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Bye-bye, iPad chicken scratch
Smart Script makes handwritten notes much better on Apple tablets.
Apple didn’t give iPadOS a ton of time during Monday’s whiplash-inducing WWDC24 keynote, but the marquee new feature looked very impressive. It’s called Smart Script, and it cleans up your handwriting when you’re taking notes on an iPad, among other things.
Our writer Ed Hardy, a big iPad fan, threw caution to the wind and downloaded the first iPadOS 18 developer beta so he could check out this new feature ASAP. And he says Smart Script proved surprisingly versatile.
“Cleaning up your text is only the start,” Ed writes. “Once you’ve handwritten something, Smart Script can help you format it.”
The new feature lets you do some pretty cool things with an iPad and an Apple Pencil. Here’s his hands-on look at Smart Script in iPadOS 18.
Also in today’s newsletter:
If you were thinking about downloading one or more of the fresh betas so you could check out Apple Intelligence, don’t waste your time. The AI features are nowhere to be found.
Maybe you wondered who’s paying who in Apple’s deal with OpenAI to weave ChatGPT into iPhone, Mac and iPad operating systems. Sounds like the answer is: nobody.
Need more AirTags? Don’t miss this deal on an AirTag four-pack. (You’ll find discounts on various Apple Pencils at that same link.)
Heist flicks are always better when they’re filled with equal parts action and humor. The first trailer for upcoming Apple TV+ movie The Instigators makes it look like a winning combo. Watch the trailer now.
— Lewis Wallace, managing editor
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Tweetz o’ the day
iOS 18 Control Centre is ❤️🔥
— TechDroider (@techdroider)
3:55 AM • Jun 12, 2024
2023: Apple names AllTrails the iPhone App of the Year
2024:
— Joe Rossignol (@rsgnl)
8:18 PM • Jun 12, 2024
Eye Tracking in iOS 18! 😳
Here’s a live demo of me using it.
It’s crazy that it works just with the Face ID camera, no special eye-tracking tech like the Vision Pro.
— Adan (@durreadan01)
10:35 AM • Jun 12, 2024
my iphone trying to load after downloading the ios 18 beta
— brandon* (@brndxix)
3:05 PM • Jun 11, 2024
iOS 18 has unlocked a deep core skill that’s been dormant in my brain for like 20 years.
MySpace style graphic design.
— patrick. (@imPatrickT)
3:14 PM • Jun 11, 2024
Poor Vision Pro... 🥽
— Basic Apple Guy (@BasicAppleGuy)
8:48 PM • Jun 12, 2024
One more thing ...
Who wants a stylus? You have to get ‘em, and put ‘em away, and you lose ‘em — yuck. Nobody wants a stylus.
Today’s poll
Do you use an Apple Pencil or other stylus? |
Results from yesterday’s poll: Have you ever shorted Apple stock?
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