In general, we are fans of the new functions of window multitasking in the iPados 26 – for people who want to use their iPad more as traditional laptops, the new system is more powerful, flexible and predictable than the old Stage Manager, and works on a wider iPad spectrum.
But some users on Reddit and in other places objected to the full removal of Apple of the old multitasking mode, Split View (which allowed to simultaneously display two applications on the screen with a handle for adjusting the screen size that they occupy) and Slide Over (which allowed a small window over the screen, and then quickly close it when you finished with it).
The divided viewing was easily recreated with the help of a new system, but users who relied on the Slide Over complained about the lack of equivalent function in the iPados 26. Apple obviously agree because the second beta-version for the future iPados 26.1 adds Slide Over support (as reports as reports McMervuhi). Like the old Slide Over window, the new is located on top of all other applications, and it can be called and closed at any time.
The new version of Slide Over is not quite the same as the old; Only one application can be simultaneously in Slide Over mode, while the old version made it possible to switch between applications in the Slide Over interface. But the new Slide Over window Maybe You can move and change the size, like other windows in the iPados 26.
Apple did not report when she releases the final version of the iPados 26.1, iOS 26.1, MacOS 26.1 or equivalent updates for her other platforms. But, based on the past practice, we can probably expect that it will be released for the general public at some point in October or November, after another or two beta versions.
