iPadOS 18 - The BEST features coming to YOUR iPad!

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iPadOS 18 is (almost) here, and these are the features I'm most excited about seeing come to the iPad in a few months time!
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Calculator! (finally)
2:06 - Photos app overhaul!
3:37 - Floating Tab Bar
4:53 - Quickly turn apps to widgets
5:39 - Lock apps to Face ID
6:40 - Freeform scenes
7:30 - Smart Script
8:51 - Dedicated Password app
10:15 - SharePlay improvements
11:00 - Collapsible Sections in Notes

[@ah0874]

Was hoping for Journal to come to the iPad - nice improvements on IOS though

[@christianacosta3776]

I was really hoping that the Journal App would come to iPadOS. I stopped using DayOne when Apple’s Journal App came out, but I do the majority of my typing on the iPad. Big miss there. I would also love to have the iPad as my primary computer when connected to an external display with the iPad screen off. Some sort of clamshell mode. I’m sure that would have done wonders for battery life when docked. Otherwise, Apple Intelligence stole the show here. Keep up the good videos. I enjoy the channel very much.

[@dstein111]

This is a great channel to show to an elderly relative

[@Inkling777]

Good reviews. I especially like that the password app isn't bare-bones but comes with a health set of features. I like to use password apps to store all sorts of information I don't want to be easily accessed.

[@psmith7279]

I still don’t understand why the Journal app is not available on the iPad, especially since they are emphasizing using the Apple Pencil more with these new features- thanks for the content

[@jimtipton8888]

Thanks Tim! One of the features I haven’t seen get a lot of attention is the reminders/calendar integration. I use both and I’m looking forward to seeing how that works.

[@SUFCDave51]

Product knowledge, clarity of thought and excellent presentation skills makes these videos a must have. Thanks for providing some very useful insight into iPadOS18.

[@KazrBrekker]

Really a good update. Earlier I used the Microsoft Math Notes app for this exact function now I can use Apple's own

[@DigitalSapient]

Still miss Aperture, it was such a great app for macOS!

[@PeachyNanaUK]

Great report thank you. I watched the keynote so it’s good to hear that there are other things coming too. Like you I have lots of relatives and friends asking for help on iPads etc so the sharing ability is going to be a game changer. I remember doing similar when I was younger with PC’s.

[@recom273]

I love how the comments section is always flooded by the Android fan club - the calculator is amazing, I don’t need to use these calculations but it’s a sign of the way Apple could take things - I have no interest in tinting my icons but android users seem to place great importance in neon pink icons, I’m so glad they had it five years ago.

[@TamasKiss-yk4st]

True, best answer to silence them if you tell them Apple was too busy to make the M1 chip what the competitors still can't copy and release before the M4 already hitted the market. Now they have more time to focus on the small things too, while the others are busy to copy the impossible things..

[@petucker548]

Excellent overview!

[@petat13]

Thanks for the great overview. There’s a few new things I’m looking forward to. Especially the collapsible headings in notes. I hope the headings I already have in my notes will auto format when the update comes. I do like the way you explain things. Thanks.

[@chrislora8895]

Always helpful! Thank you.

[@Traumatized_Mel]

😲Math notes where was this last year when I was taking algebra...oh well I think it will arrive in time for pharmacology....photos app update is a finally moment can't wait to try it between iPad and photo editor/graphic design apps (I'm name blanking the one I use right now)....freenote I wish they would release that now..is scenes coming to just iPad though because as a student if scenes comes to iPhone/MacBook I will finally have a universal device wise study app and that would be amazing in nursing school. This entire update feels like a must for any students using iPad..

[@papa.mike01]

Yes, useful. Thanks for covering iPadOS. Looking forward to iOS next.

[@ProperHonestTech]

Already out, it was the video before this one. MacOS tomorrow 👍🏻

[@raypedia]

The Tydlig calculator has been available on iPad for ages and does a great job.

[@TheBigbruce20]

It would be so nice to disable the swipe to turn on the camera - even from a locked screen.

[@joeallison2779]

Excellent video on the new features for iPadOS 18. Due to my eyesight issues, I have extremely difficult time seeing text and other features on white background hence I use dark mode as much as possible. Would this be possible and future presentation videos that you post? If not, I fully understand. Keep up the great work. Sadly, I was not able to sign up for your newsletter due to the I am not a robot requirement which I cannot complete because of my eyesight and the audio portion is so poor that my poor hearing can’t make it out. I’ve run into. I am not a robot more times and I care to shake my head at.

