Here are all the features announced to be coming with iPadOS 15.
Why you can trust Pocket-lint (Pocket-lint) – Apple releases one major software update each year for iPhone, iPad and Watch, with several smaller updates throughout the year. The next major update for iPad is iPadOS 15. You can read more about iOS 15 for iPhone in our separate feature, but here are all the features Apple revealed at WWDC 21 for iPadOS 15. iPadOS 15 release date Previewed June 2021 Release September 2021 Apple presented a preview of its next software update for iPad during its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June, though the final software isn’t expected to be released to devices until the “fall”. This typically means September. At the moment, there is no specific date for iPadOS 15’s release, though if traditional – pre 2020 – patterns are followed, we’d expect the software to be released to public in the beginning of September. A developer beta for iPadOS 15 is available already – released on 7 June, while the public beta is due in July. iPadOS 15 features Here are all the features announced for iPadOS 15. Apple Multitasking There are a number of multitasking features coming to iPad with iPadOS 15, including a new multitasking menu that sits at the top of apps, allowing you to enter Split View, Slide Over, full screen and Center Window with a tap. There’s also a new multiwindow shelf that will give you quick access to all open windows for an app. iPadOS 15 also sees improvements to the App Switcher to help with multitasking. You can drag one app over another to create a Split View space, while you’ll also get access to Slide Over apps from the App Switcher. Center Window lets you touch and hold in certain apps, like on an email or note, to open it in the middle of a Split View screen without having to leave the screen. Notifications in iPadOS 15 have larger icons for apps and contact photos for people, along with a Notification Summary. The Notification Summary will collect all non-time-sensitive notifications and deliver them at a more convinient time, such as morning, evening, or a time you select. There are also muting suggestions and you can choose to mute any app or message thread for the day, next hour or temporarily. Apple Widgets As rumoured, iPadOS 15 brings Widgets to the iPad, allowing you to place Widgets among apps on your home screen, as you can on iPhone. There are some extra large widgets designed for iPad and there are also some new options coming, including a Find My widget, Mail widget and Contacts widget. You’ll also be able to reorder the widgets in Smart Stacks with new controls in iPadOS 15 and suggested widgets for apps you already use can automatically appear in Smart Stacks at the appropriate time, based on your past activity, with an option to add them if you want to. App Library Stealing another feature from iPhone, iPadOS 15 brings the App Library to iPad, giving you one single place to access all your iPad apps, organised into categories like Productivity and Games. You will be able to get quick access to the App Library from the dock and you can reorder Home Pages, as well as Hide Home Pages. Apple Notes There are a host of changes coming to Notes with iPadOS 15, including Tags – helping you to categorise and organise notes, and Mentions – for helping you notify collaborators of shared notes that there are some important updates. There’s also a Tag Browser in the sidebar so you can tap any tag or tags to see notes with those tags in and Custom Smart Folders will automatically collect notes in one place, based on their tags. Best tablet rated 2021: Top tablets to buy today By Britta O’Boyle · 24 May 2021 Our pick of the best tablets to buy today including the best 2-in-1 devices and compact tablets at a variety of different prices. Meanwhile, a new Activity View lets you see what changes have been made to a shared note, while a Highlight view lets you swipe right anywhere on a note to reveal edit times and changes. You’ll also be able to combine images and handwriting in a handwritten note. Reminders Like with Notes, tags are coming to Reminders too in iPadOS 15, helping you organise them and make it easier to search and filter them. There’s a Tag Browser in the sidebar to tap any tag or tags and see Reminders relating to them, and you can create Custom Smart Lists too that automatically include Reminders by selecting certain tags, dates, times, locations, flags and priority. You’ll also be able to access quick options to delete completed Reminders and Siri will be able to announce reminders when you’re wearing AirPods or Beats headphones. Apple Quick Note Quick Note is a new feature in iPadOS 15 designed for when you want to quickly jot something down, like a number for example. It can be accessed from anywhere in the system, while you’re using any app, by a swipe of your finger or Apple Pencil from the bottom corner of your screen. You can write or sketch and the size of the Quick Note can be adjusted. You’ll also be able to add links from an app or website and a thumbnail of the Quick Note will appear in the corner when you return to remind you of what you noted down previously. Maps in iPadOS 15 includes an interactive globe, along with more details for some cities, like elevation, roads, buildings and landmarks.
