iPadOS 26.2 is rolling out now, and it makes multitasking much easier – here's what's new

• iPadOS 26.2 is now on the way to users
• One of the main upgrades is around multitasking
• Other improvements match iOS 26.2

As well as launching iOS 26.2 and macOS 26.2 over the last couple of days, we of course also have iPadOS 26.2 rolling out now to millions of iPads worldwide. If your Apple tablet works with iOS 26, it will also work fine with the new update as well.

The headline new feature, as noted by 9to5Mac, is an improvement to the way multitasking works. In fact, the upgrade was previously introduced with iPadOS 18 last year, before being removed when iPadOS 26 was pushed out.

Now it's back: it means you can once again drag an app icon from the dock or from your Spotlight results into a Slide Over or Split View multitasking layout. It just makes working with several apps on the same screen a bit more straightforward.

App icons can be dragged on top of other app windows to create a side-by-side layout, or to the left or right edge of the screen to open a Slide Over panel, or on top of an existing Slide Over panel to replace the app that's already there.

More to explore

There's more to the iPadOS 26.2 update as well: there are now more customization options for Liquid Glass on the lock screen, you get a new 'urgent alarm' feature for Reminders, and there's table support in the Freeform app.

Upgrades in the Podcasts app include AI-generated chapters, while over in Apple Music, support for offline lyrics have been added. In Apple Games, there are enhanced discovery options for finding new games and filtering games already in your library.

Apple News has some design changes too, which should make it easier to find your way around the various sections and the different publications included. A lot of these improvements match the upgrades in iOS 26.2, as you would expect.

The free iPadOS 26.2 is rolling out now, so you should see it pop up on your tablet very soon. If it hasn't shown up yet, you can try opening up Settings, then tapping General > Software Update to see if the new version is waiting.

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