[@therobpratt]

100% agree on re-arranging the collapsed sections within a note! Any chance you could show us the diagramming mode of Freeform? Supposedly it’s a new feature in the update.

[@Tajhad]

Thanks. A helpful overview - rather than the new “ wallpaper” or “new emoji” that some reviewers come out with. Good to see some work on the notes app. Would have loved to have seen some formatting aspects introduced in the iOS.

[@Valleedbrume]

Calculator app is great,would really like to see Journal available for iPad.Other than that The IPad (pro)is still by far the best in the market.There is very little I can’t do on it.Improvements on file management would be great.

[@tonygreenwood1798]

Lots of possible new features here - thanks for such clear explanations. (I’ll never get used to folks saying “baiter” (beta) with a UK accent!) I wonder if the collapsing Notes will include pictures as well as text. I’m hoping that one day the PDF export from Notes gains a more flexibility and control.

[@adele6390]

I’m hoping that collapsible sections doesn’t only work with typed notes as I do most of mine hand written! Also looking forward to reminders integrating with calendar.

[@yosimitsu1]

Well, everything look amazing so far but only one thing I’m concerned is why is equaliser for Apple Music? It’s gone I used to choose my classic rock pulp in Equalizer but I have no more chance do it so I’m slightly disappointed at this.😢

[@martyparshall4368]

Love the new features and details. On the new Password app, was it discussed how this might still work if you are one of the people that keeps the latest IPhone/iPad BUT don’t want/need to buy a new Mac? If I convert my passwords by upgrading to iOS 18 but can no longer goto the latest MacBook will I lose the ability to maintain passwords across all my Apple devices like I still can today? Thx again!

[@Lumiverse.]

I can finally remove Sports from the floating tab bar!!

[@JeffPom]

you should feedback on a floating tab for weather

[@dplj4428]

For current iPad users who arent going to spend on a Mac, the calculaor's Math Notes is a welcomed addition.

[@sameersheriff7078]

can you ever be able to download 3rd party apps from the internet as you can do on the Mac??? until we can do such thing on the iPad there's no point in thinking of using it as a computer.

[@pixelneer]

Do you have a list of your desktop setup? In particular, your deskpad. That looks much thinner than the ones' I've found.

[@pb5531]

Still the best tablet providers ever. The speed and quality has still never come anywhere close from android

[@GARdotETH]

👀 2024 and it finally get's a calculator. Galaxy Tab's have had a desktop mode for years, but yeah that "Apple Innovation" for you.....

[@user-os4lj3pi4q]

@@GARdotETH who said innovation?

[@kaleidoscopeon]

You haven’t even tried android.

[@TamasKiss-yk4st]

@GARdotETH they just didn't made the calculator what is exactly the same like the other 386 free calculator in the app store.. now they are not the 387th of the same calculator, now they are the 1st calculator with Math Notes (it's the next level after the scientific calculator, level 1 = basic calculator, level 2 = scientific calculator, all of the current calculator apps are here, level 3 = math notes..) so basicaly you can thanks to Apple they are reinvented the calculator, when Android will copy it..

[@paarker]

Depends. If you want privacy, Apple suck. They pretend to give it to you. My router tells me otherwise. Graphene OS on a pixel tablet is far superior for privacy.

[@hanksimon1023]

Re: Smart Script - I like the existing Script -> Type function. It's much easier to read. Improving my writing seems like a step backwards?

[@raymondbabbitt4583]

Was hoping for some Files/Finder love. 🙁Does the floating menu work in Files? Can I pin my Favorites bar to the top so I don't lose it when traversing my file structure?

[@Tinchohs]

Thanks a lot. Quick follow-up question about Notes. Collapsing and expanding text will give my notes a 'home' after dropping Evernote. I wonder if it has the ability to type a character for NOtes to know you want to insert a bullet. I find having to click in the format menu very slow for business notes. Thanks!

[@RonG1960]

How about the photo app removing the photo from the pool once it is moved into a folder. Leaving it in the pool makes it impossible to sort.

