Apple Releases iPadOS 26.1 With Slide Over Multitasking

Apple contiguous released iPadOS 26.1, the archetypal large update to the iPadOS 26 operating strategy released successful September. iPadOS 26.1 comes six weeks aft iPadOS 26.1.


The caller bundle tin beryllium downloaded connected eligible iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update.

iPadOS 26.1 reintroduces Slide Over, a multitasking diagnostic that was removed with the multitasking overhaul successful ‌iPadOS 26‌.

Slide Over works alongside the window-based multitasking functionality successful ‌iPadOS 26‌, truthful you tin unfastened up aggregate app windows and inactive swipe implicit to rapidly entree a Slide Over app. Only 1 Slide Over app is supported astatine a clip successful iPadOS 26.1, and the diagnostic is accessible by tapping connected the greenish model resizing fastener and choosing Enter Slide Over.

iPadOS 26.1 besides includes astir each of the caller features that are successful iOS 26.1, specified arsenic a toggle to trim Liquid Glass transparency and Apple Intelligence enactment for caller languages. Apple's merchandise notes for the update are below.Apple's merchandise notes are below.

Slide Over
- Slide Over lets you support a model connected apical of different windows, and easy fell disconnected surface erstwhile not successful use
- Resizable windows successful Slide Over fto you take your preferred size and facet ratio

Local capture
- Gain power is disposable for outer USB microphones erstwhile signaling with section capture
- Option to fto you take wherever section seizure files are saved

This update includes the pursuing features and enhancements:
- Liquid Glass mounting gives you the enactment to take betwixt the default wide look oregon a caller tinted look which increases opacity of the worldly successful apps and notifications connected the Lock Screen
- Apple Music MiniPlayer swipe motion to spell to the adjacent oregon erstwhile track
- Apple Music AutoMix enactment implicit AirPlay
- New Camera mounting to crook connected oregon disconnected Lock Screen swipe to unfastened Camera
- Improved FaceTime audio prime successful low-bandwidth conditions
- Communication Safety and Web contented filters to bounds big websites are enabled by default for existing kid accounts for ages 13-17 (Age varies by state oregon region)
- Discover caller content, spatial experiences, and rapidly entree accusation astir your instrumentality utilizing Apple Vision Pro app, present disposable connected iPad

For accusation connected the information contented of Apple bundle updates, delight visit:
https://support.apple.com/100100

Some features whitethorn not beryllium disposable successful each regions oregon connected each iPad models. To larn more, delight visit:
https://apple.com/ios/feature-availability/

Software updates, similar this one, adhd caller features and improvements that whitethorn impact show and/or artillery life. To larn more, delight visit:
https://support.apple.com/125039A database of features successful iOS 26.1 tin beryllium recovered successful our iOS 26.1 motorboat post, and much info connected ‌iPadOS 26‌ is available successful our roundup.
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