Apple patent turns iPad into macOS with keyboard accessory

Apple's approved patent unveils an iPad and MacOS experience combined with an UI magnetic attachment


Tech Desk May 09, 2022 Less than a minute read

A new patent granted to Apple Inc by the US Patent and Trademark Office adds a new hinged keyboard to the iPad with multiple installation modes with superior flexibility. The patent figure suggested that the iPad could take on a macOS user interface.

According to Patently Apple, the base portion of the new accessory may have a keyboard with a set of electromechanical keys. The iPad will have UI which will attach magnetically to the keyboard, while the keyboard hinge may also support the Apple Pencil or other accessories like a camera or microphone.

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Apple seems to be considering a MacBook/iPad hybrid device, which had previously been mentioned by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who forecasted that Apple may create an iPadOS Pro concept with multiple mac-like modes. The power of macOS in the iPad would be welcome product by many.

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