[@Moneybussinez]

Could u please make a video about iCloud Keychain and password managers and how to integrate them into your Apple devices? I’ve searched everywhere to get some good information about this but I feel like you’re probably the best person to explain how to use it and if it’s better to use iCloud Keychain or a different password manager.. especially the settings within iOS. It’s difficult to understand:(. Also I’ve red that iOS 18 is going to make an iCloud Keychain “app”. Curious about your thoughts

[@rauland]

It really comes down to this: do you trust Apples servers enough to store your protected info. If yes, then Keychain is a decent password manager. If you are like me and are 90% exclusive to Apple, it’s a no brainer. Turn Keychain on on all your Apple devices and instantly all passwords, login info, credit card info, etc is available to all your Apple devices. Best of all - it’s free. The only downside is it only works with Apple Devices (though the Password App may change that). If you have a mix of devices you use: iPhone, android tablet, and windows PC, then a 3rd party password manager that works across all platforms may be a better solution. 3rd party password managers will generally give you some more options than what KeyChain does, but you also generally have to pay for them. I don’t use a 3rd party password manager, so can’t recommend any or no any pricing details.

[@Moneybussinez]

@@rauland thanks!! I’m looking forward to the apple password app. See how it looks. And then I’ll decide what works best for me. 👌

[@GWillWin]

Was expecting all the great new features may be held off unless you have the new Apple M series chips but happy to see the actual real world features most people will use available to other generations of equipment. I have A 2017 iMac, 2016 MacBook Air, iPad 9, iPhone14P and a Watch 6. My only planned/budgeted update for this year is the watch and possibly the MacBook. I know a lot of the AI features will be limited to the newer units but right now I really do not see myself using a lot of AI in my day to day so I am happy I can wait and take my time before needing to upgrade hardware.

[@thewebstylist]

Yesss!!! 🎉

[@disciple37mt]

Did they make it possible to write on copied and pasted text? It's the one feature I hoped they would fix with apple notes.

[@pug_63]

Waiting impatiently for the updated iPad Mini. Thanks for the rundown of all the new features!

[@ProperHonestTech]

Me too. I'm just hoping it gets more than a processor boost. The screen feels super outdated now.

[@pug_63]

@@ProperHonestTech I’ve got the 5th Gen. I’ve started watching content on my iPhone 13 Mini because of the better quality!

[@paarker]

Did you just start with a calculator?! 😂 I remember some windows app I downloaded and it did this maths note thing around 5 years ago. I’m long time IPhone user. They need to up their game. They are cruising and this is why I’m switching from a once one-year cycle to a three year cycle of upgrades.

[@arisdr6504]

It will be a big iPadOS update, especially with AI 🤖, Apple’s calculator app, and new customization features

[@SteveNas530]

Will you be able to import passwords from another passwords manager?

[@JordanNichollsYouTube]

On the notes app, am I making it up or did it appear that you could draw in almost any section of the note? Or is it still ‘you must write in this section and draw in another section only’?

[@SarahSquarah]

Did you say if SharePlay will be on iPhone as well?

[@Moneybussinez]

Oh and u should know many people are struggling with this issue I’ve noticed on different platforms 😅

[@bradh.johnson2113]

Is Apple still surveilling user data in iCloud?

[@timpindar]

I’d appreciate knowing if any of the new features won’t work on older models - in my case a 2018 iPad Pro 10.5 inch. Thanks.

[@kimberlydrake8654]

as long as you can update your software to 18.0 should be fine….remember not available until end of summer or fall sorry I forgot that already! If you have your settings to automatically update to latest IOS you will get it…the only other thing I can think of is you need to have enough space to download latest IOS…if you do not you will get a notification that the update is available but…..will give reason….hope this helps. k

[@timpindar]

@@kimberlydrake8654 thanks yes helpful!

[@Jack.Waters]

In Photos. The Carrousel. You can't add an album that's under a Folder. I have a Folder called Yard. Under it Impounds and Accident albums. Hitting + to add an album these don't show up. Also in Photos I accident added an album to a folder and I can't get it back out.

[@ericrogers6672]

Hi, thanks for all your videos. Have or will they be bringing “Journal” to the iPad? in 18. Been waiting for this for a long time, it makes sense to have it on the iPad but sense is some times another thing. Thanks.

