Apple’siPadOS 19at WWDC is rumored to be a more macOS-like update, with boosts to multitasking and productivity potentially making the tablet even more of a workhorse.As a format, theiPaddoesn’t easily lend itself to productivity, outside of art and design. Even with the addition of a keyboard to the mix, it’s not quite a full replacement for aMacBook Pro, but it could get closer with some tweaks atWWDC.According to Mark Gurman in Sunday’sBloombergnewsletter, Apple’s changes to iPadOS 19 will involve a shift to make the design of its operating system catalog more consistent.However, an apparent big theme of WWDC will also be iPad software, the report claims.While details are scant, sources cited by the report say that there will be a focus on productivity, multitasking, and app management. While this has always been relatively weak on iPad compared to aMac, Apple apparently intends to makeiPadOSmore Mac-like in this regard.While there have been the hope by some users for iPadOS andmacOSto become one operating system, Apple is still resisting. Mac and iPad will still have their own operating systems, but it will be a bit closer usage-wise at least.This occurs at a time when theiPad Promodels use the sameApple Siliconchips as the Mac models. There is also the anticipation of new iPad Pro updates using M5 chips, which could certainly benefit from some iPadOS productivity changes.Previously, Applewas reportedto make large-scale operating system changes for 2025, with revamps for iPadOS andiOS 19apparently codenamed “Luck” withmacOS 16being “Cheer.” There have also beeninsinuationsthatvisionOSwill influence the designs of the other operating systems, while ease of use will seemingly be a big feature of Apple’s new introductions.
As a format, theiPaddoesn’t easily lend itself to productivity, outside of art and design. Even with the addition of a keyboard to the mix, it’s not quite a full replacement for aMacBook Pro, but it could get closer with some tweaks atWWDC.
According to Mark Gurman in Sunday’sBloombergnewsletter, Apple’s changes to iPadOS 19 will involve a shift to make the design of its operating system catalog more consistent.
However, an apparent big theme of WWDC will also be iPad software, the report claims.
While details are scant, sources cited by the report say that there will be a focus on productivity, multitasking, and app management. While this has always been relatively weak on iPad compared to aMac, Apple apparently intends to makeiPadOSmore Mac-like in this regard.
While there have been the hope by some users for iPadOS andmacOSto become one operating system, Apple is still resisting. Mac and iPad will still have their own operating systems, but it will be a bit closer usage-wise at least.
This occurs at a time when theiPad Promodels use the sameApple Siliconchips as the Mac models. There is also the anticipation of new iPad Pro updates using M5 chips, which could certainly benefit from some iPadOS productivity changes.
Previously, Applewas reportedto make large-scale operating system changes for 2025, with revamps for iPadOS andiOS 19apparently codenamed “Luck” withmacOS 16being “Cheer.” There have also beeninsinuationsthatvisionOSwill influence the designs of the other operating systems, while ease of use will seemingly be a big feature of Apple’s new introductions.