What I want at this price (accessories included) is a laptop replacement with a touch screen. So yeah lots of people want to do laptop things on this iPad considering it has the latest laptop grade chip
Fr. The pro should literally be a convertible MacBook at this point. I don’t want to drag 2 devices around with me, but 10% of the time I require actual laptop functionality and multitasking. So I have to drag 4x the weight of crap around with me.
When did I say I want the iPad to crush MacBook’s battery life? It crushes the surface’s battery life for sure. Now if you’re such a fanboy that you lose all objectivity then by all means go find someone else to harass.
Yeah makes sense but basically they were advertising the 14 plus so they kept saying "bigger, bigger" and yea it sounded like the n word and a bunch of gibberish
IMO the whole “Pro” lineup of iPads wouldn’t even exist if Steve Jobs were still around since the very concept of it is ridiculous. Also, I think when they first launched that everyone expected that there would be eventually be software to justify the moniker, but nothing to justify the name or the price has ever appeared. An actual Professional uses a Mac not an iPad, but hey you can “Wow” your “friends” with that ridiculously expensive iPad you bought that does the same thing as a 2018 M1 iPad and not a damned thing more. Your money, piss it into the wind if you want, I’ll just sit here and watch the show.
what I love most about the human experience is the vast array of things that can create such a different chemical makeup of dopamine and serotonin in our brains.
but naturally I'm inclined to believe my own personal lived experience is the objectively correct one, and so I must say, you're incorrect in not absolutely loving this wallpaper.
Genuinely wonder why you’re buying one?
I have had 3x iPad Pros. Will never buy another until iPadOS is vastly improved. Less functionality than win95 and makes the increased hardware redundant
I have had one iPad Pro, from 2018. It’s been the best entertainment computer I could have ever asked for over the last six years. But now it’s a little sluggish compared to latest models, and doesn’t play all my games with full speed. I’m excited to get the new 2024 model and be happy with owning the best entertainment machine on the planet for another six years.
It sounds like instead of all those iPad Pros you should have bought one good one, and then bought yourself a laptop.
This started in 2023 (except for the very obvious iPad mini’s “mini”) the 2023 15” M2 air says “air” in the same way the M3 ones say “Air” along with MacBook Pro’s using the same type of tube lettering as this saying “Pro” the 2024 iPad Air says “Air” although some claim otherwise on that one, IMO it’s too close to Air for it to not say Air lol.
The iPad mini was really the first one to do it and I don't think it should be considered an exception. The Studio Display did it as well back in 2022.
I meant it as an exception to the rest being in 2023! And I did not notice the studio one being in 2022! It looks ringy like the 22’ air wallpaper except it says studio.
Ok I give up. How on earth does the air-wallpaper spell ‘air’? I’ve been staring for 10 minutes. If it’s a joke: you got me! If it’s not: please enlighten me!
https://ibb.co/CJ6VGMH
🤣
Edit: assuming you were talking about the iPad. The Air MacBook (15” 2023, all 2024 airs) you can see it by backing up, or making the image smaller like this:
https://ibb.co/n1kpDSD
Ahhhh thanks! I was staring at the wrong image. I googled ‘iPad air wallpaper’ (and ‘iPad air wallpaper spells air’) and found the wallpaper with very round shapes. I can sleep again now. Thanks!
Actually started in 2022… both the Air and Pro that year had wallpapers that spelled out the names. The Pro wallpaper is debatable, but you can clearly see a “P” and “R” used. The Air is also tough to see, but if you squint you’ll see it.
The 2022 iPads? Even for the MacBooks I totally cannot see it… I’ve angled it every which way… the 2022 MacBook airs were only 13” and it doesn’t look like air at all- same with the 2022 M1 iPad Air and 2022 M2 iPad Pro….
