Apple Confirms iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura to Launch in October

Apple today confirmed on its website that iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura will launch in October.

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iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura pages on Apple's website confirm that both software updates will be released in October. On a related note, Apple says new AirPods Pro features such as Personalized Spatial Audio profiles and Find My support for the charging case will be available when iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura are released in October.

iPadOS 16 was confirmed to have been delayed by Apple earlier last month and will not launch alongside iOS 16, which will be released Monday, September 12. macOS Ventura and iPadOS 16 will likely launch after an October event focused on the iPad and Mac.

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Top Rated Comments

DFZD Avatar
42 months ago
I was expecting iPad OS to launch with Pro Apps like FCP and Logic Pro. There’s no sign so far. The device still feels like a Focus running a Mustang engine.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
slplss Avatar
42 months ago

I was expecting iPad OS to launch with Pro Apps like FCP and Logic Pro. There’s no sign so far. The device still feels like a Focus running a Mustang engine.
Watching iPadOS development is like watching the knight guy in Monty Python and the Holy Grail endlessly running towards the castle. Before it’ll mature, M1 Pro will belong to a museum.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Mick-Mac Avatar
42 months ago
With the release of Ventura, I'll finally be satisfied with the integrity of the previous version so I'll be upgrading from Big Sur to Monterey at that point. The days of trusting the functionality and stability of new software releases by Apple are long gone for me...
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
CarAnalogy Avatar
42 months ago
I don't like that they seem to be merging macOS and iPadOS development and kind of making them both worse...
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
seek3r Avatar
42 months ago

October is later this fall, so is December, so this is good news.
December is winter...
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rpmurray Avatar
42 months ago
macOS Ventura, new and improved bugs with legacy bug support.
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