Apple is expected to redesign multitasking on iPadOS 16, improving the tablet experience to make it more akin to a laptop running macOS or Windows.
That’s according to Bloomberg’s usually reliable Mark Gurman, who says the updated tablet OS will introduce aspects of multitasking to match the Mac, including floating, windowed apps.
Gurman said the “significant changes” will make it easier for users to view currently open apps and quickly switch between apps. Apparently there is also an option to resize the application window.
greater flexibility
Currently, iPadOS allows you to multitask using a split-screen view called Split View or a rigid floating app view called Slide Over. While these jobs are pretty good, Apple seems to want to go further.
Not only does the iPad have more screen real estate than the iPhone (iPadOS was split from iOS in 2019), but the latest and most expensive models also run the same M1 chip that’s inside the Mac. These tablets are already more like laptops than phones.
At Monday’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook is expected to announce changes to new versions of iOS, tvOS, watchOS and macOS and everything we mentioned in iPadOS.
What is a computer?
Apple’s pitching of the iPad as a laptop replacement isn’t new — you’ve probably seen its “What’s a computer?” ad — but it’s now looking to take it a step further, positioning its tablet as something you can take anywhere mature computer.
iPad devices are lightweight, portable, fast, and have a huge selection of accessories. Not only that, but they also feature something Macs and MacBooks don’t: touchscreens. Add top-notch interiors and there’s a lot of potential here.
However, power users are disappointed by some of the limitations of the iPad in its current form – it’s not ready to do everything a laptop can, and iPadOS 16 may change that. Being able to switch between app and location windows like on macOS would certainly help.
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