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2021-06-18-ipados15.md
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---
tags: [ipadonly]
cover: "ipados15.jpg"
---
# Why I dig the updated multitasking on the iPad in iOS15 beta
Last week on Apple's WWDC conference they announced [substantial updates to the iPadOS15](https://developer.apple.com/ipados/) and even though this new operating system will not be available to the public until the Fall, I've already updated my main iPad to the beta version. And I love the new changes:
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> Note: I wrote an entire column about iPadOS15 for upcoming July issue of [iMagazine](/imagazine) so if you speak Polish, get their app and you'll read my entire column when the issue is out next month. Below I'll just focus on iPad's improved multitasking.
## Split View and the "three dots" menu "…" and the Shelf
I don't want my [#iPadOnly experience](/ipadonly) to be the same as the Mac. I don't want MacOS on the iPad. I love iPad's version of iOS because it's different, easier to use and more focused. So I wasn't hoping for new windowing system, I wanted an improved Split View experience and I got it.
Now when you open any app on the iPad, right above it there is a new "…" menu and here's what it does:
1. You can quickly change the status of the current window to Split View or Slide Over.
2. If you have two apps in Split View, it indicates which window has the focus currently (finally!).
3. If you have several windows of the same app initiated, tapping on this menu shows them at the bottom of the screen - it's called the Shelf. It also lets you add another window if you want to.
I love using this new multitasking flow where you change the current Window to Slide Over and then it goes to the side and you can simply choose any app from the iPad as the second window. It's much more intuitive!
Also the Shelf is great. As I write a lot on the iPad in iA Writer, I have several windows of this app initiated. Some of them are in Split View with Safari windows and specific web sites open on the side.
Yes, I could have done that before in iOS14, but I'd have to search for these window configurations. Now I can simply open iA Writer and I choose the window I want from the Shelf. So easy.
This literally helped me focus this week on writing [Chapter on "transparency" of my #NoOffice book](https://NoOffice.org/transparency).
## Keyboard shortcuts for Split View and Slide Over
Now iOS uses the "Globe" key not just to switch the language of keyboard input, but also as a shortcut key. Just hold *Globe+CMD* anywhere and you'll see all the available global keyboard shortcuts:
* **Split View - add window** by just holding *Globe+Control+Right/Left Arrow* (depending to which side of the screen you want the current window to go to). Now you still can use the keyboard and simply use cursors on the Home Screen to choose any window you want. So cool.
* **Full Screen** the active window back from Split View, just use *Globe+F*.
* **Enter Multitasking View** by just holding *Globe+Arrow Up*. Now, in this view, you can also directly manipulate windows and create Split View combinations.
* **Switch between active screens** by using *Globe+Right/Left Arrow*.
## Video by MacRumors about improved iPad Multitasking
To see it all in action, just watch this video recorded by the [MacRumors](https://www.macrumors.com/2021/06/09/ipados-15-multitasking/) crew:
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## Should you install iPadOS15 on your main iPad?
Well, it's risky. The new Safari is still very unstable. People don't like Safari's new design, but I actually love it (more on that in the future).
However, in general the beta 1 is pretty stable and it's OK for day-to-day use. All of my main apps work and I just managed to have a full week of work on the new OS without all too many issues. This may all change and get worse with beta 2 or 3.
If you ask me today, I'd go for it. The new improved multitasking setup is already a big boost for my [productivity](/productivity).
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