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Apple nailed iPhone Duo split screen, even as iPad multitasking feels convoluted
9to5Mac • • general
Key Points:
- Apple introduced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, featuring an elegant multitasking system that allows split-screen use and app pairing, including video splitscreen capabilities not available on iPads.
- The author praises the iPhone Duo’s multitasking but criticizes iPadOS 27 for maintaining a complex, all-or-nothing windowing approach, which feels cumbersome especially on smaller devices like the iPad mini.
- Despite iPadOS being based on iOS, Apple has not yet adopted the simpler, more intuitive multitasking system of the iPhone Duo for iPads, leaving users without a Magic Keyboard at a disadvantage.
- The author expresses excitement about the iPhone Duo’s software innovation and hopes Apple will apply similar multitasking improvements to the iPad in the future.
- Additionally, several Apple products, including MacBook Pros, iPad models, and the Apple Watch Ultra 2, are currently available at discounted prices on Woot (by Amazon).
