PadOS 26 on the iPad mini shows us what’s next for iPhone: true multitasking, a macOS-lite mode, and deeper platform convergence.

PadOS 26 beta 5 is now available to download, continuing to improve upon the multitasking features that will make the iPad a real laptop replacement.

Apple has released iPadOS 26 beta 7 to developers, here’s what to expect from the latest update as the public launch nears.

I've spent a month with the new iOS 26, iPadOS 26 and macOS 26 Tahoe developer betas. Apple has just released the first public beta for all of these devices — after a month with the updates, here's why you should probably install it.

Apple's iPadOS 26 Beta 6 introduces a range of thoughtful updates aimed at enhancing the overall experience of using an iPad. This release focuses on

It was one of the best-received pieces of Apple news I can recall. At the company’s WWDC conference last month, it announced that its iPadOS 26 software upgrade would give the iPad a powerful new interface closely modeled on the one offered by the Mac. The response can be fairly summarized as finally.

Window tiling is one of the more interesting additions to the iPad in iPadOS 26, but it might not be much of an upgrade over Stage Manager.

Apple’s newest iPad software, iPadOS 26, isn’t officially out yet, but it may bring the iPad closer to replacing a traditional laptop. It’s not the solution for everyone, but it’s