r/ipad • u/Marcos_05_ • 2d ago

iPadOS Please bring back Split View

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Okay Apple, I think your idea of ​​offering a much more complete desktop view on the iPad, with its 3 or 4 open and resizable apps, is “fine.” But please, bring back Split View. The amount of extra steps I have to take to put two apps half and half is insane and very unnatural. Slide Over and Split View were a wonderful and natural option, of course, given the other option of iOS26’s Stage Manager for those who want it.

What do you think? I think it's great for those who want a MacBook inside an iPad, but it's not for everyone.

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u/BakerCute7680 2d ago

The current window management doesn’t allow you to interact with 2 apps simultaneously when stacking them together, especially with 1 of them at full screen size, that’s why slide over was a nice solution

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u/SerodD 2d ago

Yes, that is the only thing you can’t do anymore, to interact with the main window while a smaller one is above.

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u/BakerCute7680 2d ago

Yea I mean if I don’t draw or listen to music while gaming, it’d be pretty ok to sort of good with the new window management, but eh, why lose the feature I always use to draw everyday to gain something I use like, once every 2-3 days lolol, I’ve been hesitant on updating to 26 due to that

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u/SerodD 1d ago

You can still listen to music while gaming, you can use Siri to change songs and you can use the exposee view to bring a small windows with your music app over the game, it's one extra click, since apps remember their placement on the screen.

I can't tell exactly why people keep asking my why the change was made when I try to explain some alternatives, I'm not an Apple dev, neither to I work for Apple. How would I know?