Remaining iPad updates still expected to arrive in early 2027
While the iPad mini got its update in 2026, there are still changes on the way for the entry-level iPad, the iPad Air, and iPad Pro. You're just going to have to wait until early 2027 for them. The current entry-level iPad October saw the update giving the iPad mini an OLED display, as the last iPad update in 2026. However, Apple still has a number of other models waiting in the wings for their own makeovers. According to Mark Gurman in Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg , the next batch of iPad updates will happen in 2027. It is claimed that the refreshes will take place in the first half of the year. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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While the iPad mini got its update in 2026, there are still changes on the way for the entry-level iPad, the iPad Air, and iPad Pro. You're just going to have to wait until early 2027 for them. The current entry-level iPad October saw the update giving the iPad mini an OLED display, as the last iPad update in 2026. However, Apple still has a number of other models waiting in the wings for their own makeovers. According to Mark Gurman in Sunday's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg , the next batch of iPad updates will happen in 2027. It is claimed that the refreshes will take place in the first half of the year. Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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While the iPad mini got its update in 2026, there are still changes on the way for the entry-level iPad, the iPad Air, and iPad Pro.
You're just going to have to wait until early 2027 for them.
The current entry-level iPad October saw the update giving the iPad mini an OLED display, as the last iPad update in 2026.
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