As famous in a Reddit thread earlier this month, iPadOS 26 expands Stage Supervisor to all iPad fashions appropriate with the software program replace.
Stage Supervisor on iPadOS 16 from the WWDC 2022 keynoteOn iPadOS 18, Stage Supervisor is proscribed to the next iPad fashions:
- 13-inch iPad Professional (M4 chip)
- 12.9-inch iPad Professional (third era and later)
- 11-inch iPad Professional (1st era and later)
- iPad Air (fifth era and later)
On iPadOS 26, Stage Supervisor is accessible on the next iPad fashions:
- 13-inch iPad Professional (M4 chip)
- 12.9-inch iPad Professional (third era and later)
- 11-inch iPad Professional (1st era and later)
- iPad Air (third era and later)
- iPad mini (fifth era and later)
- iPad (eighth era and later)
iPadOS 26 launched an all-new app windowing system on all iPad fashions appropriate with the software program replace, permitting customers to freely resize and rearrange a number of home windows in a single house, like on a Mac. Stage Supervisor stays out there as an possibility for customers preferring it, although, and now it’s out there on a wider vary of iPad fashions.
Stage Supervisor enables you to organize a number of app home windows in teams, throughout a number of areas, offering a extra organized and targeted multitasking expertise. On iPadOS 26, you may swap to Stage Supervisor mode by way of the Settings app. When utilizing Stage Supervisor mode, apps nonetheless profit from the brand new windowing options, together with “visitors gentle” controls.
Apple launched Stage Supervisor with iPadOS 16. The function was initially restricted to iPad fashions with an M1 chip and newer, however Apple expanded it to iPad Professional fashions with an A12X or A12Z chip with iPadOS 16.1, in response to buyer suggestions. Nonetheless, the power to make use of Stage Supervisor on an iPad related to an exterior show is proscribed to fashions with an M1 chip or newer, and that continues to be the case even on iPadOS 26.
Apple beforehand stated that Stage Supervisor was restricted to higher-end iPad fashions attributable to efficiency issues. The corporate stated that it examined Stage Supervisor on some older iPad fashions and felt that the expertise didn’t meet the corporate’s top quality requirements. Evidently, Apple has now modified its thoughts.
iPadOS 26 is at the moment in beta. The replace will possible be launched in September.
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