Apple Announces iPadOS 16, Featuring New Lock Screen, Enhanced Multitasking, Weather App, and More

[DEMinSoCAL]

What did you want?

Ever use a real computer? macOS or Windows? Where you can have multiple, overlapping windows. Sound familiar?

And I thought iPadOS 16 was going to have some earth-shattering changes with regards to multitasking? So all we get is cute stacks on the left side of the screen instead of actually allowing the background apps to run in the background?
Silly.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

I'm sure it is. It's what I want, and everyone else I've talked to. Very exciting stuff.

It's cosmetic. It does nothing to improve the multitasking capability of apps on iPad. They still die when in the background. Sounds like "everyone else" weren't expecting much.

 

[eatrains]

Ever use a real computer? macOS or Windows? Where you can have multiple, overlapping windows. Sound familiar?

And I thought iPadOS 16 was going to have some earth-shattering changes with regards to multitasking? So all we get is cute stacks on the left side of the screen instead of actually allowing the background apps to run in the background?
Silly.

Stage Manager does have multiple, overlapping windows.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Stage Manager does have multiple, overlapping windows.

I missed that. It seemed like a glorified task switcher. I wonder if, when using an external monitor on an iPad with an app on each screen, are they both running full speed?

 

[eatrains]

I missed that. It seemed like a glorified task switcher. I wonder if, when using an external monitor on an iPad with an app on each screen, are they both running full speed?

How could you have missed that? It was a central part of the demo. They showed moving windows, resizing windows, and dragging items across displays.

 

[Johnny907]

Not impressed. Still no multiuser support. It’s like Apple willfully denies the one or two feature requests users keep asking this time every year.

 

[Admiralbison]

I give up on the iPad Pro line actually getting MacOS.


I am more in shock as to what is taking Microsoft so long with to have an ARM SQ3 Surface Pro X 2 with an actual full desktop OS (Windows 11) that could kill Apple’s dawdling iPad “Pro” software.

I want to jump ship but Microsoft have no focus these past few years.

 

[return2sendai]

Spotlight is better than a dedicated app when using a physical keyboard. Just hit cmd+space in any app and type the math problem, all without leaving the app you’re in. A full screen calculator looks silly on a screen the size of an iPad’s.

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Does that only work with a physical keyboard?

 

[Rexogamer]

Does that only work with a physical keyboard?

Yes - without an external keyboard you have to go to the home screen and swipe down

 

[svish]

Looks like a solid update but seems like some features will be available only for M chip models.