iPadOS
| iPadOS | |
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| developer | Apple Inc. |
| License (s) | Proprietary software with open source components |
| First publ. | September 24, 2019 |
| Current version | 13.6.1 (August 12, 2020) |
| Current preliminary version | 14.0 Beta 6 (18A5357e) (August 25, 2020) |
| compatibility | iPads with A8 chip or newer (all iPad Pro, iPad (from 5th generation), iPad mini (5th generation), iPad mini 4, iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad Air 2) |
| Languages) | Over 40 |
| www.apple.com/ipados/ | |
iPadOS is an operating system from Apple for iPads . It was unveiled at the Worldwide Developers Conference on June 3, 2019. With the introduction of iPadOS, iPads and iPhones no longer use iOS together to offer iPads more functions.
history
Apple introduced iPadOS at WWDC 2019. The operating system is based on iOS, but offers more functions than the iPhone. There are new views for apps in order to work with several applications in parallel. For the first time, external hard drives and USB sticks can also be connected and managed. The integrated Safari web browser offers new functions that are familiar from the Mac version, such as: B. a download folder. There are also optimized functions for selecting and managing text. In conjunction with macOS Catalina , the iPad with iPadOS and "Sidecar" can be used as a second screen in newer models. For the first time, the iPad and iPhone have support for the mouse as an input device .
A beta phase of iPadOS for software developers started in June 2019; the public beta was released on June 24th. The final version was published on September 24, 2019.
System requirements
iPadOS 13
The following iPads receive iPadOS 13:
- iPad Air 2
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad Mini 4
- iPad Mini (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 9.7 inches
- iPad Pro 10.5 inches
- iPad Pro 11 inch
- iPad Pro 11 inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9 inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9 inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9 inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9 inch (4th generation)
iPadOS 14
All devices that already received iPadOS 13 should also support iPadOS 14.
The following iPads receive iPadOS 14:
- iPad Air 2
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad Mini 4
- iPad Mini (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 9.7 inches
- iPad Pro 10.5 inches
- iPad Pro 11 inch
- iPad Pro 11 inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9 inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9 inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9 inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9 inch (4th generation)
Functions
Home screen
Unlike previous iOS versions, the icon grid shows up to five rows and six columns of apps, regardless of whether the device is in portrait or landscape orientation. The first page of the home screen can be configured to display a column of widgets from applications for easy access. Spotlight Search is no longer part of the widgets, but you can still access it by swiping down from the center of the Home screen or pressing the cmd ⌘+ key combination on a connected keyboard Leertaste.
multitasking
The iPadOS has a multitasking system that includes more extensive functions than iOS. Functions such as Slide Over and Split View enable several different applications to be used at the same time. Double-clicking the Home button or swiping up from the bottom of the screen and pausing will reveal all of the currently active areas. Each area can contain a single app or a split view with two apps. The user can also swipe left or right on the home screen to switch between areas at any time, or swipe left / right with four fingers.
Slightly swiping up from the bottom of the screen while using an app brings up the Dock, where saved apps can be dragged to different areas of the current area to open them in split view or slide. Dragging an app to the left or right edge of the screen creates a split view where both apps can be used side by side. The two apps in split view can be resized by dragging a pill icon in the middle of the vertical divider and dragging the divider all the way to one side of the screen to close the respective app. When the user drags an app from the dock over the current app, a floating window called Slide Over is created that can be dragged to either the left or right side of the screen. A slide-over window can be hidden by dragging it away from the right side of the screen. If you swipe left from the right edge of the screen, it will be restored. Slide over apps can also be switched by swiping your finger left or right across the home display in the slide over window and opening an app switcher for slide over windows. A pill icon at the top of the apps in split view or slide-over mode allows you to switch between split views and slide-over mode.
The user can now open multiple instances of a single app at the same time. A new Exposé mode has been added that allows the user to see all instances of an app.
Many applications, with the exception of YouTube, allow video playback to be scaled down to a picture-in-picture window so that the user can continue to watch them while using other apps. This window with the video can be changed in size by pinching and spreading it and it can be docked to one of the four corners of the screen. It can also be hidden by swiping it from the side of the screen. It is indicated by an arrow on the edge where the video is hidden. Swipe to bring it back to the screen.
safari
iPadOS Safari now shows desktop versions of websites by default, includes a download manager, and has 30 new keyboard shortcuts when an external keyboard is connected.
Sidecar
Sidecar enables the use of an iPad as a second monitor for macOS Catalina. Inputs on the iPad are possible via touch or Apple Pencil, which means that the iPad can be used as a graphics tablet for an app adapted to Sidecar. A connection to the Mac is possible with a cable or via Bluetooth. Macs with a built-in Skylake processor or newer support Sidecar.
Storage
With iPadOS, external storage devices such as USB flash drives, portable hard drives, and solid-state drives can be connected to an iPad through the Files app. The iPad Pro 3 connects via USB-C, but the Lightning camera connection kit can also be used to connect external drives to previous iPads
Web links
- iPadOS MacRumors (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ News - Apple Developer. Retrieved August 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Tom Warren: Apple reveals iPadOS for iPad with a new home screen, multitasking improvements, and more. In: The Verge . June 3, 2019, accessed June 3, 2019 .
- ↑ macOS Catalina: “Sidecar” function with iPad as a second display, probably only for newer Macs. In: Techgarage. June 6, 2019, accessed on June 11, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
- ↑ Leo Becker: iOS 13 adds mouse support for iPad and iPhone. In: Heise online . 4th June 2019 . Retrieved August 9, 2019.
- ↑ Apple: iPadOS Preview. June 3, 2019, accessed June 4, 2019 .
- ↑ heise online: iPad as a second Mac screen: High requirements for Apple's Sidecar. Retrieved October 12, 2019 .