Apple just gave me a compelling reason to ditch my MacBook for an iPad. Here's why

Every iPad compatible with iPadOS 26 is getting a big user interface upgrade, thanks to a new Mac-like experience coming with Apple's software update.

iPadOS 26 gives the iPad its biggest windowing redesign ever, letting users resize app windows, place them where they want, tile them, and open more windows at once than before. The new OS also features a new menu bar for the iPad, as well as a new Preview app and file navigation system.

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"iPadOS 26 is our biggest iPadOS release ever, with powerful features that take the experience to the next level and transform what users can do on iPad," said Craig Federighi, Apple's senior vice president of Software Engineering. "With a beautiful new design, an entirely new powerful and intuitive windowing system, even more features ...