Apple has reportedly hit the brakes on its long-rumoured foldable iPad, according to a new report from DigiTimes (via MacRumors).
While the tech giant is said to be making steady progress on a foldable iPhone, development of a larger-screened foldable device — widely speculated to be a giant iPad, an all-screen MacBook, or a hybrid between the two — has been put on hold for now.
The report cites several reasons behind the pause, including manufacturing challenges, high production costs associated with foldable display technology, and lukewarm consumer demand for large foldable devices. Apple has been repeatedly rumoured to be working on a notebook-sized foldable with an OLED panel, a crease-free design, and a display measuring somewhere between 18.8 and 20.2 inches.
Earlier reports suggested this device could serve as an iPad-Mac hybrid, potentially running macOS and blurring the lines between the iPad and MacBook. It was even rumoured to go into production around 2026, alongside Apple’s first foldable iPhone. However, with development paused, any such launch now looks unlikely in the near term.
That said, Apple may revisit the foldable iPad project in the future, once display technologies mature and production costs fall. A foldable iPad or MacBook remains a possibility, but it seems we’ll be waiting a while longer.
Meanwhile, work on the foldable iPhone is supposedly still underway, with whispers of a potential debut alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models in 2026.
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