Primary wants
1. "Simple" (iPadOS 18) window multitasking toggle
iPadOS 18 was peak iPad window multitasking in my opinion. The windowing system was simple, intuitive, and versatile. I thought the way it did Split Screen and Slide Over and PiP were about perfect. My preference would be that it replace the "no multitasking" mode using the Control Center multitasking toggle. "Power/advanced" (iPadOS 26) mode would only be useful to me when using an external monitor.
2. iPhone Screen Mirroring
This is big for me because I'm more of an iPad user than iPhone. I prefer to use my iPad Mini at home and leave my iPhone charging, but I often have to keep my phone around for this or that reason. Screen Mirroring would enable me to carry around my Mini only. I don't know how much of a technical hurdle this is since iPadOS doesn't have the same low level flexibilities as macOS.
3. Better Sidecar drawing with Apple Pencil
This is a work need for me. The accuracy and control of lines needs to be improved when drawing on Mac.
4. Preview app thumbnail pane (like on the Mac version)
Another work need for me. I need to be able to have a group of files ready to open and view as reference while working in another app, so I'd like Preview on iPad to work like on Mac, which can show a thumbnail pane with multiple files open simultaneously, letting me switch between them quickly. If this already exists on the iPad version, I haven't been able to figure it out.
Secondary wants
5. Two simultaneous audio streams
Like others, I often have audio playing in the background that I don't need to pay attention to, and sometimes want to quickly play audio in the foreground.
6. More obvious visual indication of active window
When multiple windows are open, it's often difficult to know which window is active and will therefore receive keyboard input. I've accidentally changed/closed the wrong window many times.
7. Offline notepad widget with simple/rich text
There may already be a third party option for this, but often when I'm using an app, I want to slide over a small notepad to quickly jot down a fleeting thought, or form my message without risk of accidentally sending/posting it. I don't want to switch to another app entirely and lose the context of what I was doing. I would also prefer it to not sync to a cloud server--I like the idea that it's offline and temporary, which urges me to act on the note and not leave it there indefinitely. I would like the option of rich text, but I also sometimes prefer working in simple text. I also often want to quickly strip formatting from rich text.
There may be more that I'm not thinking of right now.
