iPadOS 26 is a solid step forward at making the iPad act like a computing machine. There's a lot to unpack, but these ten upgrades are worth waiting for.
At WWDC 2025 this year, all eyes were on Apple to deliver some AI fireworks that would bring its operating systems closer to what Microsoft and Google have achieved lately. That didn’t happen, but what Apple revealed was a design makeover with some familiar functional upgrades.
I love the new Liquid Glass design approach, especially the ability to adjust it between light and dark presets. Apple has extended the signature transparent look across the control center, app icons, widgets, and even the edges of windows. With Expose, you can quickly expand the entire app cluster across the full screen and pick the one you want to work with. Going a step further, Apple also brought the familiar three-button windowing controls from macOS and put them on iPads.
It may not make a day and night difference with touch interactions, but when using the iPad with a keyboard and/or trackpad, the menu bar comes in handy. I can’t wait to test how it helps my day-to-day workflow in demanding apps such as DaVinci Resolve. Shortcuts go AI I’ve been playing around with the new shortcuts system, and I believe there is a lot of potential. Apple has introduced AI in the Shortcuts app, which brings intelligent actions to the table. These actions dip into the existing Apple Intelligence capabilities that can handle text, audio, and images.
If you haven’t used it so far, the Journal app is like a personal digital diary where you can log your daily musings, thoughts, progress, and more. It accepts texts, audio recordings, photos, videos, locations, music, and even news articles with rich card-like previews. Moreover, if you have installed different apps for handling certain file types, you can now set them as a default. For example, I prefer my photos to open in Lightroom for editing, and I can now do it directly without having to open the share sheet.
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