iPadOS 18 finally introduces the Calculator app – a tool that integrates both AI and machine learning to help working users wish they were students again to learn math.
Experience the Calculator app on iPadOS 18. (Video: 9to5Mac/Translator: Thach Anh)
Along with iOS 18, watchOS 11 and macOS Sequoia, Apple introduced iPadOS 18 in the impressive opening keynote of WWDC24. This upcoming OS update will have many new features and changes, including a more flexible Home screen, Apple Intelligence integration for M1, M2, and M4 models, improved Control Center, and ChatGPT .
However, there is one feature that long-time iPad followers are definitely looking forward to experiencing. iPadOS 18 will finally bring native Calculator applications to the company’s tablet line, after 14 consecutive years of this product lacking an app that can be said to be extremely basic.
Responding to users’ expectations, Apple is not afraid to launch the most impressive technologies on this tool to let users experience the feeling of solving math problems in the AI era, which, according to 9to5Mac’s comments, many students will love. .
Specifically, in addition to regular basic and advanced computing capabilities, Apple also integrates the existing Notes application with Calculator. From there, iPad users will be able to directly solve mathematical equations they write with Apple Pencil in the Notes app or right in the Calculator app.
Calculator App can calculate logs. (Photo: Joe Ritter)
Through testing, this app can easily solve calculations, equations, assemble formulas, draw graphs… If you make a mistake, you can correct the calculation and the answer will also be updated in real time. real time. Apple uses machine learning technology to read the user’s handwriting even when the characters are not very beautiful, even imitating the handwriting to write down the answer.
Drawing graphs is also very simple. (Photo: TAPM)
In addition, this app also goes so far as to allow users to write out the problem (in an intuitive way, of course) and then automatically solve it, give answers, and even draw illustrative graphs. For simple math problems, this is really a very powerful tool, especially when users can completely write by hand without having to enter complex mathematical characters.
The App confidently solves simple math problems. (Photo: Apple)
In short, the toolkit introduced by Apple on the iPad this year will be very effective for students, office workers or those who need to regularly do simple calculations.
Quartz (Source: 9to5Mac)