The  iPad is one of the most applauded products of the Cupertino company for its benefits in the field of productivity, but also entertainment. Now, we have the renewal of its operating system through  iPadOS 15 , an update that includes new tools to promote user concentration, the possibility of using FaceTime with SharePlay or an improvement in taking notes. The goal is to make the iPad even more focused on multitasking and have a more user-friendly interface.

In this article, as we did with  iOS 15  and  watchOS 8 , we will tell you the most outstanding news of iPadOS 15.

Easier multitasking with Split View and Slide Over: iPadOS 15: All the news that Apple has revealed

Apple understands the importance of multitasking on devices like the iPad and that is why it has focused on offering a  new menu from which you can access Split View and Slide Over with sun or one touch. In this way, you can simultaneously use applications that have different windows (for example, Safari), preview emails, get quick access to the home screen and much more. In addition, you can also configure an external keyboard and take advantage of the shortcuts to switch between Split View and Slide Over.

Changes to the interface

The interface has been redesigned in a very subtle way to keep the essence of iPadOS, but at the same time be more attractive and easy to use. Widgets are now allowed to be placed next to apps on the home screen, and widgets have also been  resized to better fit the large format of iPads. In addition, more widgets have been included, for example, Contacts, Mail, App Store, among others.

One of the most interesting changes that we can include in this section of the interface is the arrival of the  Apps Library on  the iPad. In this way, your device will automatically organize the apps by categories, filtering between Productivity, Games or Recently Added, so that our applications will be more organized and more accessible.

The interface of the Photos application has also been renewed  , which now focuses its efforts on offering a better Memories section and with integration with Apple Music. Maps also offers greater detail in the routes and in the view of the different areas of the city and launches a night mode with moonlight brightness.

On the other hand,  Safari also shows a new tab bar that allows grouping them and offering a more compact design, so that there is more space to view the information on the web page that you really want to see.

Improved Quick Notes

The iPad is arguably Apple’s best device for making annotations, and now this quality is enhanced by the new Quick Notes features  . It allows you to write down ideas, use links, include tags to categorize content, and even make smart folders based on these tags. You can also mention other users to make the experience more collaborative and even link one note to another. Also, in the Activity tab you can see a quick summary of the latest changes made to each note.

FaceTime changes are also coming to the iPad

During WWDC21 there was a long talk about the novelties of FaceTime, one of the tools that have come out the best. Among the good news, we find the possibility of using SharePlay, a feature that allows you to listen to music with your friends or watch movies together without leaving aside the video call and with the controls shared by all. In addition, the sound quality is now more natural and anyone can also join the conversation without the need for an Apple device. In each meeting a link is created that can be shared with other users so that they can  use FaceTime on Android or Windows .

More concentration = less notifications

Apple is aware of the distraction that technology can sometimes suppose, with which we obtain inputs that we do not always need. For this reason, it has created the new Focus mode, capable of filtering notifications based on what the user is doing. You can customize or choose between some of the suggested modes, depending on whether the user is in his free time, working, about to go to sleep … In addition, a new summary of notifications that are not important and that are They can show at a specific time of the day and they do not disturb the rest of the day.

Live translations, plus artificial intelligence and Universal Control: iPadOS 15: All the news that Apple has revealed

We finish our review of the novelties of iPadOS 15 with another series of qualities that, although they have remained in the background, are also very interesting. In this sense, we want to highlight  Universal Control , which allows us to use the same mouse and keyboard on the Mac and the iPad, in order to be able to switch from one device to another automatically. You can also drag content and drop it on the other device.

Siri  now has built-in speech recognition and the Photos app  is also capable of recognizing images and doing a visual search, as well as using Live Text (a Spotlight feature) to use the text we photograph, for example calling directly to a phone number that appears in our photo or copy a recipe that we have in a notebook and pass it on to a contact by iMessage.

Likewise, live translations can also be used  , without having to touch the microphone button every time a caller wants to speak.

When will iPadOS 15 be available?: iPadOS 15: All the news that Apple has revealed

After knowing all its news, it is time to reveal when this interesting update can be used. It is now available in beta for developers , for members of the Apple Developer Program which can be accessed from here . The  public beta will arrive next July, although the day on which it will be possible to install it has not yet been determined, but, in any case, it will be published through  this link . For its part,  the stable version can be enjoyed this fall , although the exact date has not been revealed either.

This update will be compatible with iPad Mini 4 or later, iPad Air 2 or later, iPad 5th generation onwards, and all iPad Pro models.