What’s in a name?
Quite a bit, actually.
While built on the same foundation as iOS, iPad has become a truly distinct experience. With powerful apps designed for a large Multi ‑ Touch display. Multitasking made simple with intuitive gestures. And the ability to drag and drop a file with a fingertip. It’s always been magical. And now it’s called iPadOS.
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Slide Over
and Split View
Slide Over and Split View have made working with multiple apps on iPad effortless. Now they can take your workflows to another level by letting you work exactly how you want in even more intuitive ways.
Multiple apps in Slide Over
Keep all of your favorite apps at the ready in Slide Over.
Apps in multiple spaces
Work with the same app across multiple spaces…
Apps in multiple spaces
Now you can open an app on both sides of Split View, perfect for working on two documents side by side. Or even use one app across many different projects you have open on iPad. So you can have Safari paired with Pages in one space, and Safari paired with Mail in another.
App Exposé
… and see all the spaces you have open with a single app just by tapping the icon in the Dock.
New Home Screen
The Home screen has been redesigned to take advantage of the large iPad display. A refined layout lets you see more apps. And you can pin useful widgets on the front page.
Pinned widgets
Pin your favorite Today View widgets on the Home screen and see them at a glance.
The precision and versatility of Apple Pencil make it an amazing tool for drawing, note-taking, and marking things up. Now, thanks to even lower latency, writing with Apple Pencil feels even more like writing on paper. And with entirely new ways to use it, you’ll only have to put it down when you want to.
Full-page markup
Capture a screenshot of an entire web page, document, or email and mark it up.
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Text Editing
Part of the magic of iPad is that almost anything can be done with Multi-Touch using simple, intuitive gestures. And now iPadOS makes it easier and faster to select and edit text using just your fingers.
Editing gestures
Copy, paste, undo, and more with simple new gestures.
Copy with a three-finger pinch.
Paste by dropping the text
down with three fingers.
Undo with a three-finger swipe left.
Cursor navigation
Pick up thecursorand drag it precisely where you wantit.
Improved text selection
Quicklyselect a block oftextbyDraggingyour finger over it.
Intelligent text selection
Select awordwith a doubletap.A sentence with threetaps.Or a wholeparagraphwith four taps.
Keyboard
The onscreen keyboard is always there for responding to email or taking notes in a meeting. You can also use a physical keyboard like the Smart Keyboard if you want one. And with iPadOS, there are more ways to use both however you want.
Floating keyboard
Pinch to shrink the QuickType keyboard and move it wherever you want for easy one-handed typing. And more room for your apps.
QuickPath typing
Type by swiping from one letter to the next.
QuickPath typing
Simply swipe from one letter to the next without lifting your finger to enter a word. On-device machine learning recognizes the path you draw and converts it for you, making one-handed typing a breeze.
Keyboard shortcuts
Navigate the web in Safari and manage your files faster with lots of new keyboard shortcuts for physical keyboards.
Fonts
iPad is the perfect device for creating beautiful documents and page layouts. And with iPadOS, you can now get great fonts from the App Store to use in your documents.
Font management
Bring out the personality of your projects by installing and managing custom fonts to use in your favorite apps.
Files
The Files app lets you access and manage your files however you want, all in one convenient place. And iPadOS gives you powerful new ways to view, work on, and share files.
Redesigned Files app
Get a more detailed view of your files. And more controls to do what you want with them.
Redesigned Files app
Easily browse files deep in nested folders in the new Column View. See high ‑ resolution previews of selected files in the Preview pane that let you perform Quick Actions like markup, rotate, and more. And use On My iPad to create folders and store files that reside only on the local drive.
iCloud Drive folder sharing
Collaborate on files and documents with shared folders. So everyone’s in the loop.*
File servers
Get to those work files on a server or home PC. Right from the Files app.
External drives
Connect an external hard drive, SD card reader, and, yes, even a USB drive.
Browsing the internet on iPad is so immersive it’s like holding the web in your hands. And now, powerful new features make Safari on iPadOS a desktop-class browsing experience.
Desktop-class browsing
Enjoy the desktop version of websites on your iPad so you can use web apps like Google Docs, Squarespace, and WordPress.
Desktop-class browsing
Safari now shows you a website’s desktop version that’s scaled for the large iPad display and automatically optimized for touch input. And faster and more fluid scrolling makes browsing feel better than ever.
Download Manager
See your active and recent downloads in Safari and access them easily from the new Downloads folder in Files.
Dark Mode introduces a dramatic new look for iPad. It’s thoughtfully designed to make every element on the screen easier on your eyes and is seamlessly integrated throughout the system. And it’s simple to turn on from Control Center or set to automatically turn on at night.
Gorgeous new look
A cool new look that’s easy on the eyes and perfect for low ‑ light environments.
Privacy and Security
Privacy and security are at the core of everything we do. iPadOS pushes privacy protection even further with new features that help you stay in control of your data while enjoying the personalized experiences you want.
