
iPadOS has arrived: are are some of new features!
Since the invention of the iPad 10 years ago, the creation of this tablet around iOS has given Apple a head start in terms of performance and ergonomics.
It is almost the end of 2019; Apple introduced iPadOS, an OS dedicated to its iPad. This major update of the iPad is a bit like a third-platform that combines the popular ideas of macOS with the intuitive nature of iOS.
What is iPadOS?
iPadOS is iOS 13, but iOS 13 is not iPad OS. Did you follow it? More simply, Apple has decided to name the OS of its iPad differently from the OS of its iPhone even if both operating systems use the same code base. iPadOS is surely a sign of Apple’s desire to make the iPad sacred as a laptop inspired by the Mac but based on iOS.
What are the main new features of iPadOS?
iPadOS takes advantage of the new features of iOS 13, including the long-awaited dark mode and the redesign of native applications (Reminders, Notes, etc.). But there are some remarkable new features on iPadOS.
These include file management, multitasking, and the integration of external hardware. You can also visit the folder dedicated to the hidden features of iOS 13, many of which you will find on iPadOS.
You can connect external devices such as USB sticks
The iPadOS Files application is another excellent example of how macOS ideas can be integrated with a new design and modern interactions that make sense on iPad. This application has become very practical, especially since Apple has opened access to external USB sticks and SD cards.
Safari has become a desktop web browser
Safari for iPad now defaults to Safari for Mac on all iPad models. You have access to the same websites on your PC or Mac. It’s very convenient, especially for Google Docs, Gmail and lots of web services.
Ipados supports mice and new keyboard shortcuts with more than 30 new shortcuts corresponding to almost all the options available on macOS.
Multitasking is extended
Since iOS 11, it is possible to open two applications simultaneously on iPad Pro. iPadOS goes further: it is now possible to open the same app several times on the entire system. Apple calls them “windows”, like on macOS and Windows. Even if they don’t look like windows as we know them – there is no underlying desktop, and the windows can’t overlap (except for Slide Over) – they behave in much the same way.
To encourage users to use multi-window technology, Apple has chosen to adapt to iOS 11’s drag-and-drop multitasking to introduce different ways to create application windows. More simply, anything that can be moved in iPadOS can become its own window. On Safari, if you want to open a link in a new window, simply move the link.
Force Touch is here
As on iOS 13, Force Touch is everywhere, even on devices that were not compatible with it. The iPad, therefore, inherits Force Touch.
A long press on the icons and various elements opens a menu, like the right click of a mouse. Moreover, you have access to quick actions on the home screen.