The most recent iPadOS 19 scuttlebutt suggests new options shall be launched to make Apple’s pill software program extra macOS-like to spice up its productiveness nous.
In keeping with a supply talking to the reporter Majin Bu, Apple is planning to convey a Mac-style menu bar to the finest iPad fashions when it detects the presence of a Magic Keyboard accent.
The Menu bar is a staple of Mac computing, providing entry to the standard per-app File, Edit, Format, View and different menus. It additionally comprises the Apple brand menu and key indicators of connectivity.
This could be useful for iPad customers maybe trying to make use of productiveness apps as cell variations don’t are inclined to have these simply accessible menus for app settings and performance, and require a deeper dive for every thing past fast settings.
“One of the crucial thrilling modifications will profit these utilizing the iPad with a Magic Keyboard. When linked, the interface will adapt to point out a menu bar on the high, similar to on macOS, turning the iPad into a way more laptop-like expertise,” Bu writes.
Moreover, Bu’s supply stated Apple is planning to spice up the Stage Supervisor know-how with a second-generation replace to spice up productiveness.
He added: “One other key replace is Stage Supervisor 2.0, an enhanced multitasking mode that prompts routinely when the keyboard is connected. It can make managing apps and home windows smoother and extra productive than ever.”
Earlier right this moment we introduced phrase of his report suggesting the iPhone would additionally get a model of Stage Supervisor in iOS 19 that allowed extra flexibility when connecting to exterior shows by way of USB-C cables.
Whereas we’re taking this hearsay with a pinch of salt, well-connected Apple reporters have been predicting a transfer on this course. Earlier this month, in his Energy On publication, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman stated iPadOS 19 will “give attention to productiveness, multitasking and app window administration — with a watch on the gadget working extra like a Mac.”
Opinion
Something that makes the iPad extra Mac-like is okay by me. It has by no means fairly lived as much as its potential as a publish PC gadget.
At any time when I take into consideration changing my MacBook Air with an iPad Professional and Magic Keyboard I get chilly toes about lacking this performance or that, or lacking this quirk that dramatically undermines my workflow.
