The WWDC of 2022 was the turning point for the iPad, since since the launch of iPadOS, this operating system had not undergone a considerable change, stagnating and slowing down the full potential of the iPad. Fortunately, Apple has introduced really interesting news, taking the iPad to the place where we all want it to be, so in this post we tell you which are the 5 most outstanding, from our point of view.
What’s new in iPadOS 16?
The iPad at the hardware level is an almost perfect device, since if you accompany it with the right accessories you can do practically any task you set your mind to. However, all this versatility and potential that this device boasts is completely limited by its operating system, until now iPadOS 15. It seems that Apple has wanted to change and turn the tables with iPadOS 16, introducing really functional new features, that will take all iPad users one step further in terms of productivity. Here we tell you our 5 most important news.
- The great novelty that the Cupertino company has introduced is the fact that, with iPadOS 16, all users who connect an external monitor to the iPad will be able to use it as an independent screen . Until now, this was not possible, since what was produced was a simple screen duplication, except in some few and very specific apps. This raises the possibilities of the iPad as a work device, although you will have to have a model with an M1 chip to be able to enjoy it.
- Apple continues its efforts to make the iPad the ideal device for the vast majority of users who want a computer to work and be as productive as possible. For this comes a function in the form of an application called Freeform , it is a real-time collaboration space, where users can share, and collaborate on a kind of blackboard where they can draw or write, share documents and files. In short, an ideal app when it comes to holding work meetings.
- One of the great novelties that, in addition, it shares with macOS Ventura, is the new Visual Organizer , which gives an incredible twist to multitasking, providing the possibility of automatically organizing different applications and windows so that users can quickly combine various tasks. , intuitive and above all, very simple.
- In iPadOS 16, desktop-type applications will now have much more optimized features for the iPad screen, since they will even have all the new features coming to macOS. This will give iPad users system-wide redo/undo, a new find and replace experience, a fully customizable toolbar, the ability to change file extensions, and many other features. .
- Last but not least, the Safari news that comes with macOS Ventura is also available in iPadOS 16. In this way, users will be able to use functions such as sharing groups of tabs in order to work collaboratively. in a much simpler and more productive way.
