iPadOS 15 with Widgets and system-wide note support

After introducing iOS 15, Apple has continued to announce iPadOS 15 at the WWDC 2021 event, with a series of notable upgrades.

After first launching on the iPhone with iOS 14, Apple now allows widgets to be placed freely anywhere on your iPad's Home screen. Widgets on the iPad have all been redesigned to take advantage of the device's large screen. Apple also updated several new widget types including widgets for Find me, Contacts, and GameCenter. To customize the widget, users just need to press and hold on an empty space of the screen, iPad will display a widget customization page so that users can set the position by double dropping to any position, similar like on iOS.

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Multitasking is one of the most notable points on this update. Now the iPad's screen has new icons to help users quickly switch to multi-window mode (Split View).

The new feature of multitasking is also called "Shelf" by Apple. This feature helps users to easily switch between tasks and applications more easily. Shelf is also integrated with the ability to split the screen to optimize the working area on the iPad.

Apple also pointed out changes to the Notes app. Users can now add hashtags to be able to remember important content, and can even remind others in note sharing mode, the person mentioned will receive a reminder notification. .

Quick Note is also a new feature on this version of the operating system, users now want to take notes just swipe from the bottom right to open the application. Users can also type or write with Apple Pencil.

With iPadOS 15, Apple will bring the Translate app to the iPad. It supports split screen, and the new Auto Translate feature will automatically detect what language you're speaking in. It then instantly translates in real time to help facilitate cross-cultural communication. Users can also translate anything OS-wide by highlighting it and tapping "Translate".

With a major update to Swift Playgrounds, users can create apps entirely on their iPad. While not as full-featured as Xcode, it is the first step in mobile app development.

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Features similar to iOS 15

Along with the above iPadOS-specific changes, many of the features in the iOS 15 update are also integrated into iPadOS 15.

These features include Focus - which helps users to collapse notifications. Do not disturb notifications in the communication app will also be displayed depending on the user's status.

FaceTime audio and video enhancements, SharePlay, and Shared with You are also supported in iPadOS version 15. FaceTime Link enables cross-platform FaceTime calls, including with Android and Windows users .

Live Text, Apple's automated OCR system for cameras, will also capture text found in images used throughout the operating system, including user photos and those viewed online. .

The expansion of Apple's new Maps experience to four more countries in 2021 is also included in this release. Users in cities will see additional information such as commercial zones and individual buildings, while landmarks will get a custom design and night view.

Moreover, an important part that cannot be ignored in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 is security. In the new version, Apple continues to protect user privacy with features such as hiding the IP address when reading email or surfing the web on Safari, providing a dashboard that allows users to monitor applications that move. data to any domain or optionally generate a random email - mail then forwards the message to the primary email address to protect personal emails from spam.

Maps also features an AR view that provides walking directions assistance as users scan nearby buildings with the camera, driver navigation adds 3D intersections to help understand road layouts at complex intersections. overlap more easily.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 08 June 2021