Why did Apple cancel the ultra-wide lens, and is there a workaround?
I just purchased another new Ipad Pro. I'm very disappointed Apple deleted the ultra-wide-angle lens. This is a $2000 iPad, and they deleted a commonly used option. I have had multiple iPad Pros, and we use them for our work, and not having this option adversely affects the use of this device.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 18
Thank you
I do have an iPhone 16 Pro and occasionally use it; however, transferring images to the iPad takes time as the software we use is on the pads and easier to navigate than the iPhone. I don't understand why they would delete this feature. It is close to an iPad Air for me, which we had and didn't use due to this and the lack of a flash. For me, it is a huge step backward and may, for the first time, make me look into other tablets for our company. I have been using Apple since the early days. I would return this if I could. It is almost useless now. We take the image and it goes directly into the software. Had I known I would not have purchased it. Actually I may see if I can return it.
I just saw that I have two weeks to return it so I'm gonna return it this week to an Apple Store. Very disappointed they consider purchasing another one if they ever bring it back but I'll stick with my older ones for now.
Contributors here are all end-users, just like you. Other than information published by Apple, nobody here has any insight into Apple’s product design decisions.
Presumably you refer to the iPad Pro M4 - that now has only one main rear camera. As the ultra-wide camera module is not a feature of the Pro M4, your only option is to use the single main rear camera - and accept that the available camera does not have the wider optical-field of the ultra-wide camera found on some earlier models of iPad Pro.
Have you considered using a recent model iPhone - some of which feature substantially better camera arrays than iPad? An Phone is also considerably easier to orient and use.
Should you wish to offer constructive feedback to Apple, you have opportunity to submit comments via Apple's Product Feedback portal. For iPad and iPadOS:
New Ipad Pro no ultra wide angle
