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The thinness of the OLED iPad Pro is only the beginning of a renewed effort by Apple to make increasingly thin computers, according to Bloomberg\u2019<\/em>s Mark Gurman<\/a> in today\u2019s Power On<\/em> newsletter. The company plans a \u201csignificantly skinnier\u201d iPhone 17 and is also working on shaving off some of the thickness of the MacBook Pro and the Apple Watch, he writes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It\u2019s not the first time we\u2019ve heard about a new, extremely thin \u201ciPhone 17 Slim,\u201d as The Information<\/em> and multiple supply chain analysts<\/a> have reported that this phone is on its way, possibly at a higher price than the existing iPhone 15 Pro Max. I haven\u2019t seen concrete rumors about just how<\/em> slim it will be, but it could have a 6.6-inch display and a smaller Dynamic Island.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It\u2019s not surprising that the company wants to go back to its pursuit of thinness, but the key difference now \u2014 one hopes \u2014 is that the company no longer wants to do it seemingly at all costs. That drive created some of the company\u2019s most impressive devices, but it may also have led to bendy iPhones<\/a>, limited port selection, cruddy battery life, thermal throttling issues<\/a>, bad keyboards<\/a>, and lawsuits for Apple itself. The company started reversing that trend though, and today, the iPhone 15 Pro phones and the MacBook Pro lineup are among the thickest of their respective categories the company has released in years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n I\u2019ve welcomed those changes, but I would be lying if I said I don\u2019t sometimes miss that old-time futuristic feel. I have an iPhone SE sitting on my desk, and any time I pick it up, I\u2019m astounded by how nice it is to use, small screen and chugging processor notwithstanding. I also toss an envious side-eye at iPhone 12 or 13 Minis when I see them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n That time may be coming back, and without the costs that were once associated with it. The current MacBook Air<\/a> is uncannily thin \u2014 even more so than the tiny, fanless 12-inch MacBook<\/a> \u2014 yet it\u2019s powerful and so battery-sipping that I feel perfectly comfortable taking it out of the house without a charger most of the time. And I gather from David Pierce\u2019s Verge<\/em> review of the new iPad Pro<\/a> that being thinner than an iPod Nano hasn\u2019t come with any major compromises that iPads didn\u2019t already have.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Those are encouraging signs that the company may have finally figured things out, and hopefully it won\u2019t get out over its skis again. Because after the last few years, I\u2019m not interested in returning to the thin-for-the-sake-of-thin life; sturdiness and all-day battery are now non-negotiable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n