The 2022 WWDC has started, as usual, with the main novelties of Apple’s operating systems. The Cupertino company wasted no time in announcing iPad 16, the new version of the iPad that has arrived to make this device a much more versatile and functional product. All this, moreover, while inheriting some of the best features of iOS 16.

One of the main new features of iPadOS 16 is the redesigned multitasking thanks to the support of State Manager, one of the best features of macOS Ventura.

Apple has spent years improving how users can interact with several applications at the same time, and although the version that is currently available on the company’s tablets offers more intuitive controls, it was not possible to perform some actions, such as using a floating window with a different format than Slide Over; feature that, let’s remember, opens a floating window only on one side of the screen.

Now, with iPadOS 16 and Stage Manager, it’s not just easier to access and scroll through open apps. It is also possible to adjust the size of each of them as if it were a macOS app. This allows, for example, to resize Safari so that it occupies only part of the screen so that the rest is available for another app that we need to use at the same time.

iPadOS 16 now also allows iPad Air with M1 and iPad Pro with the same SoC to use an external display in a much more complete way. According to the company, the compatibility will allow devices to be connected to monitors with up to 6K resolution and use up to four applications at the same time.

The Weather app comes to the iPad

Also new to iPadOS 16 is the new Weather app for iPad. It will be possible to access the weather information in the same way that we do on the iPhone, and not through the browser

iPadOS 16 also includes new features to make sharing content with people much easier and more intuitive. For example, it is possible to create a collaborative document with several people so that they can edit the file in real-time, something that Google Docs already allows.

What’s new in iMessage, improved Live Text, and more

iPadOS 16 also includes some of the improvements from iOS 16 and macOS, like the new setting to delete previously sent messages in iMessage, edit chats, or even mark a message in a conversation as ‘unread’. Also improvements to Live Text, such as the ability to scan text in videos or remove the background from photos and leave only the subject, new features in Spotlight, and an improved Mail app.

The new version of the operating system for the iPad, on the other hand, makes using Safari more secure. In part, this is thanks to passkeys, unique access keys that allow you to log in to platforms much more securely since the access data is not stored in the cloud, but on the device itself.

When will iPadOS 16 be available?

iPadOS 16 will begin to be deployed in beta for developers as of June 6, 2022. The public beta, according to the company, will arrive during July, while the final version will be available in the fall. These are compatible devices.