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Apple Restores Slide Over in iPadOS 26.1 Beta 2 With Resizable Overlay and One‑App Limit

Apple responds to user pushback with a one‑app overlay now in developer testing.

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ipadOS 26 running on a new iPad
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A tablet and phone display articles and notes. The tablet shows 'This Week in Apple: The phial of' with an illustration of a scientist. The phone lists 'slideover' features and iOS 26.1 beta details. Text includes 'brightness,' 'function key,' and 'microphone adjustments.'

Overview

  • The returning overlay is invoked from an app’s green window control, floats above other windows, and can be moved, resized, hidden, or revealed with a swipe.
  • It is integrated into iPadOS 26’s Mac‑style windowing, providing quick access to an app without rearranging existing windows.
  • The current implementation supports only a single overlay app and does not bring back the prior stacked switching behavior.
  • Coverage frames the change as feedback‑driven after the removal of legacy multitasking options when iPadOS 26 launched.
  • Developer beta 2 is available now, reporting indicates a public beta should follow soon with a wider release expected later this month, and the build also adds USB microphone gain control in Control Center.