Apple’s latest iPad mini – the seventh generation or, as the company dubbed it, the iPad mini (A17 Pro) – isn’t just the latest bit-sized, premium tablet; it’s now the entry point to Apple Intelligence. Yes, the Cupertino-based technology giant is ushering in AI features that focus on providing real benefits to folks with privacy in mind and are designed to fit right into the devices and platforms their customers already use.
Apple Intelligence is also a bet on the long game – which, to some degree, is similar to the story of the iPad mini A17 Pro. This variant arrives three years after the last generation, and Apple first unveiled its Apple Intelligence ambitions back in June 2024 at WWDC. Now, nearly four months later, we’re getting iPadOS 18.1 – alongside iOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 – which is also the delivery vehicle for Apple’s latest suite.
