Esikhathini esingaphezu kwesonto eledlule i-Apple imemezele usuku lwenye yezingqungquthela ezilindelwe kakhulu kubasebenzisi be-Apple, usuku okuyilo kwethulwa isethulo esisemthethweni sezinguqulo ezintsha ze-iOS, tvOS, macOS ne-watchOS. I-WWDC, iNgqungquthela Yomhlaba Yonjiniyela ngesifinyezo sayo esiNgisini, iyisibhamu sokuqala sonjiniyela nabasebenzisi be-beta yomphakathi ukuqala ukulungisa izinhlelo zabo zokusebenza noma, uma behluleka lokho, basebenzisane ne-Apple ukwenza ngcono ukusebenza nokuqina kohlelo.
Lezi zingqungquthela zibanjwa ngoJuni, kepha ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ngaphambili, i-Apple ivame ukwenza enye i-Keynote lapho yethula khona ukuvuselelwa kwamanye amadivayisi ayo. Njengoba sekusele izinsuku ezimbalwa kufike uMashi, i-Apple ayikamemezeli ngokusemthethweni ukuthi kuyo yonke inyanga kaMashi izobamba iKeynote lapho ngokusho kwamahlebezi akamuva, I-iPad izokwamukela ilungu elisha, idivaysi ebizoba nesikrini esingu-10,5-intshi kodwa igcine usayizi ofanayo ne-iPad engu-9,7-intshi. Ukuze wenze lokhu, i-Apple izonciphisa imiphetho yesikrini.
Amahlebezi akamuva ahlobene nale divayisi futhi ashicilelwe yiForbes, asho lokho ukulungiswa kwale iPad entsha engu-10,5-intshi kuzoba nesinqumo esingu-2.224 x 1.668 amaphikseli. I-9,7-inch iPad Pro inesinqumo esingu-2.048 × 1.536. Ngokwalokho okushiwo yilolu shicilelo bekungeke kushintshe kungaba ukuminyana kwephikseli obekuzofana kuzo zombili izinhlobo, amachashazi angama-264 nge-intshi. Phambilini, amanye amahemuhemu ayethi le modeli engu-10,5-intshi inganikeza isinqumo esifanayo ne-12,9-inch iPad Pro, kepha ngokwezibalo akunakwenzeka.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule sinanisile amanye amahlebezi ahlobene nale modeli ye-iPad aveze ukuthi kuze kube nguMeyi noma uJuni azobe engekho emakethe, Kungaphoqa inkampani ukuthi ilibazise ukwethula kuze kube yi-WWDC Keynote.