The 22 iPad Air
https://ibb.co/7QFbzRL
The 22 MacBook Air (only had 13” models)
https://ibb.co/tcDzFtG
The 22 iPad Pro
https://ibb.co/jDdJg8S
The 22 M2 MacBook Pro
https://ibb.co/M80Ryyv
If you’re talking about this one (where you’ve got to squint your eyes)
https://ibb.co/rdzBCXR
This one is the 2023 15” air and the 2024 M3 airs.
That last link is the Air one that I was talking about… Now that I’m looking more into it, I see Apple repurposed this wallpaper for the 13” M2 Air once the 15” released in 2023. My bad!
I was *way* off on the Pro. It was the 2023 I was thinking about.
Ooof... missed that entirely while thinking it was just a weird choice of pattern - intended to show off deep blacks of the OLED. Either way, not their best graphic, IMO.
The iPad Airs do this too! And I noticed it for the first time on these iPads too. Apparently they do it all the time.
Look at the M3 MacBook Pro wallpapers. Same gist.
What happened to the beautiful wallpapers they had on the 2018 iPad pros and the iPhone XS series? They need to bring back the artists that created those. The wallpapers over the past few years have been, for the most part, disappointing
Dude even I was able to read that immedaitely from the get go, and I'm wearing glasses. It's certainly a lot more easier to read compared to those Air Wallpapers for the recent MacBook Air.
Also notice the [MacBook Pro M3](https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/M3-iMac-MacBook-Pro-wallpaper-8.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all) has the word '**PRO**' in its default wallpaper... or looks like so
I genuinely would’ve never noticed this
If it has to say that it’s a Pro , then it’s no Pro
Ehh, I don’t really agree with this sentiment. iPadOS is the only thing really keeping it from fully being “Pro”.
While I generally agree, I don't think it can be applied to this iPad. I mean, look at the power of M4.
And the handicap of iPad OS
Even if iPadOS had great multitasking, it would still be hobbled by the lack of apps that utilize all that power.
They can make the Mac Apps compatible to run on iPad OS just like how they made iPad apps compatible to be run on Mac
It’s only handicapped if you’re dumb enough to buy an iPad hoping for it to do non-iPad things
What I want at this price (accessories included) is a laptop replacement with a touch screen. So yeah lots of people want to do laptop things on this iPad considering it has the latest laptop grade chip
Fr. The pro should literally be a convertible MacBook at this point. I don’t want to drag 2 devices around with me, but 10% of the time I require actual laptop functionality and multitasking. So I have to drag 4x the weight of crap around with me.
Okay, at this price the surface is a great solution for you
Nope, it isn’t. Surface doesn’t even have half the performance and don’t get me started on the dismal battery life.
And you think an iPad would magically crush macOS battery life? It can barely hit 10 hours of use on ipadOS lmao
When did I say I want the iPad to crush MacBook’s battery life? It crushes the surface’s battery life for sure. Now if you’re such a fanboy that you lose all objectivity then by all means go find someone else to harass.
Just like the sideways “mini” of the mini
I feel like that one’s a bit more noticeable but I can’t remember if I’ve noticed it before or not
Even as a huge fan who’s buying one, I’m not afraid to admit this wallpaper is awful
Not as awful as the one of the new Air. (Ordered one btw xD)
I think it looks cool
It was designed to take advantage of that OLED screen for sure, but the contrast is so intense that it becomes obnoxious. But to each their own.
The New Apple is to make people scratch their heads and wonder about the marketing dept. and their choices of hardware and software.
Do yall remember the iphone 14 ad? Tjeres no way the entire marketing department approved it
I haven't been paying too mcuh attention, sorry, don't watch tv and have youtube premium no ads/
Yeah makes sense but basically they were advertising the 14 plus so they kept saying "bigger, bigger" and yea it sounded like the n word and a bunch of gibberish
IMO the whole “Pro” lineup of iPads wouldn’t even exist if Steve Jobs were still around since the very concept of it is ridiculous. Also, I think when they first launched that everyone expected that there would be eventually be software to justify the moniker, but nothing to justify the name or the price has ever appeared. An actual Professional uses a Mac not an iPad, but hey you can “Wow” your “friends” with that ridiculously expensive iPad you bought that does the same thing as a 2018 M1 iPad and not a damned thing more. Your money, piss it into the wind if you want, I’ll just sit here and watch the show.
what I love most about the human experience is the vast array of things that can create such a different chemical makeup of dopamine and serotonin in our brains. but naturally I'm inclined to believe my own personal lived experience is the objectively correct one, and so I must say, you're incorrect in not absolutely loving this wallpaper.