Sign in with Apple
A simple way to sign in to apps and websites that respects your privacy.
Sign in with Apple
Now you can sign in to apps and websites with the Apple ID you already have. No filling out forms or creating new passwords. Just tap “Sign in with Apple” and after a quick Face ID or Touch ID confirmation, you’re all set. Apps can ask only for your name and email address, and if you prefer, we can create a unique email address that forwards to your real one. We won’t track your activity and you’re in control of your data.
HomeKit Secure Video
Introducing camera storage designed around security and privacy.
HomeKit Secure Video
Footage from home security cameras contains your most personal and sensitive data. So we designed an end-to-end encrypted system where your video is stored securely to iCloud, where only you and the people you invite into your Home app can view it. It’s free with an iCloud account and doesn’t count against your storage plan.(1)
Privacy
We build privacy into everything we do, and iPadOS is no different.
Privacy
New location controls and transparency features help you stay more in control of your data. Choose to allow apps access to your location just once. And there are more protections than before from people who want to track you without your permission.
Photos
With its big, immersive Retina display, iPad is the perfect device for browsing and editing your photos. And it’s powerful enough to handle any photo editing task. iPadOS makes managing and manipulating photos much more efficient by bringing you fast, simple new ways to capture, edit, and browse.
All-new Photos tab
A new curated view of your best moments from every day, month, and year.
All-new Photos tab
The Photos tab has been redesigned to help you find, relive, and share your favorite memories. Using on-device machine learning, it intelligently hides similar photos and reduces clutter, like removing screenshots and receipts, so you can focus on your best shots. You’ll also see your library come to life with auto-playing Live Photos and videos.
Powerful video editing
Nearly every tool and effect you use on your photos can be used on videos, including rotate, crop, and auto enhance.
Performance
iPad has always been fast and responsive. But with iPadOS, you’ll notice that everything moves a little faster.
Faster unlock
iPadOS is even faster than iOS 12. For example, Face ID now unlocks up to 30 percent faster.(2)******
Faster app launch
Apps will launch up to 2x faster than before and be smaller in download size.(3)
Faster app launch
With iPadOS, apps from the App Store will be packaged in a new way that makes them up to 50 percent smaller the first time you download them, up to 60 percent smaller on average when apps are updated, and up to twice as fast to launch.(3)
Augmented reality combines digital objects and information with the real world to create entirely new ones. iPad, with its front and back cameras, fast performance, large vivid display, and built-in motion sensors, is the perfect device for experiencing them.
ARKit 3
AR apps can now place virtual objects naturally in front of or behind people for new and more immersive experiences.
And even more.
Apple Arcade.
Play over 100 groundbreaking new games, where storytelling and design are pushed further than ever before, all in a game subscription service unlike any other.
Voice Control.
Control your iPad with just your voice. Rich text editing features let you make corrections as you dictate. Navigate comprehensively using voice commands and gestures. You can even see numbers or names next to everything you can tap, and superimpose a grid onscreen to tap when there aren’t controls.
A new voice for Siri.
The new Siri voice uses advanced neural text ‑ to ‑ speech technology to sound just as natural while speaking longer phrases, like when reading the news or answering knowledge questions.
Siri Shortcuts.
The Shortcuts app is a single place for all your Siri shortcuts. New Conversational Shortcuts let Siri ask questions to clarify your requests, like finding out which location you want to go to when you say, “order my usual coffee.”
More useful ways to look at Maps.
Look Around shows you where you’re going with a seamless, high-resolution experience.(5)An all-new map features more realistic details for roads, b(6)And Collections let you track and share your must -see spots.
Custom Memoji in Messages.
Make your Memoji one in a trillion with new hairstyles, headwear, makeup, and piercings. And now Memoji automatically become sticker packs you can use in Messages, Mail, and third-party apps.
An all-new Reminders app.
Now it’s even easier to create and organize reminders. Smart lists make it easy to display and track your upcoming reminders. The quick toolbar lets you add dates, times, locations, flags, photos, and scanned documents. And Siri suggests reminders you might want to add.
Text formatting tools in Mail.
Now you can write professional-looking email on the go with formatting options that include font style, size, and color, alignment, indenting and outdenting text, and numbered and bulleted lists.
New and improved Notes.
A new gallery view and more powerful search help you find whatever note you need, right when you need it. The new checklist options help you get more done, and shared folders make it easier to collaborate with others on folders and notes.
Audio sharing with AirPods.
Now you can pair two sets of AirPods to one iPad and easily listen to a song or watch a movie along with a friend.*
A personalized experience on HomePod.
Siri can now learn and recognize the voices of family members using HomePod, so everyone has a personalized experience.
See a full list of what’s
new in iPadOS.
- 12 .9-inch iPad Pro
- 11 – inch iPad Pro
- 10 .5-inch iPad Pro
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad mini 4
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Air 2
9.7 -inch iPad Pro
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