Technology glossary
The iPad operating system release Apple announced in 2025. It brought a new design and a new windowing system.
According to Apple’s announcement, iPadOS 26 includes the Liquid Glass design, a new windowing system, a menu bar, an improved Files app, the Preview app and Background Tasks.
Which iPad models receive the release and how long they get updates is stated in separate Apple documents; this entry does not contain an update-period commitment.
Tablets · 2025
An iPad Pro with the M5 chip and an 11-inch tandem OLED display. The screen varies between 10 and 120 Hz; it has Wi-Fi 7, a single Thunderbolt / USB 4 port and Apple Pencil Pro support. The 256 and 512 GB models have 12 GB of memory; the 1 TB and 2 TB models have 16 GB.