Looking forward to try it. 😊

Yea, looks promising. I may be able to live with this as my main device and without a laptop

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You are very brave. For main device I wouldn’t dare install a new version of iOS/iPadOS at least until x.0.2 or x.1. For 26 already the developer for one of my important Safari extension has warned users about some unfixed Webkit bugs. My VPN provider also sent warning about some TunnelKit regression. Definitely will wait until at least 26.1 this time.

While waiting for my iOS 26 to be completed, I’m also downloading for iPadOS 26 now.

Updated iPad mini 5 to iPadOS 26. Surprised to see it's supported.

What is the reason for Apple releasing version 18.7, and at the same time, offering the option for version 26?

Now it’s pointless to buy MacBook anymore , unless u are pro user … 26 has turn iPad into a computer for Ordinary plp I guess…Lolx

some old devices cannot support 26. some people dont want to jump to new version

yeah, my kid's iphone xr is not supported for ios26.. have to resort to ios 18.7/

yeah. and even those devices that do not support iOS 26, apple may still continue to release security fix for older iOS versions for some time after iOS 236 released.

It’s best if you have a magic keyboard and a combination of an iPad Pro with the M4 chip.

Goodbye Split View & Slide Over. You will be missed. The multitasking is dead, long live the multitasking!

I got 2 apps that I always use on split view. Each time I click the app's icon, it will open both apps in split view. It will always remember both apps last state in split view. Occasionally I'll use a third app by sliding over. It also will always remember which apps in slide over.

Now it's replaced by Windowed Apps. While this makes it more like desktop experience where app window can be freely resize and move anywhere, it can't remember both apps in split view unless that is the last combo apps you have opened. Also no more slide over, now to use third app I have to open Recent App List or click on it's icon. More steps than slide over.

Now the only way to get it remember 2 apps in split view is by using Stage Manager. No matter how many apps I have opened, when I click one of the app icon, it will open both apps in split view. I feel Apple purposely kill Split View & Slide Over so that those that like this option have to use it's Stage Manager that many dislike to use before this. To use third app now have to swipe from left part of the screen to show Recent App, which also means now cannot use swipe to go back.

Hven’t download yet, but has been waiting for it.. my cheap ass ipad air 5 will finally the cheapest computer i ever bought? Haha will see..

Ios26.0.1 will be release soon, next week maybe

Hmm.. yeah.. been playing around with the ipad os 26.. I dunno but I think it feels a bit wonky.. mouse tracking feels unnatural.. and the overall interface doesn’t feel really smooth when having multiwindows opened.. not sure if my ipad air 5th (M1) doesn’t have enough ram headroom for proper multitasking lah.. I do hope software update will improve the overall experience

no problem on ipad mini 7. keyboard + mouse - smooth

I mean when connected to large external display and opened many windows. Using the ipad by itself I think is ok lah.. not the smoothest imo.. but maybe I’m still not get used with the interface

Nothing wrong with your ipad, ios26 still new and fix update will come time to time, as ios26.0.1 update will be coming shortly, next week

My ipad feel very hot when connected with external display while I’m “pretending” to do office works on it (opened file apps and multiple documents). Then it throttled down and feels very sluggish.. lol.. the M processor branding on ipad is a scam I think.. nvm then, back to my macbook for work