iPadOS 16 brings some new features, especially for M1 iPad users. The public beta is now available, and if you’re wondering how to get the most out of the upcoming operating system and whether it’s worth upgrading to the M1 iPad Air or M1 iPad Pro, here’s what’s exclusive to them on iPadOS 16.
Stage manager stars as iPadOS 16 and M1 iPad users
Stage Manager will only work with M1 iPad Air and M1 iPad Pro. Here’s what you can do with this iPadOS 16 feature:
1. Resizable windows: Resize windows so they fit your task;
2. Center app: focus on the app you’re using without going full screen;
3. Quick access to windows and applications: the window of the application you are working on is highlighted in the center, and other applications are listed on the left in order of most recent use;
4. Overlapping windows: Create overlapping windows of different sizes in a single view, giving you control over arranging the ideal workspace;
5. Group apps together: Drag and drop windows from the side or open apps from the Dock to create sets of apps you can go back to at any time.
External monitor support for M1 iPad users running iPadOS 16
Another great feature for M1 iPad users running iPadOS 16 is the ability to get proper external display support.
As Apple explains, the iPad Pro with the M1 chip fully supports external displays with resolutions up to 6K, which means you can use different apps on the iPad and the external display. Running iPadOS 16, you can also:
Access apps on an external display: Access your favorite apps and your recent apps from the Dock, or use the App Library to find the apps you want faster;
Drag and drop between iPad and external display: M1 iPad users running iPadOS 16 can drag and drop files and windows from their iPad Pro to an external display and vice versa.
The 12.9-inch M1 iPad Pro gets its own exclusive features on iPadOS 16
Even if you own an M1 iPad, that doesn’t mean you’ll have every feature available on iPadOS 16, as Apple saved one feature to the larger iPad with the new display mode:
Reference Mode: Enables the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Liquid Retina XDR display to provide reference colors for popular color standards and video formats;
Reference Mode with Sidecar: Use your iPad Pro as a secondary reference display for your Mac.
The 2020 iPad Pro and iPad Air 4 could have their spotlight time too
Exclusive accessibility features for Magnifier on 2020 iPad Pro users or newer iPadOS 16 only:
Detection Mode in Magnifier: Get rich descriptions of your surroundings with a new Magnifier mode that includes door detection, person detection, and image description;
Door Detection in Magnifier: Find a door, read signs or labels around it, and get instructions on how to open the door.
Last but not least, if you have an iPad Air 4 or M1 iPad Pro with 256GB of storage, you can take advantage of this feature on iPadOS 16:
Virtual Memory Swap: iPad storage can be used to expand the available memory for all apps and provide up to 16 GB of memory for the most demanding apps.
These are the features available to M1 iPad users on iPadOS 16. The upcoming iPad OS will be available to everyone in a few months, but you can take advantage of the public beta right now.
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