Did Apple Finally Turn the iPad Into a MacBook Alternative? My First Look at iPadOS 26 Says Yes

Did Apple finally turn the iPad into a MacBook alternative? My first look at iPadOS 26 says yes

Apple has finally delivered what the iPad has long been missing: true Mac-style multitasking - and I'm fully on board.

Apple Explains Why iPads Don't Just Run macOS

iPadOS 26 allows iPads to function much more like Macs, with a new app windowing system, a swipe-down menu bar at the top of the screen, and more. However...

I got hands on with the next-gen iPad software: has Apple finally fixed iPad multitasking?

You can’t do proper work on an iPad! That’s the refrain we’ve all heard from day one, cheerfully obliterated when people started running businesses, writing books and recording entire albums on an Apple tablet. But even as a long-time iPad fan, I’ll admit there’s been a kernel of truth in the naysaying. Because although there are many amazing iPad apps, the broader interface has long felt like My First PC. That goes back to the iPad’s origin sto…

Apple’s SVP Of Software Engineering Craig Federighi Wants To Maintain The iPad’s Simplicity, Making It The Best Touch Computer, As He Responds To The Possibility Of These Tablets Running macOS

The ‘Liquid Glass’ UI makeover was not the only change Apple introduced with iPadOS 26, because the company has now increased the productivity list for compatible tablets, bringing multitasking to the table that will allow these slates to become a more refined notebook substitute. A major similarity between Macs and iPads is that they are powered by the same Apple Silicon, meaning that both product classes can seamlessly run macOS, assuming the …

First impressions: iPadOS 26 might allow me to replace my MacBook Pro as my main computing device

iPadOS 26 might finally allow me to replace my MacBook Pro with an iPad Pro as my main computing device. The post First impressions: iPadOS 26 might allow me to replace my MacBook Pro as my main computing device appeared first on Apple World Today.

Apple gets over its hang-ups, and the iPad enters a new era

Is that a Mac? Nope, it’s iPadOS 26 running on a Studio Display. Some of us have spent an awful lot of time pondering the iPad’s use cases as a professional productivity device. As a heavy user of the iPad, I’ve frequently wanted to push it into areas where it wasn’t designed to go because if I could get it to do what I wanted, it would fit in my life better than going back to the Mac. As I pushed, the iPad pushed back. In recent years, I’ve com…