Apple today released iPadOS, which is the version of iOS that runs on the iPad. The first version of iPadOS is iPadOS 13.1, with Apple opting not to release a version of iOS 13 for the iPad.
The iPadOS update is available on all eligible devices over-the-air in the Settings app. To access the update, go to Settings > General > Software Update.
With iOS 13, Apple split iOS and iPadOS into two different software updates, but iPadOS includes almost all of the features available in iOS 13 (and iOS 13.1) along with some capabilities built specifically for the larger display of the iPad.
That means that all of the features in our iOS 13 roundup are available in iPadOS, along with the iOS 13.1 updates like Shortcut Automations, Share ETA, audio sharing improvements, and more.
Specific to the iPad, iPadOS introduces a new Home screen that shrinks down the icon size so you can fit more apps on each page. There's also a new option to add the Today Widgets from the left side of the screen onto the Home screen itself for easier access.
Split View and Slide Over, the iPad's multitasking features, now support multiple windows from the same app so you can do things like open two Safari windows side by side.
When using the Slide Over view, there's also a new option to view and switch between multiple apps with a card-style interface, plus a new App Exposé feature lets you view all of the open windows from a particular app and then swap between them with a tap.
Tapping on the iPad's display with Apple Pencil opens up Markup, which can be used for anything from webpages and documents to screenshots and emails. There's a redesigned tool palette for Markup that has quicker access to tools plus a new ruler option, an object eraser, and a pixel eraser.
Apple Pencil latency has been reduced, dropping it from 20ms on the iPad Pro to 9ms, and as on the iPhone, iPadOS now supports connecting external drives to the Files app for the first time.
There are more than 30 new keyboard shortcuts in iPadOS, and when using Safari on iPad, you'll always get the desktop version of a website instead of the mobile version.
Safari has a new download manager, and the iPad supports all of the new text editing gestures available on the iPhone. A new swipe gesture lets you select text and there are new gestures for cut, copy, paste, and undo.
A floating keyboard that supports the new QuickPath swipe feature allows you to type one handed, and there's support for installing fonts across the system.
For more on all of the new features that are available in iPadOS, make sure to check out our iPadOS roundup.
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