect new devices is nothing new. Already iOS 6 indicated that we will see a new 4-inch device, iOS 8 revealed a larger 4,7-inch iPhone.
Also new in iOS 9 – UIKeyboard seems to scale to a much larger heretofore unseen iPad screen size 😛 #ipadproconfirmed pic.twitter.com/Q9eN9CLCKQ
- Steve TS (@stroughtonsmith) June 15, 2015
The hidden keyboard in iOS 9 is not very different from the one we are used to now, it just adds some small and welcome improvements, mainly quick access buttons. Apple could also omit the third page of characters as a result, everything would fit in two on the larger iPad thanks to the extra line (see image).
For the new iPad with a significantly larger display than the current iPad Air, the other officially introduced news in iOS 9, namely multitasking, which takes the efficiency of working with the tablet several levels further, clearly speaks for itself.
In addition, the developers also revealed other interesting things in the iOS 9 code. According to their findings, the new iPad with 12,9 inches could have a resolution of 2732×2048 points and 265 pixels per inch (PPI). The last generation of iPads with Retina displays are 9,7 inches and 264 PPI, so it would make sense that the iPad with the larger screen would have a similar pixel density when the resolution is increased.
It's still unclear when the iPad Pro should arrive, but it won't be before the fall. Preparing the system first and then releasing the hardware would be a very prudent and logical course of action from Apple in this case. According to some sources, his new tablet should also have NFC, Force Touch, USB-C or better support for styluses.
Personally, I like the possibility to control the iPad more from the HW keyboard – Cmd+Tab for switching applications, etc. FINALLY!!!