US EditionApple’s Craig Federighi on the long road to the iPad’s Mac-like multitasking
- At WWDC 2025 in Cupertino, Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi introduced iPadOS 26 with a new multitasking UI enabling multiple open apps simultaneously.
- Federighi explained that early iPads lacked hardware power for true multitasking and perfect responsiveness, which delayed windowed multitasking features.
- The update re-architected the windowing system and background task management, leveraging iPad Pro hardware now comparable in power to Macs.
- Federighi explained that they chose to offer as many features as possible this time, despite some minor imperfections on older devices, due to strong user interest.
- Apple continues to pursue a strategy that maintains a clear distinction between iPadOS and macOS, focusing on preserving the iPad’s ease of use while gradually introducing features for more advanced users and upholding unique design principles for each platform.
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Apple explains how iPadOS 26 turns iPads into Mac-like multitasking marvels
Apple is completely revamping its software with iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26, its upcoming operating system updates. With a similar design language, the company is also finally unlocking the iPad's true potential by offering real multitasking functionality. While Stage Manager is still available in iPadOS 26, Apple is ditching the Split View and Slide Over options in favor of a new window-based multitasking system. In an interview with …
One of the most surprising renovations that was announced during the WWDC 2025 has to do with iPad. The latest version of iPadOS 26 not only includes a redesign in the user interface, but also improvements in window management that now look more like Mac’s. All of this people wonder if it wouldn’t be better to bring macOS completely to iPad and Apple already has the answer. In an interview with Swiss journalist Rafael Zeier, Apple’s vice preside…
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