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JOHN-ANTHONY DISOTTO thinks the iPad has finally got the attention it deserves after 15 years as the unloved child in the Apple family

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FOR 15 YEARS, I've waited to see the iPad reach its potential. For 15 years, I've hoped that Apple's best-selling tablet would become more than just a “big iPhone”. Now, it seems like my prayers have been answered. Every year, in June, I wait patiently to see the next iteration of iPadOS. You see, I've always loved the iPad, ever since I saved up to purchase the big, chunky tablet in 2010. But every year, the tablet’s software is merely an afterthought at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. Every year until now.

For the first time ever, Apple gave iPad the spotlight at WWDC, and now it looks like the upcoming iPadOS 26 will finally give the incredible hardware found in the best iPads a platform to truly shine.