iPadOS 26

Work. Flows.

• A new design with Liquid Glass makes iPad even more vibrant and delightful to use.

  iPad, landscape orientation, left side of screen only, Home Screen with stacked widgets including translucent clock showing Liquid Glass effect, Find My app, Weather widget, two rows of smaller apps, and the Dock iPad, landscape orientation, left side of screen only, Home Screen with stacked widgets including translucent clock showing Liquid Glass effect, Find My app, Weather widget, two rows of smaller apps, and the Dock

• A new, intuitive windowing system gives you more power and flexibility.

  iPad screen demonstrating Exposé feature iPad screen demonstrating Exposé feature

• You can now put folders in the Dock for easier access to them.

  Close-up Apple device Dock app at bottom with a series of files fanning out vertically Close-up Apple device Dock app at bottom with a series of files fanning out vertically

• The Preview app comes to iPad — a home for all your PDFs.

  iPad, showing the new Preview app iPad, showing the new Preview app

• Communicate across languages with Live Translation in Messages,¹ FaceTime and Phone.²

  Live Translation in Messages, showing an example of automatic translation between Spanish and English Live Translation in Messages, showing an example of automatic translation between Spanish and English

• A true glow‐up.

  Liquid Glass brings a new look and more vitality to everything you see — and touch.

  Translucent controls, like portrait orientation lock, screen mirroring, Focus and more Translucent controls, like portrait orientation lock, screen mirroring, Focus and more

• A gorgeous Lock Screen.

  The time dynamically adapts to your photo wallpaper and notifications, keeping your subject in view. When you move your iPad, your photo comes to life with a new 3D effect.³

  iPad showing Lock Screen where large numerals for the time appear behind the picture of a person sitting iPad showing Lock Screen where large numerals for the time appear behind the picture of a person sitting

• Updated app icons.

  Take your pick from updated light or dark appearances, new colour-tinted icons or a stunning clear look.

  Grid of four translucent app icons, the Apple TV app, Notes, Calendar and Podcasts, refract the background Grid of four translucent app icons, the Apple TV app, Notes, Calendar and Podcasts, refract the background

• Your controls easily at hand.

  Liquid Glass refracts and reflects content in real time, bringing even more clarity to navigation and controls.

  Translucent controls in Apple Music refract the background Translucent controls in Apple Music refract the background

• More elegant apps.

  The new design keeps familiar elements of your favourite apps, refreshing them so they feel even more vibrant.

  A Keynote window open showing the sleek, streamlined controls. A Keynote window open showing the sleek, streamlined controls.

• More powerful windowing.

  Open more windows at once, and resize and arrange them your way.

  iPad, landscape orientation, screen shows multiple apps like Calendar and Music app in six windows lined up in two rows to show windows equally iPad, landscape orientation, screen shows multiple apps like Calendar and Music app in six windows lined up in two rows to show windows equally

• Window tiling.

  Arrange windows with a flick to the left or the right. And now you can also split your iPad screen into thirds or quarters.

  iPad, landscape orientation, top left screen shows Notes app and Calendar arranged side by side, as example of window tiling iPad, landscape orientation, top left screen shows Notes app and Calendar arranged side by side, as example of window tiling

• New ways to control your windows.

  A familiar set of controls lets you close or minimise your windows, take them full screen, or arrange windows into easy-to-view layouts.

  Window controls, with red button to close, yellow button to minimise and green button to zoom, plus options to move and resize or arrange your windows Window controls, with red button to close, yellow button to minimise and green button to zoom, plus options to move and resize or arrange your windows

• Exposé.

  Switch to the window you need. Simply swipe up and hold to see all your windows spread out, then tap to bring one to the front.

  iPad, landscape orientation, screen shows six windows open in two rows, including Calendar app, Notes app, Apple Music and Safari iPad, landscape orientation, screen shows six windows open in two rows, including Calendar app, Notes app, Apple Music and Safari

• Menu bar.

  Quickly find commands you need in an app with the new menu bar, which is always available with a swipe down from the top of the screen.

  Close-up of menu bar with options for Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste and more Close-up of menu bar with options for Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste and more

• Folders in the Dock.

  Access your downloads, documents and more with folders in the Dock, now on iPad.

  Close-up of Dock across bottom of screen with a series of files fanning out vertically from the Dock Close-up of Dock across bottom of screen with a series of files fanning out vertically from the Dock

• A supercharged Files app.

