Apple iPad: Is the multitasking feature moving from iPadOS 16?

Apple repeatedly emphasizes that you don’t even need a PC or laptop, you can do everything with the iPad. With iPadOS 16, the manufacturer is upgrading a number of features that are familiar to Windows users. There are now different window sizes and an option for setting the display scaling. Also new is a revised file manager and customizable toolbars. To enable more multitasking, four apps can now be displayed in parallel per display. A current iPad can also control an external screen via a USB-C cable, so that up to eight apps can be displayed in parallel. Now the new Move multitasking feature and not shipped with iPadOS 16 according to the business magazine Bloomberg.

The Stage Manager is said to cause problems on iPads with Apple M1

As Mark Gurman claims to have learned, the introduction of the so-called Stage Manager is to be postponed by a month. The new iPad Pro with the Apple M1 chip and the iPad Air with the M1 SoC are said to be affected by the problems. The overlapping of several open apps on these tablets should lead to high memory usage. Ultimately, this affects the user experience.

Apple may first roll out iPadOS 16 in October with new iPad models and later launch it as an update for existing iPads. The fourth beta version of iPadOS 16 is currently being tested. On June 6th, Apple presented the upcoming iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 operating systems at the WWDC developer fair. As long as users do not want to use any of the new Homekit functions, they can still use an iPad with iPadOS 16 to control their smart home remotely. On the other hand, if you want to use new Homekit features, you can choose to use an Apple TV or a Homepod Mini in the future.

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Collection on planned multitasking in iPadOS 16:

• With iPadOS 16, Apple is upgrading a number of features that Windows users are familiar with. There are now different window sizes and an option for setting the display scaling.
• However, iPad users will probably have to wait longer for the multitasking feature called Stage Manager. The new iPad Pro with the Apple M1 chip and the iPad Air with the M1 SoC are said to have too high a memory load if you want to run multiple apps at the same time.
• Apple may not deliver the function originally planned for iPadOS 16 until later. In October, iPadOS 16 will initially only be available for the new iPads, old tablets will probably only get the new operating system version later.

Source: Bloomberg