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Apparently, this will allow Apple to release the tablet with iPadOS 18.3 pre-installed.

However, dont expect the software to offer many substantial upgrades.

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In fact, the most substantial upgrade seems to be HomeKit support for robot vacuums.

That might change in future versions of the beta, but we wont be holding our breath for that.

As for a release period, its likely iPadOS 18.3 will follow previous versions and arrive around late January.

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Sadly, there may not be much else to get excited about.

That seems just a little bit unbelievable to me.

Theres only so much you could squeeze into a $349 tablet and still expect to make money.

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But maybe Apple will surprise me, and prove that assumption wrong.

Well just have to wait and see what happens when January rolls around.

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