Recent iPads like the iPad Pro 2021 come packed with topnotch specs and can perform like a laptop. However, iPads offer a phone-like experience. This is likely to change with the next major iPadOS upgrade. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the iPadOS 16, which is slated to be showcased at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), will offer users a redesigned multitasking interface.
The iPadOS 16 will be the next major OS upgrade for iPad users. Some of the changes that are expected to arrive in iPadOS 16 include the ability to conveniently see opened apps and switch between tasks, resize app windows, and allow users to manage multiple apps at the same time. The other details of the iPadOS 16 are under wraps.
The iPad Pros and Macs are powered by the same M1 chip. While the former can work like a laptop by connecting accessories like a keyboard and a mouse, it does not offer a Mac-like smooth laptop / desktop experience. Hopefully, the iPadOS 16 will provide a laptop-like multitasking experience.
Speculations are rife that Apple will allow iPads powered by the M1 chip to use professional apps such as xCode, Logic Pro, and Final Cut Pro. The company may also introduce a feature called the Apple Mixer feature on M1 iPads. It will let users launch apps in full screen and shrink automatically when a keyboard and trackpad are connected.
The iPadOS 16 will be announced between June 6 and June 10. At the same event, Apple will also offer other software updates for iOS, MacOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Apple will preview the iPadOS 16 for developers and provide them with beta access. In the coming months, Apple will refine the iPadOS 16 experience and finally make it available to users later this year.
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