The new iPad
The wallpaper from Apple’s Blink-and-You-Missed-It iPad.
On March 16, 2012, Apple released "the new iPad". No, not the new iPad released in 2025 or the one released in 2024 or 2018, but "the new iPad." I know, confusing. In addition to being the most confusingly named iPad ever released, it also holds the unique honour of being the most short-lived iPad to remain on the market at 221 days, beating the recently updated iPad Air which was on the market for 303 days before it was updated to the new M3 chip.
The new iPad was also the first iPad with a Retina Display, 4G LTE, and updated cameras. And adorning that gorgeous new retina display was this beautiful waterscape gradient wallpaper. So what better way to celebrate its anniversary than to re-release this wallpaper, upscaled and sized for modern Mac & iOS displays? Enjoy!
