Invoking Stage Manager

[Wando64]

I find Stage Manager a considerable improvement on the previous way of multitasking on an iPad, although the ability to quickly switch it on and off is essential.
For example, if I need to work on two apps, once I have them set up in stage manager, sometimes it is just better to switch SM off and have the two side by side the ’old’ way.

Are you aware of a way of quickly turning SM on and off with a keyboard shortcut?

thanks

 

[ed.]

Not with a Keyboard shortcut, but you can add the toggle to control center, and it's just a swipe down+tap.

 

[Wando64]

Not with a Keyboard shortcut, but you can add the toggle to control center, and it's just a swipe down+tap.

Thanks. Mine was there from the start, but I would much prefer just a quick key combinatio.

 

[ed.]

You might be able to do it by creating a "Shortcut" command to toggle Stage Manager and then activating it with a keyboard shortcut through accessibility / keyboard / allow complete control

 

[chabig]

I don't have an iPad to try this on, but have you tried asking Siri to turn on Stage Manager?

 

[rui no onna]

I don't have an iPad to try this on, but have you tried asking Siri to turn on Stage Manager?

That would take even longer than the Control Center toggle.

 

[ed.]

You might be able to do it by creating a "Shortcut" command to toggle Stage Manager and then activating it with a keyboard shortcut through accessibility / keyboard / allow complete control

I looked into it and it doesn't seem to be possible - as there's no Stage Manager action in the Shortcuts app. There is a procedure to do it on macOS, but not on ipadOS.

 

[Abazigal]

I don't have an iPad to try this on, but have you tried asking Siri to turn on Stage Manager?

Doesn't seem to work for me. It attempts to play "stage manager" in Apple Music.