PadOS 26 comes with a new Settings toggle for the dock that can make your iPad feel more Mac-like than ever before. Here are the details.

The newest OS update is helpful, thanks to more robust multitasking and fresh widgets and tools. Keep expectations low and you'll be happy. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore ...

If Apple announces multitasking for its iPhone and iPad tomorrow, it will be a limited version that the company controls, allowing some applications to run in the background but denying others, ...

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 ...

I somewhat called it! In the run-up to WWDC 2025, I asked Apple to please introduce true multitasking to iOS (and by extension, iPadOS). We didn’t get it in iOS, but Apple did unveil an entirely new ...

The iPad operating system broke away from iOS to provide more focused features for tablet users iPadOS is the operating system for Apple’s wildly successful tablets. iPadOS 13 was the first iteration ...

Well, this is wild. A developer has managed to get iPadOS 26 booting on an iPhone 17 Pro Max, giving us an early, unofficial (and probably very unintended) look at Apple’s new desktop-style ...

The iPad has various multitasking options to help you work more efficiently and get the most out of your tablet. Here we’ll break down the key ways to multitask on your iPad. Split View is a feature ...