![]() That alone is not an improvement on what we have today with Split Screen. However, the example shown in the tweet from Majin Bu simply has two smaller windows on an iPad screen. People who spend laptop-like prices expect a laptop-like experience. Proper support for windows would certainly win a lot of folks over and be a powerful marketing message for the more premium iPad models and the Magic Keyboard accessory. The people who spend laptop-like prices on one of the best iPads and a Magic Keyboard today expect a laptop-like experience, and iPadOS does not really provide one just yet. Those that like to work this way will enjoy it, those that prefer to operate one-app-at-a-time will still be able to do so. ![]() The ability to have three or more apps open on screen at once, with windows that can be dynamically resized to suit my needs, would be a huge boon. When I work from my iPad, I only really ever have two of these apps open at a time and have to switch between different multitasking views that I set up. Right now, I have Mail, Safari, Music, Slack, and Notes open on my Mac screen. Ipad Air 5 Split Screen (Image credit: Luke Filipowicz / iMore)Ī lot of people sitting in front of a Mac or PC for work will keep a ton of windows open all day, every day. Two floating windows ≠ proper multitasking I would imagine, again if this rumor turns out to be true, that this windowing experience would play nice with Universal Control too, allowing you to flow freely between many windows on your Mac and iPad using just one mouse and keyboard. However, given the productivity focus of a potential true windowing experience and the clunkiness of trying to resize small windows with fat fingers, I think this would be one case where a power-user feature is right to be obfuscated from view, this time unavailable until the right peripherals are detected. Keeping multi-window mode hidden without a keyboard and trackpad connected is the right call.ĭiscoverability is one potential problem, and Apple has often hidden away some of its most advanced features behind gestures or deep down in Accessibility settings pages. A Bluetooth keyboard and mouse getting connected could elicit the same response in software. ![]() Thanks to the Smart Connector, an iPad Pro or iPad Air 5 detects when it has been magnetically attached to a Magic Keyboard immediately. Of course, I am running away with this rumor being true at this point but the idea of automatically changing modes based on peripherals sounds incredible. Ipados 15 Multitasking (Image credit: Adam Oram / iMore)
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