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Date : Tue Mar 26 2024 11:30:06

The iPad Pro 2024 could get a new camera to fix its wonky video calls

Date:
Tue, 26 Mar 2024 11:26:35 +0000

Description:
Apples iPad Pro could soon get a landscape front-facing camera, if a new 
rumor is to be believed.

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Its been a while since Apple has launched a new iPad, with the latest model 
going back as far as October 2022. That situation has provided plenty of 
fodder for the rumor mill, and the latest idea is that the upcoming iPad Pro 
will move its front-facing camera to the side of the device. 

That information comes from a leaker known as Instant Digital on the Chinese 
social media platform Weibo (via MacRumors ). According to Instant Digital, 
the iPad Pros TrueDepth camera system will move to the right-hand side of the 
tablet. The microphone array, meanwhile, will be centered at the top of the 
device. 

Why is Apple apparently going to make this move? It all comes down to video 
calls . Past iPads have put the front-facing camera on the top edge of the 
tablet. When you use the iPad like a laptop in landscape mode and join a 
video call, it means you have to awkwardly look at the side of your device 
(rather than the top, where your eyes would naturally go) in order to look 
into the camera. Its a clumsy situation that could be easily avoided by Apple 
moving the cameras position. 

Now, it looks like thats exactly what the company is planning on doing. And 
if were being honest, its a long-overdue move on Apples part  but better late 
than never. Mounting evidence (Image credit: Future) 

Instant Digitals claim isnt the only instance of a rumor asserting that this 
change is imminent. Earlier in March 2024, Instant Digital announced that the 
iPad Air would also get a side-mounted camera . 

As well as that, code discovered in iOS 17.4 revealed that the change could 
indeed be coming to the iPad Pro. Among the code snippets was this tidbit: 
During Face ID setup, iPad needs to be in landscape with the camera at the 
top of the screen. The latest entry-level iPad is the only one with a 
landscape camera , but it doesnt have Face ID  thats reserved for the iPad 
Pro, suggesting this code was referencing one of Apples unreleased top-end 
tablets. 

A landscape camera is not the only thing were expecting in the new iPad Pro . 
Other rumors suggest it might come with a larger display, an OLED panel, an 
upgraded chip and more. That could make it a sizeable improvement over the 
current model . 

When it finally arrives, it will put an end to an excruciatingly long wait 
for updates. The latest iPad upgrades came in October 2022, and 2023 was the 
first year without new iPads since the product launched in 2010. Heres hoping 
Apple puts that drought behind it by launching new models as soon as 
possible. You might also like iOS 17.4 hints that Apple might finally put a 
landscape Face ID camera on an iPad Pro With no iPad in 2023, what does that 
mean for Apple's tablet plans this year? Why is the new cheap iPad the only 
one to get a camera upgrade I've wanted for years?



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/tablets/ipad-pro/the-ipad-pro-2024-could-get-a-new-c
amera-to-fix-its-wonky-video-calls


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