The second developer beta of iPadOS 26.1 is here, and brings back the well-known Slide Over multitasking feature. Here's what's new.iPadOS 26 developer beta 2 brings back Slide Over.On Monday,
The second developer beta of iPadOS 26.1 is here, and brings back the well-known Slide Over multitasking feature. Here's what's new.

Tablet displaying software update settings for iPadOS 26.1 Beta 2 with options to update now or tonight. Left sidebar shows settings menu with various options.
iPadOS 26 developer beta 2 brings back Slide Over.

On Monday, two weeks after the release of the first developer beta, Apple unveiled iOS 26.1 developer beta 2. The operating system update bears the build number 23B5059e, as does its iPadOS 26 counterpart.

iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 delivered a multitude of enhancements, including new screening capabilities for the Phone and Messages apps. There's also a dedicated Games application, along with the Liquid Glass design language.


Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

original link


You may also be interested in this

Long-rumored Sonos headph…

Sonos may finally be ready to ship its long-rumored headphones, according to a new report, but not in time for holiday shopping. Meanwhile, the company is now rumored to be

Here’s when Apple’s remai…

Macworld It’s been more than 10 years since Apple unveiled its new Lightning port with the iPhone 5 in 2012 After the European Parliament voted in favor of a new

Apple’s M2 iPad Air…

Amazon has a few new all-time low prices on Apple's M2 iPad Air, including both 11-inch and 13-inch models. Every deal in this sale requires you to clip an on-page

Apple CEO Tim Cook commen…

President Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled details of the tech company’s $100 billion investment in American manufacturing on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. On Thursday, President Trump hosted a

iOS 19 to add new bilingu…

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman continues his iOS 19 tidbits streak by revealing two upcoming new features in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, which was published today. Gurman says

In a win for Apple, India…

In a win for Apple, HP, and others, India is loosening its planned restrictions on imports of laptops, tablets and other IT hardware, giving manufacturers more time to prepare for

Family needs inspire 3 Sw…

Swift Student Challenge winners share family-related problems as inspiration for their useful Swift Playgrounds projects. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

Today in Apple history: W…

On July 20, 2007, just a month after the original iPhone went on sale, the Hello World app offered a peek at the platform's potential. (via Cult of Mac -
X

A whimsical homage to the days in black and white, celebrating the magic of Mac OS. Dress up your blog with retro, chunky-grade pixellated graphics to evoke some serious computer nostalgia. Supports a custom menu, custom header image, custom background, two footer widget areas, and a full-width page template. I updated Stuart Brown's 2011 masterpiece to meet the needs of the times, made it responsive , got dark mode, custom search widget and more.You can download it from tigaman.com, where you can also find more useful code snippets and plugins to get even more out of wordpress.