iPadOS 19 Will Be 'More Like macOS' in Three Ways

A common complaint about the iPad Pro is that the iPadOS software platform fails to fully take advantage of the device's powerful hardware.

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That could soon change.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today said that iPadOS 19 will be "more like macOS."

Gurman said that iPadOS 19 will be "more like a Mac" in three ways:

  • Improved productivity
  • Improved multitasking
  • Improved app window management

"I'm told that this year's upgrade will focus on productivity, multitasking and app window management — with an eye on the device operating more like a Mac," said Gurman, in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter. "It's been a long time coming, with iPad power users pleading with Apple to make the tablet more powerful."

Gurman did not provide any specific details.

iPadOS 19 will be announced alongside iOS 19, macOS 16, and other software updates during the WWDC 2025 keynote on Monday, June 9.

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sracer Avatar
1 day ago at 06:46 am
The one "more like macOS" upgrade I'm waiting for is a universally accessible filesystem. The Files.app (which is essentially Apple's version of Documents by Readdle) doesn't cut it for me. But I realize that for most people the Files.apps is just fine.
Score: 53 Votes (Like | Disagree)
SamRyouji Avatar
1 day ago at 06:52 am
I don't want it to be "more like macOS". I want macOS in it. Make it at least dual boot. Or this: when I snap the keyboard, it's macOS; when I took off the keyboard, it's iPadOS.
Score: 42 Votes (Like | Disagree)
applefan8254 Avatar
1 day ago at 06:48 am
Could we get multiple users please? Thank you
Score: 40 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Kylo83 Avatar
1 day ago at 06:44 am
So more stage manager, at this rate just let us use macOS
Score: 33 Votes (Like | Disagree)
chucker23n1 Avatar
23 hours ago at 07:12 am
So, there's almost zero substance here.

"Improved productivity" means nothing without elaborating. "Improved multitasking" is a form of productivity. And finally, "Improved app window management" is… probably just the same thing as multitasking.

Good to hear they're doing stuff. What are they doing? Who knows! Guess we'll find out more next week as we're in for "Mark Gurman plays another round of 'MacRumors needs traffic'".

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pugxiwawa Avatar
1 day ago at 06:50 am
Why not just enable MacOS instead of spending all these men hours and resources to make it look like partial MacOS? Doesn't make any sense.
Score: 28 Votes (Like | Disagree)