iOS 12.1 Beta Drops Hints About Upcoming iPad Pro Model with Face ID
Sep. 19, 2018As for the ‘fall’ timeline mentioned in the code, the fall season ends in December, but in the past, Apple has held iPad launch events in October multiple times. So, there is a strong possibility that the company might debut a new iPad model next month.
Additionally, the code of iOS 12.1 beta also contains the mention of Face ID support in landscape orientation, which is presumably a feature that will be implemented on a new iPad model. Software developer, Steve Troughton-Smith, recently explained that adding support for Face ID authentication in landscape mode would require realigning the sensors, which means that existing Apple devices which have hit the market won’t support the feature.
So, this leaves only one candidate for implementing Face ID support in landscape mode, and that one candidate might well be a new iPad Pro model.Ming-Chi Kuo, one of the most reliable Apple analysts, predicted earlier this month that a new iPad Pro model that will feature USB Type-C support might be launched soon.
