iPadOS 26 makes Apple’s tablets more like Macs

The iPados 26 arrive on the productivity of your tablet. At WWDC 2025, Apple preview What he called the largest software update of the iPad to date. You can finally dynamically resize the application. Meanwhile, the menu bar provides drop blankets for more organized orders. And everything is wrapped in the new overhaul of the Apple liquid glass. Overall, iPad users who want more Mac type experience have a lot to chew here.

THE Rumors on a multitasking redesign in mac type came to materialize. The new window system allows you to close, minimize, minimize, resize or resize [your] Windows. “The resizing options are not limited as in the previous version of internship manager. You can make them any size by sliding a handle at the bottom right. Or, go to the tiles of all your windows to the edges of the screen. (Long pressure reveals more tiling options.) And when you route the application, your windows will return to their last post.

Presentation also heads for the Apple office. It shows your open windows in a tiled table, which makes it easier to jump it. And if one of these applications has long-standing tasks (such as exports), they will continue in the background. (They will present themselves as live activities.)

The menu bar, a Mac pillar from the start, arrives on the iPad. As on the Mac, the Active application includes familiar menu inputs such as file, publishing, view, window, format, organization and help. When using touch controls, you can use the menu bar while sliding down from top. Or, click with your cursor when using a trackpad or a mouse.

THE Application overview Also arrives in iPados 26, allowing you to view and modify the PDF. Using the Apple pencil or touch, you can mark your documents. It also includes the automatic, allowing you to fill the PDF forms without third -party software.

The file application obtains an update to keep up with the pace of the new iPad productivity chops. It has an updated list view that has more information on your documents. It includes resident columns and foldable files. You can also choose default applications for specific file types. (For example, modify the photos with Photoshop, Darkroom or Pixelmator.) Slipping files to the quay, as on MacOS, is a new option.

The overhaul of great productivity follows years of more subtle blows in this direction. When Arrived 15 years agoThe iPad worked with physical keyboards, but only for seizure. Trackpad support has not come Until 10 years later. Later, iPados 15 Adding a context menu for window management. And the first stage manager brought a more mature multitasking environment. But each of these movements was only progressive. Apple begging power users for something more “pro” was missed. The new features of iPados 19 resemble a giant jump in comparison.

Productivity updates will not be limited to iPad pro And Air. THE entry -level model And iPad mini Get them too.

iPados 26 is wrapped in the Liquid glass overhaul Coming to all new Apple software at WWDC 2025. You will see translucent effects and rounder icons to match the corners of the device. Everything is inspired by the software for Apple’s mixed reality headset.

Of course, the software denomination scheme is also new. Apple has unified its next software by giving them the whole number “26”. Before, the version was running once a year. But as the company’s platforms were on different numbers, this could confuse some. So, from now on, all Apple software will bear the name of next year. (Although the update arrives this fall, it will be the de facto software for most of 2026.) Pour one for the “iPados 19” which will never be.

There are also many smaller updates. IPados 26 also include Apple New application of dedicated games. The telephone application arrives, allowing you to make and receive calls from your tablet. (They have already been folded in the FaceTime application.) There is an audio input selector, allowing you to choose different microphones for each application. And The new features of Apple Intelligenceincluding live translationare there too.

The first beta of the iPados 26 developer is now available. Public beta will follow in July. The final version of the software will land this fall, probably in September or to versions.

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