{"id":55752,"date":"2025-06-12T15:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/?p=55752"},"modified":"2025-06-12T15:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T13:05:26","slug":"ipads-26-apple-explains-the-late-proximity-to-the-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apfelpatient.de\/en\/news\/ipados-26-apple-erklaert-die-spaete-naehe-zum-mac","title":{"rendered":"iPadOS 26: Apple explains the late proximity to the Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"

iPadOS 26 is available and brings fundamental changes to the iPad. Apple has fundamentally redesigned the user interface and multitasking system. The goal: to finally make the iPad feel like a real computer\u2014no longer like a large iPhone, but more like a Mac.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The iPad already received the M1 chip, which is also found in Macs, in 2021. So why did it take four years for the operating system to finally take full advantage of the hardware? Craig Federighi, Apple's chief software officer, explains in an interview with ArsTechnica that it was less about performance\u2014that was already there\u2014but rather about the interaction model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why the iPad had to wait so long for desktop features<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

An iPad is operated directly with the finger. This means that every touch must trigger a visible response without delay. As soon as you feel like the device is lagging behind, the user experience suffers massively. With a Mac, it's different \u2013 here, users operate with a mouse and keyboard, which makes small latencies more forgivable. In addition, Apple delayed the introduction of features like window management for a long time because the iPad was traditionally designed for simplicity and focus. It wasn't until the increasing use of the keyboard and trackpad on the iPad that Apple saw the time was right to expand the system (via Arstechnica<\/a> ).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What iPadOS 26 changes<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The new operating system brings complete window management to the iPad for the first time. You can now open multiple apps at once, move them freely, adjust their size, and layer them on top of each other \u2013 just like you know from the Mac. There is also a menu bar that appears depending on the context and provides direct access to important functions. Before that, there were Split View and Slide Over, and later Stage Manager. But all of these solutions were not as flexible or intuitive as real windows. iPadOS 26 puts an end to compromises and brings the familiar macOS workflow directly to the tablet. A lot has changed under the hood too. Apple has completely redesigned the window system and reworked the management of background processes. The result: Even older iPads that don't support Stage Manager benefit from the new window management. iPadOS 26 uses the hardware more efficiently and distributes system resources more intelligently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n