As famous in a Reddit thread earlier this month, iPadOS 26 expands Stage Supervisor to all iPad fashions appropriate with the software program replace.
Stage Supervisor on iPadOS 16 from the WWDC 2022 keynote
On iPadOS 18, Stage Supervisor is proscribed to the next iPad fashions:
13-inch iPad Professional (M4 chip)
12.9-inch iPad Professional (third technology and later)
11-inch iPad Professional (1st technology and later)
iPad Air (fifth technology and later)
On iPadOS 26, Stage Supervisor is offered on the next iPad fashions:
13-inch iPad Professional (M4 chip)
12.9-inch iPad Professional (third technology and later)
11-inch iPad Professional (1st technology and later)
iPad Air (third technology and later)
iPad mini (fifth technology and later)
iPad (eighth technology and later)
iPadOS 26 launched an all-new app windowing system on all iPad fashions appropriate with the software program replace, permitting customers to freely resize and rearrange a number of home windows in a single house, like on a Mac. Stage Supervisor stays obtainable as an choice for customers preferring it, although, and now it’s obtainable on a wider vary of iPad fashions.
Stage Supervisor helps you to organize a number of app home windows in teams, throughout a number of areas, offering a extra organized and centered multitasking expertise. On iPadOS 26, you may swap to Stage Supervisor mode through the Settings app. When utilizing Stage Supervisor mode, apps nonetheless profit from the brand new windowing options, together with “visitors mild” controls.
Apple launched Stage Supervisor with iPadOS 16. The characteristic was initially restricted to iPad fashions with an M1 chip and newer, however Apple expanded it to iPad Professional fashions with an A12X or A12Z chip with iPadOS 16.1, in response to buyer suggestions. Nevertheless, the flexibility to make use of Stage Supervisor on an iPad related to an exterior show is proscribed to fashions with an M1 chip or newer, and that is still the case even on iPadOS 26.
Apple beforehand mentioned that Stage Supervisor was restricted to higher-end iPad fashions resulting from efficiency concerns. The corporate mentioned that it examined Stage Supervisor on some older iPad fashions and felt that the expertise didn’t meet the corporate’s prime quality requirements. Evidently, Apple has now modified its thoughts.
iPadOS 26 is at the moment in beta. The replace will doubtless be launched in September.
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