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Apple<\/a>:<\/p>\n

What’s in a name? Quite a bit, actually. While built on the same foundation as iOS, iPad has become a truly distinct experience. With powerful apps designed for a large Multi‑Touch display. Multitasking made simple with intuitive gestures. And the ability to drag and drop a file with a fingertip. It’s always been magical. And now it’s called iPadOS.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Here’s the list of new features<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Mitchel Broussard<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Apple today revealed “iPadOS,” a new version of iOS that Apple has designed specifically for the larger screens on the iPad family. Apple said that it renamed the OS to recognize the “distinctive experience” of iPad.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

To enhance iPadOS even more, Apple updated Split View to allow users to work with multiple files and documents from the same app at the same time. For example, users can have two emails opened side by side in Mail, or two notes in Notes. Slide Over allows users to quickly view and switch between multiple apps, and App Exposé provides for a quick view of every open window.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Ryan Christoffel<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Files has a new Column view, joining the existing Grid and List views available before. Column view takes better advantage of the iPad’s large display, making it easier to dive into nested folders without getting lost. And a key element of the new Column view is a Preview pane on the right-hand side that includes a visual preview of the currently selected file, rich metadata for that file, and a selection of Quick Actions to easily do things like use Markup, create a PDF, or rotate an image.<\/p>\n

At long last, Files includes built-in support for external storage devices. USB drives and SD cards can now be connected to your iPad and the documents they contain can be accessed directly from Files and moved into a separate file provider if you wish.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

The most important change to Safari is that it now loads desktop versions of websites by default. But not the same crippled desktop shells that previously existed on the iPad: true desktop versions that are fully optimized for touch input.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Matt Birchler<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple fails their own “Safari for iPadOS is a desktop-class browser” as they still ask you to not use their website from it.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Google Docs (on this and other more complex, but also more personal docs) works pretty great. Smooth and works as I’d expect. Really nice!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Colin Cornaby<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Wonder if iPad OS could imply an organizational shift in Apple as well. iPhone and iPad software being the same means they share a team and resources.<\/p>\n

...or it’s just marketing!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Guilherme Rambo<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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It’s still iOS, still runs SpringBoard, still called “iPhone OS” in the manifest. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Steve Troughton-Smith<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Multi-window really is multi-window. You can spawn as many windows as you want in an app and cycle between them as necessary, or tear them off into new spaces<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Nick Lockwood<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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I don’t get the whole iPadOS rebranding. Does that mean it’s a new target, like tvOS or watchOS, if so what happens to hybrid apps? Or is it just a marketing gimmick, in which case what possible benefit does it serve? Will they rename iOS back to iPhoneOS again now?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Steve Troughton-Smith<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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‘iPadOS’ is a statement, not an OS. iPad is now a top-tier platform on its own, which means Apple needs to address it as such every year with new features. Means they can’t ignore it anymore<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Craig Federighi<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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It’s become a truly distinct experience. It’s not an iPhone experience. It’s not a Mac experience. The name is a recognition of that. We’ve expanded the domain where people can say the iPad is the best solution.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Tom Warren<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Reminder: Apple CEO Tim Cook once described laptop \/ tablet hybrids as like trying to converge a “toaster and a refrigerator.” Apple has an iPad Pro with a keyboard, and now it looks like it’s going to create a dedicated iPadOS for it<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Dan Masters<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Precisely what concerned me when I heard about iPadOS – Apple is piling all this desktop functionality onto iPad, but is missing the desktop UX, thus ruining what made it appealing in the first place: its simplicity.<\/p>\n

To be sure, it’s not an easy problem.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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As rumored, iPadOS introduces mouse support for the first time, allowing a USB mouse to be connected to an iPad for the first time.<\/p>\n

Mouse support is not a standard feature, but is instead available as an AssistiveTouch option within the Accessibility settings on your iOS device.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Owen Williams<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The funniest thing about the iPad getting mouse support? Apple goes out of their way to avoid saying mouse anywhere. In the pairing menu, the mouse name is blocked and it just says “accessory” 😂<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

See also: Hacker News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n