[@Pomegrante460]

They need to optimize notes for it to be a proper not taking app. I have tried using it as a main app but it simply does not compete with notability or good notes , even with these fancy new features it won’t be optimal for serious note takers. No zoom, and importing notes sucks, I have tried sending my notes from the app but it sends my pages as one huge note ruining it, they need multiple pages

[@CyberData4]

Can I execute written code on it locally? Then iPadOS is still a basic consumer level OS and their pro lineup is just premium retail options.

[@JK-pl6bh]

I love the Math Notes app, but I don’t know if it will help students learn the mechanics of math. If it had an education mode to show how equations are worked out, that would be cool for learning…

[@realBkay]

Whelp, my iPad is 6th gen so I’m SOL. Shucky-darn.

[@josephfortier5450]

Like a lot of people , I wish the journal would have been a nice addition to iPad.

[@FemaleVillageElder]

Is there still a caption option on each photo?

[@paulperlmutter5371]

Excellent update. For me, the calculator app will be the most useful. My request: it would be nice to be able to link to specific notes in other apps, for instance in calendar/reminders.

[@xerxesh5584]

What happens if you collapse a section in Notes and then cut the heading and paste it somewhere else in the note?

[@junker15]

I will just get my HP48 or TI-30 out if I need a good calculator. My iPad doesn't support the stylus anyway, and it has Touch ID (that latter one I'm sorely missing on my iPhone; I will NOT use Face ID because it feels creepy) I think the iPad could really be something good if it was unshackled from all the arbitrary restrictions of its "bespoke" OS. Currently I only have a non-Pro one for future insurance against web browsing on a real computer becoming undoable. (It's been over 3 years since I pulled that trigger; hopefully things will not change much there.)

[@DJ_Cue]

Hola. Just wondering what keyboard that you are using on your desk, please can you enlighten me? TIA 👍

[@ProperHonestTech]

Logitech MX Mechanical (mini) for Mac, along with the MX3 mouse

[@jp61370]

Thank you great video!

[@Adam_np16]

It's a shame that ipados 18 hardly got any of its own features. Almost everything in this video originated with ios 18, and just got passed down, with exception of the new calculator app (although ios 18 has that too) and the tab bar. Don't get me wrong they're great features, but it's just not enough to make ipados worth using for professionals. I hope wwdc next year focuses more on ipados to hopefully give ipads a way to use all that power.

[@Saurav_Poudel]

How can you mention glitchy and beta at the same time? Isn't it same? ⁉

[@thisisadebrown]

I have all Apple devices apart from the phone, I find the Samsung top of the range series infinitely better than the iphone, I never warned to the iPhone after I tried Samsung Most of the reason I don't use the Apple family products is because I don't want to be tied to one system. I think it's purely through bitterness of what Google did copying the iPhone. By the way most of the things that you've mentioned in this article, we're available throughout the last decade

[@MarceldeJong]

What News app?

[@susanpearson-creativefibro]

I don’t think the Password App is any competition as it doesn’t have features like banking details etc. It is a step up for people who currently use one password for everything though.

[@chansothearit3771]

It still just an iPad anyhow 😂, The thing we need is iPad OS that capable to use as computer and smart phone in this device 😂 imagine it could be Mac OS on this device

[@sherlockholmes6990]

• It's not the best calculator ever, if it doesn't even have the option for RPN. The upcoming calculator app will still be a bit rubbish. • The password app will be kind of lame until one can use it with third-party apps. Back in the day, e.g. Chrome or Firefox could access passwords in the Keychain Access app. On Windows will the password app only be compatible with a Windows installation of Safari? And why not integrate Keychain Access and a password manager? I really hate the fragmentation they've created ever since they started putting password management in Safari and also in the Settings app. Currently passwords can be managed from three different locations. • And finally, the iPad Pro is the equivalent of having a Porsche with a speed limiter set to 40 miles/hr, and really represents Apple's greed. What I would really like is a MacOS mode when the ipad is paired with a keyboard. Oh, but then they wouldn't be able to get some to buy both an iPad and a Mac.

[@johncooper6048]

Is there a calculator widget?

