Apple announced iPadOS 26 at WWDC 2025, and the new iPad update comes with a fresh new look and plenty of features. Apple has ensured there are plenty of iPadOS 26 supported slates, so if you have a relatively new iPad you should get the update this year.

Apple previewed the next version of its desktop OS, dubbed macOS Tahoe 26, alongside the upcoming iPadOS. But as other tech companies talk up generative AI, Cupertino focused more on visual upgrades, which will adopt a new "Liquid Glass" design philosophy to improve usability and the overall look.

At WWDC25, the company introduced iPadOS 26, the next major version of the iPad operating system, and Apple's Craig Federighi called it the "biggest iPadOS release ever," and he's not exaggerating.

It's been a rough decade for iPad users as promises of the future of computing kept arriving at unintuitive windowing interfaces and a broken file system, but iPadOS 26 checks nearly every box. Will it matter?

With its upcoming iPadOS 26 update, Apple is retiring both Split View and Slide Over to make way for a new "powerful and intuitive" multitasking tool that offers similar options.Apple didn't announce the retirement of the features on stage at WWDC 2025 when it revealed iPadOS 26,

Apple unveiled iPadOS 26, watchOS 26, tvOS 26, and visionOS 26 as part of its upcoming series of updates later this year. These updates include multitasking and window management improvements on iPadOS,

Apple will release public betas for iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and more in July 2025, offering early access to new features before the fall launch.