The iPad homescreen gets new features+1
On iOS 13, the iPad homescreen features more than just app icons+1
There are some design and navigation updates to the Settings app across multiple platforms+1
The Health app gets mood tracking and an iPad version+1
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The next version of iPadOS will introduce a brand new audio routing system, with support for selecting different input sources, similar to macOS. This feature will finally allow podcasters like me to record local audio while also being on a FaceTime or Zoom call (assuming apps add support for it)-1
Not graded: Devices that do not require drivers will work out of the box, like in macOS. I think the Sounds page of Settings will be redesigned.
SoftwareiPadOSDevelopment tools
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The next version of iOS brings changes to Notifications +1
In the next version of iPadOS you can put widgets on more places out of the left column+1
Apple will bring back some kind of โapp list/launcherโ UI element on iPad+2
iOS gets a โtabbed windowsโ feature that all apps can implement+1
Apple announces updates for Final Cut Pro and/or Logic for the iPad+1
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Third-party widgets gain interactivity 0
iPadOS is updated to include a more desktop-like mode with resizable and overlapping windows +1
The iPadโs external display support goes unchanged0
iPadOS 15 brings organization changes to the homescreen that donโt exist on the iPhone, including iOS 150
Standby mode for iPadOS๐
iPadOS 17 AI enhancements for iPad only๐
The iPadOS cursor appears to be repurposed for using iPad apps in VR๐ช
More apps can use a PiP style window on iPadOS๐
There is no additional external display support for iPadOS๐
iPadOS Multitasking remains fundamentally the same as the iPadOS 15 version๐
iPadOS multitasking remains unchanged from iOS 15โs implementation๐
iPad multitasking is overhauled again๐ช
Improved external display support for iPadOS๐
Apple does some new stuff with Animoji to make it more like Bitmoji๐ช
External storage support on iOS๐ช
On iOS 12, the iPad homescreen features more than just app icons๐
The calculator app comes to iPad๐ช
The next version of Stage Manager supports more than 4 windows at once on some iPad models๐
iPadOS 18 will feature new controls for audio input and output?
Stage Manager for iPad gets support for clamshell mode with external displays๐
Apple releases new developer APIs for Stageย Manager๐
iPadOS 16 gets improved Split View with at least 3 apps at once๐
Shortcuts gets an XL widget on iPad๐
Universal Control is demoed again๐
Some Mac-only Shortcuts actions become available on iPhone or iPad๐
Apple brings Mail extensions to iOS and iPadOS๐
Better external display support on iPad๐
iOS and iPadOS 15 will get native Home app widgets๐
DriverKit comes to iPadOS to let more kinds of accessories be supported on iPad๐
Hypervisor comes to iPad๐
Apple showcases at least one new feature coming in iOS or iPadOS 14.1๐
The iPad homescreen will continue to change with new elements and additions๐
There will be changes to the drawing/sketching interface used for screenshots, notes, etc.๐ช
Maybe it will even be an API.
iOS 10.3 with a redesigned split screen revealing the homescreen and the app switcher instead of the vertical slider we have now๐
Journal app comes to iPadOS๐
โImprovementsโ to Stage Manager are announced๐
Final Cut for iPad gains a feature specifically for video in visionOS๐
iPadOS 17 gains Lock Screen customization๐ช
Multi-user support on iPad for the masses๐