[@ProperHonestTech]

I assumed there would be, but hadn't checked. Just checked, and no, there isn't... Probably coming in iPadOS 19 😂

[@28amendoza]

Need the M5 chip for that

[@BommeltjeNL]

Everybody was with high expectations, but WWDC was over and I was still waiting for the big features everybody was waiting for. Lots of the new features aren’t really that exciting (sorry, that’s my opinion. You may think otherwise). But I had a lot “I don’t use that, don’t use that, why are they so proud about that change, it’s minor, I don’t really use that” and then it was over. That was it? Maybe if I try first hand I will be more excited about a few improvements, but now I’m still waiting for some excitement. I haven’t seen it.

[@Philster81]

I will, no doubt, enjoy all of these new iPad OS features, BUT, iPad OS still doesn’t take advantage of the massive amount of processing power. I was greatly disappointed with Apple’s update.

[@WalterRiggs]

I will never store my passwords in iCloud. it only takes one sim swap attack for a bad actor to get access to your whole life.

[@Zgredu666]

I’m not going to show AI features in this video, he says, before proceeding to showcase features possible thanks to a diffusion model 😁 we can’t escape it now

[@ProperHonestTech]

AI has been in Apple products for years now. I've been showing 'AI' products in these educational videos for a longtime, just not labelled as such. I think it was pretty clear that in this video, I was referring to the 'AI' features that Apple themselves have segmented out, coming later in the year.

[@simonstegel]

To sum it up: when my ipad pro updates I will have tze same calculator I have on my windows pc for the last 20 years. :)

[@johnaart]

How far we have fallen when a calculator app is newsworthy😔

[@naduncan100]

There is an 'S'at the end of MATHS if your literate and British !

[@ProperHonestTech]

There’s an apostrophe in ‘your’ when used in this context (if you’re literate), it’s the shortening of ‘you are’. It should be “if you’re literate”. Perhaps work on learning that before leaving comments like this.

[@JamesRoyceDawson]

The photos app is a straight up downgrade imo. Just more convoluted and a lot of repeated menus/click throughs

[@user-os4lj3pi4q]

The calculator deserves way more than 1 minute.

[@Food.Consumer]

Y’all really need to stop glazing Tim Cook. This a horrible update. I bought my iPad after advertising it as a laptop replacement. They did not deliver on their promise!! They’re just throwing you some bones, to justify a whole bunch of nothing on these price tags.

[@aussiegruber86]

I am really about to get a calculator holy crap……Apple is so bloody hopeless, 20 years behind the competition

[@Mr_X_andtheboys]

Hard to get excited for a calculator...

[@sameersheriff7078]

Ipad still stays as ipad which is nothing but an oversized iPod to say the least no matter how much apple tries to convince people into thinking that it could be used as computer ever since the introduction of keyboard , m- chips and then some of the few video editing apps with limited features !!!

[@5metoo]

iPad sales are at least double that of Macs, so I don't think Apple needs to convince anyone. 2023 was a bad year for iPad sales numbers because it hadn't been updated in a year and a half and they still sold 55 million of them. They've sold well over half a billion iPads since 2010.

[@TamasKiss-yk4st]

Well, they was able to fool "small" KZbinrs with 18 million subscribers like Mrwhosetheboss.. if you check his last video what is his survivor bag, the Macbook was replaced with the iPad 😂 but sure if those who have access to all of the world tech is satisfied it, but you are not, you are that who is right.. i know it's not capable to the same like a Macbook, but still a capable device and can do anything what an average user need in their daily life..

[@bryanbuff]

I’ve been using the iPad Pro as my only computer for 5+ years now, so I beg to differ. There are many people that don’t need MacOS.

[@sameersheriff7078]

@@bryanbuff Most of such people wont need a computer , but there are vast majority who must rely on computer for their daily use . Except portability or maybe doing sketch or drawing a computer can do almost everything that iPad does but same cant be said for iPad though .

[@sameersheriff7078]

@@5metoo Its still down-to-apples marketing and some tech reviewers trying too hard to convince people to believe that iPad could very well be used as a computer just because you can have a keyboard attached to it and comes with computer chips inside of it but other than that iPad has its own use case for which everyone does buy it but I don't think so it makes any sense for someone get iPad thinking that its a computer. I've heard and seen so many people who regret doing that.

[@dayeah765caoni3]

Hard to admit Apple has lost the innovation race 😂

[@dayeah765caoni3]

Unsubed😅

[@ProperHonestTech]

Bye! 👋

[@AloneInTheVoid]

He has over 359,000 subscribers. You unsubbing means nothing. Bye-bye!

[@ProperHonestTech]

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