Missing iPad Multitasking Feature Makes Comeback in iPadOS 26.1

Apple has quietly reintroduced a popular multitasking feature in the second beta of iPadOS 26.1, which was released to developers on Monday.

Apple Brought Back 1 of the iPad’s Best Features. Fans Thought It Was Gone for Good

Then, Apple announced iPadOS 26, and with it, the company gave the iPad the one thing its biggest fans had been asking for–windowing. Not the watered-down version of multitasking, but actual windowing ...

Apple’s new beta update improves iPhone workouts and boosts iPad multi-tasking

The iOS 26.1 beta 2 and iPadOS 26 beta 2 focus on daily practical wins, from training goals to quicker multitasking.
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Second developer beta of iPadOS 26.1 re-introduces Slide Over (though there’s a catch)

The second developer beta of iPadOS 26.1, released today, re-introduces Slide Over, a feature some iPad users wanted to see returned. iPadOS Slide Over was removed in the initial iPadOS 26 release but ...