Review of the Apple iPad 3 tablet: characteristics, iOS, price, reviews

О The appearance of a new iPad model began to be discussed almost immediately after the release of the iPad 2 (spring 2011). In the fall of 2011, Apple had already announced the launch of iPad 3 releases. The release date was also announced - March 2012, and on March 7, the presentation of the iPad 3 took place in San Francisco. However, from that moment on, it was customary not to number models, but to link them only to years. Thus, starting with iPad 3, the version number is not used in the name. It was officially called simply The NewiPad. However, the appearance of the next model less than a year later and earlier than announced, the name of which sounded “4th generation,” forever turned The New iPad or iPad 2012 into the iPad 3.

The new model had a choice of black and white housing, a choice of memory capacity of 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB, and was remembered for its support for 4G and, most importantly, a seriously improved “Retina” display, with increased pixel density and a resolution of 2048x1536 (versus 1024x768 on the iPad 2), which was expected, but never arrived in the second model.

This iPad is also notable for the fact that it is the first one released after Steve Jobs.

Tim Cook

In the photo: Apple CEO Tim Cook at the presentation of the new version of the iPad in March 2012.

The first users of the third iPad immediately positively noted the quality of the display, camera and processor power of the new model.

In general, visually, the Apple iPad 3 tablet retained all the basic capabilities, design and concept of its predecessors, becoming only a little more massive.

Firmware

iPad 3 allows you to install the new version of iOS completely free of charge from the official website. There you can also find out the latest OS version for your model.

We remind you: in the winter of 2022, Apple, unexpectedly for everyone, officially allowed downgrade - changing the firmware to older versions of IOS, the so-called. kickbacks, thereby violating the established policies of Apple. Perhaps this happened due to a wave of outrage over the low performance when installing software, especially on devices with a worn-out battery. Currently rollbacks are available only for certain versions and models.

Many note the highest performance in the history of IOS and the successful interface 6.1.3, nostalgic for IOS 6.1.3, which provided maximum autonomy for the device. According to reviews, 6.1.3 is the last iOS that provided charging for the whole day, while keeping all applications active.

Preparing your gadget for an update

And one more thing - both methods of updating iOS must always start with the same procedure - the process of creating a backup copy of the entire system as a whole. And there are two options:

1. Go to the “Settings” of the device. At the top of the menu, open your personal profile, and then go to edit your iCloud profile;
2. At the very bottom, find the “Backups” option and move the slider to the active, green position. Within a second, the system will begin to transfer the necessary data to the cloud storage - notes, contacts, browser bookmarks, autofill data, and some passwords and logins;
3. If for some reason all the space in iCloud has long been exhausted, then you can create a “restore point” through iTunes, in the settings of your iPhone, iPad or iPod.

iPad 3 specifications

Let's look at some important characteristics in more detail.

Download links for iOS 12.4.5 IPSW

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• https://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2020WinterFCS/fullrestores/061-62302/374BFC6F-25FE-45D2-AC8A-8B7646794D3A/iPhone_5.5_12.4.5_16G161_Restore.ipsw
• https://updates-http.cdn-apple.com/2020WinterFCS/fullrestores/061-62313/32754B5C-6393-4835-9578-47490E2748BF/iPhone_4.7_12.4.5_16G161_Restore.ipsw

This software update was released along with other updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Devices newer than the hardware described earlier in the compatibility section can instead download and install iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1.

While there are no new features or major changes expected in iOS 12.4.5, if you discover anything noteworthy or have any specific experience with iOS 12.4.5, be sure to share in the comments below.

Features of apple ipad 3

Let us remember that the idea of ​​​​creating a tablet came to Steve Jobs in 2010, the essence of which was to abandon the combination of keyboard, computer and monitor and replace it with one universal portable device that would be convenient and beautiful. Considering the purpose of the iPad, the Apple iPad 3 tablet surprisingly copes with its tasks even after so many years since its introduction.

It is noteworthy that it was the iPad 3 with an improved screen, which had no analogues, that became the first devices that Android smartphone users wanted to purchase and were appreciated by them.

iCloud Shared Folders

One of the most anticipated features, first shown at WWDC last summer, has arrived. With the release of iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, and macOS 10.15.4, users can finally share iCloud folders.

If a folder has no content to share, its menu looks normal.

Select “Share” and you will be able to add or remove users, as well as assign access rights to each folder: only invitees or anyone with a link.

You can limit the access level for each user:

1. Making changes and adding files.
2. Only viewing and downloading files.

Safari

The Safari browser in iOS 13.4 received improvements to the Intelligent Tracking Protection feature, which allows you to completely block third-party cookies.

Cross-site cookies are blocked by default, improving privacy. The version for iPadOS 13.4 and macOS 10.15.4 received the same.

The new Safari is the first browser to completely block third-party cookies by default. With this, the Apple WebKit development team wants to set an example for developers of other browsers to do the same.

To be fair, Microsoft's new Chromium-powered Edge browser does a good job of blocking websites from tracking users.

We also fixed an issue in Safari where colors on web pages would not be inverted if Dark Mode and Smart Invert were both active.

We also fixed the incorrect display of CAPTCHA and the invisibility of copied text when pasting when Dark Mode is enabled.

Minor fixes

1. iPhone models without a “unibrow” (iPhone 8 and below) now have a VPN disconnect indicator in the status bar.
2. AR Quick View now supports audio playback in USDZ files.
3. Fixed an issue in the Camera app that resulted in a black screen being displayed after launching the viewfinder.
4. Fixed an issue where the Photos app might indicate that the Photos app is using too much storage.
5. Fixed an issue in the Photos app that could cause image export to Messages to fail when iMessage is disabled.
6. Fixed an issue in Settings where Cellular Data could be incorrectly shown as disabled.
7. Fixed issues that caused the Reminders app to not send new notifications for a missed recurring reminder until it was marked as completed, or to send notifications for reminders that were already completed.
8. We fixed an issue where iCloud Drive might show as available in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote even if you're not signed in.
9. We fixed an issue in Apple Music that could prevent high quality video clips from being streamed.
10. Added support for predictive input in Arabic.

On February 27, 2022, the third beta version was released, in which signs of a new iPhone feature on iOS 13.4 were found - restoring the smartphone via Wi-Fi, without using iTunes.

Unfortunately, we did not see this feature in the final update, which was likely because the feature found in the beta version was inactive.

Typically, to restore the iPad or iPhone firmware, you need a computer running macOS or Windows. It looks like Apple is planning to introduce an online recovery system, a similar feature that has been present in macOS for many years. But later.

The OS restore feature can work over the Internet (wireless) and can also connect your iPhone or iPad to another similar device via USB (similar to Apple's migration tool).

Mail app

In the Mail application, the control panel has changed the location of the delete and reply to message buttons, which were previously located next to each other, which led to accidentally pressing the wrong icon.

The toolbar now displays 4 icons that are always visible:

• Add to cart.
• Move the message to a new mailbox.
• Multifunctional “Reply” button.
• Create a new letter.

The Reply button opens a menu with several general functions like Reply, Reply All, Forward, Archive.

Replies to encrypted emails are now automatically encrypted when S/MIME is enabled.

We also fixed bugs in the mail app that could cause emails to appear out of order and cause empty lines to appear in the conversation list. Removed the spontaneous closing of Mail when you touch the “Share” button in Quick View mode.