iPadOS 26: Apple's Biggest Update Ever, Redefining iPad Experience

Apple unveiled iPadOS 26, its most significant iPadOS release to date. This update boasts a redesigned interface, a powerful new windowing system, enhanced Apple Intelligence features, and major improvements to file, audio, and video handling. The refreshed design is more expressive while maintaining iPad's simplicity. The new windowing system offers fluid resizing and organization of app windows. Apple Intelligence is further integrated, including Live Translation, Genmoji, and Image Playground. An enhanced Files app provides more robust file management, and the Preview app arrives on iPad for PDF editing. Creative pros benefit from Background Tasks, audio input selection, and local capture for streamlined audio and video workflows.