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iPadOS 26.2 is now on its way to users
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One of the most important upgrades concerns multitasking
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Other improvements are consistent with iOS 26.2
In addition to the launch of iOS 26.2 and macOS 26.2 in recent days, iPadOS 26.2 is now also being rolled out to millions of iPads worldwide. If your Apple tablet works with iOS 26, it will also work fine with the new update.
The main new feature, as noted by 9to5Mac, is an improvement to the way multitasking works. In fact, the upgrade was previously introduced last year with iPadOS 18, before being removed when iPadOS 26 was released.
Now it’s back: it means you can once again drag an app icon from the dock or from your Spotlight results into a multitasking layout with Slide Over or Split View. It just makes working with multiple apps on the same screen a lot easier.
App icons can be dragged over other app windows to create a side-by-side layout, or to the left or right edge of the screen to open a Slide Over panel, or on top of an existing Slide Over panel to replace the app that’s already there.
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There’s more in the iPadOS 26.2 update, too: there’s now more customization options for Liquid Glass on the lock screen, you get a new ‘urgent alarm’ feature for Reminders, and there’s table support in the Freeform app.
Upgrades in the Podcasts app include AI-generated chapters, while Apple Music adds support for offline lyrics. In Apple Games, there are improved discovery options for finding new games and filtering games already in your library.
Apple News has also undergone some design changes, which should make it easier to find your way around the different sections and the different publications included within them. Many of these improvements, as you might expect, are similar to the upgrades in iOS 26.2.
The free iPadOS 26.2 is rolling out now, so you should see it appear on your tablet very soon. If it hasn’t appeared yet, you can try opening Settings and then tapping General > Software Update to see if the new version is waiting.
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