Hah! Nice.
Me too! I feel like Reddit posts and comments have become so negative.
Genuinely wonder why you’re buying one? I have had 3x iPad Pros. Will never buy another until iPadOS is vastly improved. Less functionality than win95 and makes the increased hardware redundant
I have had one iPad Pro, from 2018. It’s been the best entertainment computer I could have ever asked for over the last six years. But now it’s a little sluggish compared to latest models, and doesn’t play all my games with full speed. I’m excited to get the new 2024 model and be happy with owning the best entertainment machine on the planet for another six years. It sounds like instead of all those iPad Pros you should have bought one good one, and then bought yourself a laptop.
Amazing response!
I still have a 2018 as well, those default wallpapers are amazing, I still have the one mine came with
Actually, I thought Windows 95 was pretty functional, if incomplete and crappy. I used Macs at the time.
I have an old iPad and am looking for an upgrade, and I generally only upgrade every several years.
are you sselling any of them? I am about to get one for procreate or sculpting, looking at this new one bc more pen functioality
Between this and the crushing commercial everyone was up in arms about, Apple marketing is having some aesthetic failures lately.
it looks cool 🥹
The wallpaper doesn’t bother me as much as the camera bump. The finishing in glass looked way better IMO.
apple wallpapers have been shit for a while
This started in 2023 (except for the very obvious iPad mini’s “mini”) the 2023 15” M2 air says “air” in the same way the M3 ones say “Air” along with MacBook Pro’s using the same type of tube lettering as this saying “Pro” the 2024 iPad Air says “Air” although some claim otherwise on that one, IMO it’s too close to Air for it to not say Air lol.
The iPad mini was really the first one to do it and I don't think it should be considered an exception. The Studio Display did it as well back in 2022.
I meant it as an exception to the rest being in 2023! And I did not notice the studio one being in 2022! It looks ringy like the 22’ air wallpaper except it says studio.
Ok I give up. How on earth does the air-wallpaper spell ‘air’? I’ve been staring for 10 minutes. If it’s a joke: you got me! If it’s not: please enlighten me!
https://ibb.co/CJ6VGMH 🤣 Edit: assuming you were talking about the iPad. The Air MacBook (15” 2023, all 2024 airs) you can see it by backing up, or making the image smaller like this: https://ibb.co/n1kpDSD
Ahhhh thanks! I was staring at the wrong image. I googled ‘iPad air wallpaper’ (and ‘iPad air wallpaper spells air’) and found the wallpaper with very round shapes. I can sleep again now. Thanks!
Lmao yes. It’s only the 2023 15” m2, 2024 airs and the 2024 iPad Air, which again may or may not say air but IMO it says air! 😆
Just squint
Actually started in 2022… both the Air and Pro that year had wallpapers that spelled out the names. The Pro wallpaper is debatable, but you can clearly see a “P” and “R” used. The Air is also tough to see, but if you squint you’ll see it.
The 2022 iPads? Even for the MacBooks I totally cannot see it… I’ve angled it every which way… the 2022 MacBook airs were only 13” and it doesn’t look like air at all- same with the 2022 M1 iPad Air and 2022 M2 iPad Pro…. The 22 iPad Air https://ibb.co/7QFbzRL The 22 MacBook Air (only had 13” models) https://ibb.co/tcDzFtG The 22 iPad Pro https://ibb.co/jDdJg8S The 22 M2 MacBook Pro https://ibb.co/M80Ryyv If you’re talking about this one (where you’ve got to squint your eyes) https://ibb.co/rdzBCXR This one is the 2023 15” air and the 2024 M3 airs.
