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Apple Says iPadOS 26 is Compatible With These iPad Models

ignatius345 said:
How exactly have they "flip flopped" on the iPad? You mean by putting a properly windowed UI and a cursor-based interface?

Touch is a crap way to interact with a vertical display. Notice that the first thing people do when they start using an iPad for more intensive productivity is to... wait for it... attach a keyboard/trackpad. They do this so the control surfaces are horizontal where hands can rest instead of clumsily gorilla-arming.

Also, please refrain from the name calling, mate.
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I see you self-identify as a sycophant. Sorry mate, I didn't mean to offend or you personally, but speak for yourself. On a MacBook, since touch is so prevalent in our daily devices, there is always the urge to interact with it. Perhaps not you specifically, but for most people. Hate to break it to you, mate, the world does not revolve around you
 
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Populus said:
What looks clear, is that they got the message that Stage Manager, wile “fine”, is not an overwhelmingly used feature.

That’s why they are going full in with the new windowing system. No special names, no requirements, hoping it just works right and transparently on iPadOS. Let’s hope it works great from the beginning, and we don’t have to wait for a second refinement like what happened with Stage Manager across iPadOS 16 and 17.
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Agreed. I tried to use Stage Manager on Mac and had to turn it off. Couldn't stand it.

I think it makes more sense on a smaller display, like the iPad. It's not great, but from what I recall it's the only way to get resizable windows and more than 3 apps on screen at the same time on the iPad, so I leave it turned on there.

This appears to bring macOS-style window management to iPadOS just as you described. No weird work-arounds. No major limitations. And that is what most of us power users have been asking for for years. If it works without Stage Manager, I'll probably turn that off too.
 
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macduke said:
The way they word things like this is so weird:
  • iPad Air (M2 and later)
  • iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
At first I thought the iPad Air I just bought my kids a year ago were going to be outdated with the M1 chip, lol.
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Apple changed its naming conventions. The M1 model is officially iPad Air (5th generation) while the 6th generation is officially iPad Air (M2).
 
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Apple Mac Daz said:
Does this menu bar need the iPad docked to a keyboard or can it be used by touch
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That was conspicuously absent from the presentation. I wonder how that will be accessible without a cursor or hardware keyboard. A short swipe down from the top edge, less than enough to activate Notification Center, perhaps?

Or if it just won't be available when working touch-only.
 
AND411 said:
Will phone app allow calls on cellular iPads?
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That's a good question.

iPad supports Wi-Fi calling over cellular through the FaceTime app when used with a compatible carrier. I'd like to see them support native VoLTE using IMS rather than an IPsec tunnel over the cellular network at a best-effort QCI.
 
Very glad to see A12 support remain. Probably won’t update my A12 iPads tho, as this is certainly the last year, and therefore performance will be subpar
 
Didn't he say that windowing will be on all iPads with iPadOS 26? That is going to make the iPad mini feel very cramped.
 
xpxp2002 said:
That was conspicuously absent from the presentation. I wonder how that will be accessible without a cursor or hardware keyboard. A short swipe down from the top edge, less than enough to activate Notification Center, perhaps?

Or if it just won't be available when working touch-only.
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That’s crap if so not everyone uses a keyboard so sux if keyboard only
 
xpxp2002 said:
That's a good question.

iPad supports Wi-Fi calling over cellular through the FaceTime app when used with a compatible carrier. I'd like to see them support native VoLTE using IMS rather than an IPsec tunnel over the cellular network at a best-effort QCI.
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Since the iPhone rate in Europe is significantly lower than in the USA, this would only work partially.

I often travel to other European countries on business and am dependent on the iPhone. It will probably never happen, but what do I do if my iPhone doesn't work or gets lost while I'm travelling? I also have my iPad Mini cellular with me, separate from my iPhone.
 
Good to see all these models getting the update even the iPad Pro from 2018. However think that many of the features will be reserved for iPads with M series chip.
 
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Wish they would've dropped iPad 9th gen. This thing is so darn slow and crashes all the time.
 
MacRumors said:


Apple today announced that iPadOS 26 will be compatible with the iPad models listed below.

iPadOS-26-Apple-Newsroom.jpg

iPadOS 26 features a new Liquid Glass design, a menu bar, improved app windowing, and more.

iPadOS 26 supports the following iPad models:
  • iPad Pro (M4)
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later)
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation and later)
  • iPad Air (M2 and later)
  • iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
  • iPad (A16)
  • iPad (8th generation and later)
  • iPad mini (A17 Pro)
  • iPad mini (5th generation and later)
This means that the only iPad model that supports iPadOS 18, but not iPadOS 26, is the lower-cost iPad (7th generation).

The first iPadOS 26 developer beta will be available starting today, and a public beta will follow next month. The update will be released later this year.

Article Link: Apple Says iPadOS 26 is Compatible With These iPad Models
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Is Windowing available on iPad A-series? Or is it exclusive to M-series, like Stage Manager?
 
I'll wait until iPadOS 26.0.1 before installing it this fall. I will NOT install iPadOS 26.0 given my somewhat bad experiences with x.0 versions of iOS in the past (I remember having connectivity issues with iOS 10.0 on my iPhone 6 until T-Mobile USA updated its modem software code).
 
MacRumors said:
iPadOS 26 supports the following iPad models:
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  • iPad Air (M2 and later)
  • iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
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The two lines above - which MacRumors took directly from the Apple website - seem contradictory.

I own a 5th generation iPad Air (2022), that apparently has the M1 chip. What does this mean for my iPad's upgradability? Or will not all of the most fancy-pants of features work on it?
 
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I don't get this
  • iPad Air (M2 and later)
  • iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
What if you have an iPad Air M1?

update: Just saw that someone got the same question as me.....
 
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