The first impression of the new iPadOS 17. We have been waiting for this since last year

One of the software innovations at yesterday’s conference WWDC 2023 has become an updated operating system for the iPad.

Immediately after the presentation, the first test builds of the OS became available for the meeting. You can install the system on your iPad according to our instructions.

To the point: First impressions of iOS 17. What works and not, is it possible to install

We are already actively testing iPadOS 17 and decided to share first impressions.

Customizable lock screen delayed by a year

A similar feature was shown back at WWDC 2022 along with a modified iOS 16 blocking indicator. Later, enthusiasts even found parts of the code that were used for a custom “lockscreen” on the iPad.

However, the Cupertino people saved the chip for a year and now they give it out as perhaps the main innovation. iPadOS 17. Strangely, in the first beta version for development, there is not even a starting guide mode or drawing attention to this option.

It works exactly the same as it does on the iPhone—holding actually detects the screen lock options.

Here you can customize the panel with widgets. Unlike the iPhone, the panel is vertical, and three sizes are used to change maps: 1×1, 1×2, and large 2×2. Giant desktop panels are available here.

There is a top panel with a date, for hours of convenient choice of font, color and use of text size settings. There are filters for the background image and settings for the slideshow mode.

To customize the desktop, various types of fills and a blur effect are provided for optimal text readability. As in iOS, customized lock screens can be linked to profile focus.

But there are more pre-installed templates for locking the screen. Here are new pictures, and an unusual kaleidoscope effect and new astronomical wallpapers. The last section went beyond the Earth and the Moon, exploring choices among the other planets in the solar system.

Glitches and bugs? Where without them

When I first opened the settings menu, I saw a strange picture. As happened last year with the system settings, they were again shuffled between partitions. macOS Ventura. I realized for a few seconds that this was an error, which was cured by restarting the application from the multitasking panel.

In the future, I caught a few more such oddities on the surface. This is especially common in the new menu with the screen lock setting, Safari And iMessage.

Such a combination of innovations and interesting features, as well as a large number of bugs, I definitely it is not advisable to install the first beta version of iPadOS 17. Wait until at least the public version of the tests, which is usually held in early July.