The new iPads are now available for purchase and the first units are starting to reach the winners. The novelties introduced by Apple bring the iPad Air closer to the Pro models, giving them more power and increasingly powerful hardware. However, for the productivity and efficiency of the iPad to work perfectly, it must there is a synergy between software and hardware. A new rumor suggests that iPadOS 16 will launch floating apps without an on-screen keyboard
Floating windows without an on-screen keyboard could be coming to iPadOS 16
iPadOS 16 will be released at WWDC 2022 which will take place in June. At the event we will know all the news of all the new operating systems: watchOS, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS and macOS. Perhaps we will have a surprise in each of the software. However, Rumors begin to flood the network.
In this case, Majin Buu in his twitter account makes sure that Apple will introduce apps with floating windows in iPadOS 16 when external devices are connected. That is, when we have an external keyboard connected via Bluetooth, iPadOS will understand that we do not need the on-screen keyboard and it will show apps without on-screen keyboard and floating windows.
Apple is developing a smart system for iPadOS. Apps will continue to open full screen but will automatically minimize when connected to the keyboard and trackpad. Internally it is called Apple Mixer. We don’t know if it will be included in iPadOS 16 or not, it should be exclusive to iPad M1. pic.twitter.com/1WfMj5TGue
— Majin Bu (@MajinBuOfficial) March 15, 2022
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In this way, users will be able to have several applications in several different windows at the same time. If we take a little imagination, we can see a parallel between macOS and its window-based interface, like in other operating systems. It’s unclear if this feature would reach all iPads. It is also not known if there would be any changes to the display when we connect or disconnect the keyboard itself. We can reveal all of this and more at WWDC 2022.