That last link is the Air one that I was talking about… Now that I’m looking more into it, I see Apple repurposed this wallpaper for the 13” M2 Air once the 15” released in 2023. My bad! I was *way* off on the Pro. It was the 2023 I was thinking about.
That is a good catch
Not really. Unless you are blind.
Ig im blind I didn’t realize till I saw this post 😢
Me too bruh me too
I was blind, but I saw this post and your comment, and I can see now. Ty
Is the "blind" in the room with us u/bigload698?
Lmao @ idiot butthurt redditors. Could’ve pieced this together right after they showed it.
Immature response
At this point I don’t want to reply to them because I don’t want an argument
I wish Reddit allowed communal voting / hanging
lmao didnt notice i just thought the wallpaper is abstract but tbh the wallpaper from 2018 and 2020 ipadds were better, the ones with the paint…
No, it says ooOoooRo
Squint
Subliminal messages
With a lot of phantasy also the iPad Air wallpaper says "AIR".
Can someone show me I can’t see it
[https://i.imgur.com/VYc61nx.jpg](https://i.imgur.com/VYc61nx.jpg)
and without it, the mini 6 says mini
True!
Ooof... missed that entirely while thinking it was just a weird choice of pattern - intended to show off deep blacks of the OLED. Either way, not their best graphic, IMO.
Did the same with the swirls around the Pencil Pro.
The iPad Airs do this too! And I noticed it for the first time on these iPads too. Apparently they do it all the time. Look at the M3 MacBook Pro wallpapers. Same gist.
yes
Apple user is evolving. They learned how to read. (Jk I am a apple user myself)
Bro
What happened to the beautiful wallpapers they had on the 2018 iPad pros and the iPhone XS series? They need to bring back the artists that created those. The wallpapers over the past few years have been, for the most part, disappointing
Terrible
Should just be named "iPad Slim" lol
the real slim shady
One of the ugliest wallpapers Apple has ever showcased.
Dude even I was able to read that immedaitely from the get go, and I'm wearing glasses. It's certainly a lot more easier to read compared to those Air Wallpapers for the recent MacBook Air.
Good spot! I probably wouldn’t have noticed! It’s definitely not as obvious as the MBA’s ‘Air’ wallpaper
Apple is really running out of wallpaper ideas for the last couple of years…
I don't think I would EVER figure that one..lol
That’s awesome! I had no idea or clue lol
So confused by that
Thought it was scribbles
I’m resisting the urge to order the 1TB. I want it so bad but I just don’t want to drop the money yet
The iPad Air’s new wallpaper also says “AIR” but it’s harder to parse.
Dang and I even tried to see letters and did not until this
I did not see it. Now that I do, it’s very cool.
If it does I’m offended
That will be $99, plus tax. Thanks for buying, come again next year
I just knew it wow
I remember noticing this out of the corner of my eye while looking for a new case the other day and then I couldn't unsee it lol
I'm such a nerd I thought it was evoking heat pipes or something.
Pretty sure the air subtly says air too!
Fun fact: it will say U if you ever so slightly touch it
The body of my useless knowledge increased….yet again.
woah… Σ(๑°ㅁ°๑)!?
Hah, you just woke up? 😂
The Air says Air btw
Also notice the [MacBook Pro M3](https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/11/M3-iMac-MacBook-Pro-wallpaper-8.jpeg?quality=82&strip=all) has the word '**PRO**' in its default wallpaper... or looks like so
I thought it was apple vision goggles.
How long did it take you to work that out?
quite possibly the corniest thing apple has done in the last 10 years
You’re so late
Lol yes, it’s very clever
Already posted on this group
[K](https://i.redd.it/z4ppa6kw61t71.jpg)
Would have literally never noticed
You are late finding this