Along with the new iPads, Apple announced the release date for iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura:
October 24
The main innovation of iPadOS is the new Stage Manager multitasking mode. But there are so many difficulties with it that Apple took an unprecedented step. More precisely, for two:
- Made the main innovation of the operating system optional.
- Temporarily disabled support for external displays over Thunderbolt and promised to add these features “later” without giving specific dates.
The new iPadOS will receive a collaboration mode for collaborating on projects, and support for the Metal 3 3D graphics API and “macOS-level applications” are announced.
The main innovation of macOS Ventura is the new Stage Manager multitasking mode. In addition, Spotlight will open files in preview mode. The Mail and Safari applications have been improved, a new Passkeys password manager has been introduced, and support for Metal 3 has been announced: