iPadOS 18: New tab bar allows configuration of favorite menu
Apple is planning a system-wide operating change for its next iPad operating system. This may seem simple at first, but it can certainly help users.
New tab bar in iPadOS 18: configure what you need more quickly.
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Apple's iPad user interface is repeatedly criticized. This applies, for example, to the integrated window management with the Stage Manager, the fairly limited multitasking or the fact that professional apps such as Final Cut Pro suddenly no longer export when you switch to another app. Critics say that Apple's latest SoC, installed in the iPad Pro M4, cannot be used to its full potential. With iPadOS 18, which is expected in the fall, Apple is not directly addressing many of these issues, but is nevertheless making some improvements. These include a new tab bar that can be freely configured, at least in part.
A little more configuration
As reported by beta testers of iPadOS 18, it is already included in apps such as Apple Music - but any third-party application can also use it. Instead of placing the individual tabs at the bottom of the screen, as is familiar from the iPhone, the new tab bar now moves to the top and floats above the window. The element is pre-assigned with important functions that developers have selected. However, a longer press on the bar is enough to redesign it.
In the side menu that then appears, you can choose what you want to drag to the top. Unfortunately, this does not (yet) apply to all elements; some must remain in the sidebar and cannot be selected. It is also not possible to swap all areas of the new tab bar: Some elements are defined as central by the developer and must always be present. Furthermore, there are apps that have the new tab bar but do not yet offer the configuration option using a long press. This will hopefully change by the release of iPadOS 18.
Much else from iOS 18
Otherwise, iPadOS 18 mainly brings many functions that are already part of iOS 18- which is commendable given the fact that you often had to wait for them in previous iPadOS versions. These include the much more freely configurable home screen with two icon sizes and the option to change their color or finally leave gaps.
Also available from day one is the new Control Center. Finally, Apple treats the iPad to new apps, including the long-awaited calculator in its tablet version.
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