Apple’s new iPad Pro and iPad Air tables will hit retail shelves today, and the initial batch of the tablets will feature a special build of the iPadOS 17.4 operating system preinstalled. Still, an iPadOS 17.5 software update will be available through the Settings app right away.
Per Aaron Perris, iPadOS 17.5 has a special build number of 21F84 on the new iPads, and modified release notes that mention improved document scanning:
Apple News+
- Offline mode in Apple News+ gives you access to the Today feed and News+ tab, even when you don’t have an internet connection
- Quartiles is a new and original daily word game that is now available on Apple News+
- Scoreboard in News+ Puzzles gives you access to new player data for Crossword, Mini Crossword, and Quartiles, including stats and streaks
Tracking Notifications:
- Cross-Platform Tracking Detection delivers notifications to users if a compatible Bluetooth tracker they do not own is moving with them, regardless of what operating system the device is paired with
Document Scanning:
- Document scanning is improved on the new iPad Air and iPad Pro
iPad Pro Improved Document Scanning:
- With adaptive True Tone flash and AI, the new iPad Pro can eliminate shadows on scanned documents.
Apple explained the fix in a press release:
“It also now features a new adaptive True Tone flash that makes document scanning on the new iPad Pro better than ever. Using AI, the new iPad Pro automatically identifies documents right in the Camera app, and if a shadow is in the way, it instantly takes multiple photos with the new adaptive flash, stitching the scan together for a dramatically better scan.”
Improved document scanning will be available in the Camera, Files, and Notes apps, and third-party apps will be able to offer the feature too.
The new iPad Air tablet lacks a True Tone Flash, so it’s presently unknown how document scanning is improved on these models.
iPadOS 17.5 was already released on Monday for all other iPads, with a build number of 21F79 and no mention of improved document scanning.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via MacRumors