iPadOS 16

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iPadOS 16
Version of the iPadOS operating system
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Home screen
DeveloperApple Inc.
Written inC, C++, Objective-C, Swift, assembly language
OS familyUnix-like, based on Darwin (BSD), iOS
Source modelClosed with open-source components
General
availability		October 24, 2022 (2022-10-24)
Latest preview16.1 RC[1] (20B79)[2] (October 18, 2022; 1 day ago (2022-10-18))
Marketing targetTablet computers
Available in40 languages[3][4][5][6]
Update methodOTA, software update through iTunes or Finder
Package managerApp Store
Platforms
Kernel typeHybrid (XNU)
Default
user interface		Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, GUI)
LicenseProprietary software with open-source components
Preceded byiPadOS 15
Official websitewww.apple.com/ipados/ipados-16-preview/
TaglineIncredibly capable. Unmistakably iPad.
Support status
Presupported (beta)
Articles in the series
iOS 16 (derived from)

iPadOS 16 is the fourth and upcoming major release of the iPadOS operating system developed by Apple for its iPad line of tablet computers. The successor to iPadOS 15, it was announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 6, 2022, along with iOS 16, macOS Ventura, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16.[7][8] It received numerous new features, improving multitasking and many other aspects of the operating system, most notably on iPads with Apple's M1 SoC.

The public beta of iPadOS 16 was released on July 11, 2022. The public version of iPadOS 16 will be released on October 24, 2022[9] as iPadOS 16.1.[10]

History[]

Further information: iOS version history § iOS 16 / iPadOS 16

Updates[]

The first developer beta of iPadOS 16 was released on June 6, 2022.

Version Build Release date Notes
16.1 RC 20B79 October 18, 2022
16.1 beta 6 20B5072b October 11, 2022
16.1 beta 5 20B5064c October 4, 2022
16.1 beta 4 20B5056e September 27, 2022
16.1 beta 3 20B5050f September 20, 2022
16.1 beta 2 20B5045d September 14, 2022
16.0 beta 7 (16.1 Beta 1) 20B5027f August 23, 2022
16.0 beta 6 20A5349b August 15, 2022
16.0 beta 5 20A5339d August 8, 2022
16.0 beta 4 20A5328h July 27, 2022
16.0 beta 3 update 20A5312j July 11, 2022
16.0 beta 3 20A5312g July 6, 2022
16.0 beta 2 20A5303i June 22, 2022
16.0 beta 1 20A5283p June 6, 2022

Legend:   Past   Current   Beta

Features[]

See also: iOS 16 § Features

Weather[]

For the first time, Apple's Weather app is available on iPad; it was previously only available on iPhone.

Lock screen[]

The Lock Screen has a new font and displays the date above the time to match iOS 16, but lacks the new customization features.

Passkeys[]

iPads will now be able to sign into websites that implement WebAuthn using just the user’s passcode or biometrics.

Stage Manager[]

On iPads with Apple A12X Bionic, Apple A12Z Bionic, Apple M1 and Apple M2 processors, Stage Manager displays up to four apps at a time in adjustable windows. In addition, on iPads with Apple M1 and later, external displays are now driven using Stage Manager instead of screen mirroring, enabling display scaling on external displays.

Display scaling mode[]

On iPads with Apple M1 processors and later, and iPad Pro 11-inch with Apple A12X Bionic and A12Z Bionic processors,[11] Display scaling mode allows more view space in apps by increasing the pixel density of the display.

Reference Mode[]

On the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) and (6th generation) with Liquid Retina XDR display, the iPad can be used in "Reference Mode" for color-graded work. This extends to Sidecar, as long as the Mac being connected to has Apple Silicon.

Criticism[]

iPadOS 16's Stage Manager feature has been criticized for only being supported by certain iPad models with an M1 chip owing to strict performance requirements. In an interview with TechCrunch, Craig Federighi explained “It’s only the M1 iPads that combined the high DRAM capacity with very high capacity, high-performance NAND that allows our virtual memory swap to be super fast”.[12] It was later discovered that the feature is disabled for older devices by an internal setting.[13] Due to criticism, a single-screen version of Stage Manager was added on 2018 and 2020 iPad Pros in iPadOS 16.1 Beta.[14] Apple later provided a statement to Engadget, stating that “…customers with iPad Pro 3rd and 4th generation have expressed strong interest in being able to experience Stage Manager on their iPads. In response, our teams have worked hard to find a way to deliver a single-screen version for these systems, with support for up to four live apps on the iPad screen at once”.[15]

External display support for Stage Manager on M1 iPads seems to be delayed until further notices by Apple due to instability, and will be back following the iPadOS 16 updates.[16][17]

Stage Manager was also criticized for being "hard to use" and some reviewers and critics called the feature "fundamentally misguided".[18]

The lack of iOS 16's lock screen customization features was also criticized by reviewers such as David Pierce from The Verge.[19]

Supported devices[]

iPadOS 16 is supported on iPads with A9 or A9X chips or newer, dropping support for the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 4, both with A8 or A8X chips. This also marks the second time Apple has dropped support for older 64-bit iPads. The list includes:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Clover, Juli (October 18, 2022). "Apple Seeds iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16.1 Release Candidates to Developers". MacRumors. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "iPadOS 16.1 RC (20B79) - Releases - Apple Developer". Apple Developer. Apple Inc. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "Apple – iPad Pro – Specs". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "Apple – iPad mini 4 – Specs". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  5. ^ "Apple – iPad Air 2 – Technical Specifications". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  6. ^ "Apple – iPhone XS – Technical Specifications". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  7. ^ Burns, Matt (June 7, 2021). "iPadOS 15 announced at WWDC, features improved multitasking and surprising Swift Playgrounds features". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Cipriani, Jason (June 7, 2021). "iOS 15 and iPadOS 15: How to download and install Apple's latest software". CNET. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "iPadOS 16". Apple.
  10. ^ "First public iPadOS 16 release will actually be iOS 16.1, in October". AppleInsider. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  11. ^ "iPadOS 16 Beta Expands 'Zoomed Out' Display Option to Older 11-Inch iPad Pros". MacRumors. September 29, 2022.
  12. ^ "IPadOS 16's Stage Manager will only work on M1 iPads — here's why". June 14, 2022.
  13. ^ "Apple could theoretically enable Stage Manager for older iPads in iOS 16".
  14. ^ Clover, Juli (September 27, 2022). "New iPadOS 16.1 Beta Expands Stage Manager to Older iPad Pro Models, Delays External Display Support". MacRumors.
  15. ^ "The latest iPadOS 16 beta brings Stage Manager to older iPad Pro models". Engadget. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "Apple will bring Stage Manager to more iPads after all with iPadOS 16.1". GSMArena.com. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  17. ^ Loyola, Roman. "Apple expands Stage Manager support to older iPads, delays key feature". Macworld. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
  18. ^ "Apple Criticized for 'Fundamentally Misguided' Approach to Stage Manager in iPadOS 16".
  19. ^ Pierce, David (July 11, 2022). "iPadOS 16 preview: jack of all trades, master of some". The Verge. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
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