After 15 years, the iPad is getting some key software features—like the addition of resizable and movable windows—that help it realize its true destiny.
iPadOS 26 Basically Turns Your iPad Into a MacBook
The iPadOS 26 update is finally introducing real window management features to the iPad. Users will be able to move and resize windows on the iPad as they please, and they'll stay there, just like on the Mac.
iPad just won WWDC 2025 – here’s why the iPadOS upgrades just made me cry tears of joy
At WWDC 2025, that all changed thanks to what Apple calls "An entirely new powerful and intuitive windowing system." In iPadOS 26 (yes, Apple decided to rename iPadOS 19), users can now easily switch between app windows and organize them like never before.
For iPadOS 26, Apple invents something called ‘Windows’
"iPadOS 26 is our biggest iPadOS release ever, with powerful features that take the experience to the next level and transform what users can do on iPad," Craig Federighi, Apples
Apple WWDC 2025 live: iOS 26 with Liquid Glass, massive iPad update
Can you believe it's 10 months to the day since Apple's September 2024 iPhone launch? There are titters about an iPhone Air being teased at WWDC 2025, but with it such a software-focused event, ...
The iPad Just Got a Lot More Like a Mac With iPadOS 26
Apple has announced iPadOS 26, and this update brings some of the biggest changes to the iPad experience yet. The new Liquid Glass design gives the interface a fresh look, with translucent elements ...
Apple announces iOS 26: When is it coming, and what devices can’t get it?
Like other major Apple updates, the next will contain some notable new features — but will you be able to get them?