Interview: Craig Federighi Opens Up About iPadOS, Its Multitasking Journey, and the iPad’s Essence

iPadOS 26 Overhaul Proves the iPad Can Stand Alone, Says Craig Federighi

Apple’s software chief Craig Federighi insists the iPad must keep its own identity, and he points to this year’s iPadOS 26 overhaul as proof. iPadOS 26 Brings a Rebuilt Windowing Engine In a lengthy MacStories interview published after WWDC, Federighi called iPadOS 26 “the biggest improvement to iPad multitasking since Split View” and revealed that […] The post iPadOS 26 Overhaul Proves the iPad Can Stand Alone, Says Craig Federighi appeared fir…

Craig Federighi on the iPad – Pixel Envy

Federico Viticci, MacStories: It’s a cool, sunny morning at Apple Park as I’m walking my way along the iconic glass ring to meet with Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, for a conversation about the iPad. […] I came into this WWDC thinking – or, at the very least, hoping – that Apple would show a newfound commitment to the iPad and iPadOS, addressing the longstanding concerns of those who have been pushing iPadOS to its limits…

Federico, Federighi, and iPadOS 26

Federico Viticci of MacStories got to sit down with Apple’s Craig Federighi to discuss iPadOS last week, which is a tremendous thing to see, and you can read all about it: After all the talk over the past 15 years about the “post-PC era”, why have we come full circle to reusing features and UI metaphors that the Mac got right decades ago? I ask Federighi about this. “When you’re designing in a new space with a new set of constraints with a diff…

Interview: Craig Federighi Opens Up About iPadOS, Its Multitasking Journey, and the iPad’s Essence

It’s a cool, sunny morning at Apple Park as I’m walking my way along the iconic glass ring to meet with Apple’s SVP of Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, for a conversation about the iPad. It’s the Wednesday after WWDC, and although there are still some developers and members of the press around Apple’s campus, it