  Find what you’re looking for faster with new folder colours and customisation options. An updated list view gives you resizable columns and collapsible folders. And you can set the default app for opening specific file types.

  Four Files folders in a grid pattern, each one a different colour, red, light blue, orange and green, with a different icon on, a yogi, globe, URL link symbol and a plant. Four Files folders in a grid pattern, each one a different colour, red, light blue, orange and green, with a different icon on, a yogi, globe, URL link symbol and a plant.

• Preview comes to iPad and works with Apple Pencil.

  Open, edit and mark up PDFs and images with this easy-to-use app, designed to work great with Apple Pencil.⁴

  iPad, landscape orientation, Apple Pencil magnetically attached to top, top left of screen shows PDF in Preview app iPad, landscape orientation, Apple Pencil magnetically attached to top, top left of screen shows PDF in Preview app

• Background Tasks.

  Export or download large files and run other computationally heavy processes in the background while you do other things.

  A list of Live Activities in progress and running simultaneously, list includes exporting a trailer, downloading large files and moving "Notes" to "Backup" A list of Live Activities in progress and running simultaneously, list includes exporting a trailer, downloading large files and moving "Notes" to "Backup"

• Live Translation.

  Automatically translate texts in Messages,¹ display live translated captions in FaceTime, and get spoken translations for calls in the Phone app.²

  Live Translation in Messages with the user’s text message "Adriana and I are hosting some friends for dinner Sunday night. Can you make it?" automatically translated into Spanish Live Translation in Messages with the user’s text message "Adriana and I are hosting some friends for dinner Sunday night. Can you make it?" automatically translated into Spanish

• Accelerate your workflows.

  Intelligent actions in Shortcuts can summarise text, create images or tap directly into Apple Intelligence models to provide responses that feed into your shortcut.

  Compare notes in Text and Transcription then summarise, with the words 'Text' and 'Transcription' highlighted in blue as they appear as they would in the Shortcuts app Compare notes in Text and Transcription then summarise, with the words 'Text' and 'Transcription' highlighted in blue as they appear as they would in the Shortcuts app

• More ways to express yourself with images.

  Mix emoji and descriptions to make something brand new. In Image Playground, discover additional ChatGPT styles. And have even more control when making images inspired by family and friends using Genmoji and Image Playground.

  Image Playground with dropdown menu at top that reads Style: ChatGPT, image of a flying stork carrying a baby in a bundle Image Playground with dropdown menu at top that reads Style: ChatGPT, image of a flying stork carrying a baby in a bundle

• Smarter reminders.

  With Apple Intelligence, Reminders can suggest tasks, shopping lists and follow‑ups based on emails, websites or other content on your device. It can also organise related reminders into sections within a list.

  List in the Reminders app with smart reminders and suggested tasks List in the Reminders app with smart reminders and suggested tasks

• The Phone app comes to iPad.

  Make and take calls and enjoy the familiar features from iPhone, like Call Screening,⁶ Hold Assist⁷ and Live Translation.²

  iPad, front right of screen showing a contact card in the Phone app open with options to Message, Call and more iPad, front right of screen showing a contact card in the Phone app open with options to Message, Call and more

• Screen new senders.

  Approve unknown numbers with new screening tools that detect spam and give you control over who appears in your conversation list in Messages.

  Messages app showing new screening tools feature that now filters unknown numbers into a section called Unknown Senders Messages app showing new screening tools feature that now filters unknown numbers into a section called Unknown Senders

• Add a background to any conversation.

  Select from stunning built-in options or choose any of your own photos to bring a distinct personality to your Messages conversations.

  Group chat in Messages, set against a pink, purple and blue abstract background Group chat in Messages, set against a pink, purple and blue abstract background

• Contact Posters.

  Incoming calls on Phone and FaceTime feature more personalisation that looks gorgeous on the expansive iPad screen.

  FaceTime Contact Poster, Genmoji in centre, person’s name top left, icons for reply, more options, hang up and pick up on the bottom FaceTime Contact Poster, Genmoji in centre, person’s name top left, icons for reply, more options, hang up and pick up on the bottom

• Polls in Messages.

  Create a poll to let the group chat decide. Everyone in the conversation can contribute options and watch as votes come in.

  Polls feature in Messages with people in the group chat voting for where to take a weekend trip Polls feature in Messages with people in the group chat voting for where to take a weekend trip