Stage Manager comes to older iPads

September 27, 2022

Confession time: I haven't yet tried Stage Manager, Apple's new multiwindow user interface for iPad.

Don't get me wrong; I'd love to, but my older iPad didn't support it -- until now!

Apple just expanded Stage Manager to a couple of older iPads in the latest beta of iPadOS 16. Previously, Stage Manager was restricted to iPads with an M1 chip.

So I'm going to be trying it out tonight. I can't wait, even though Stage Manager has been getting mixed reviews. Even if it's a disaster, I'm eager to see for myself.

But a word to the wise: If you're already running the iPadOS beta and use an external monitor, you might want to hold off on upgrading. See the post for details.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

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