A Solution to Apple’s iPad Software Conundrum: Offering a ‘Pro’ Mode

A customer tries out an M1-powered iPad Pro.

Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg

Ahead of Apple’s developers conference, here’s how I suggest fixing its iPad software conundrum: a “pro mode” that kicks into gear when the device is connected to a keyboard and trackpad. Also: The company readies a slew of Apple Watch health upgrades, new Covid lockdowns hit the MacBook Pro, and M2 chips go into testing.

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