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Apple Restores Slide Over to iPad in iPadOS 26.1 Beta 2

The move answers complaints about losing quick‑access multitasking in the shift to desktop‑style windows.

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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

  • Slide Over returns in the second developer beta of iPadOS 26.1, with public beta expected within days and a wider release anticipated later this month.
  • The feature integrates with iPadOS 26’s multi‑window system and is invoked by tap‑and‑hold on the green window control to choose Enter Slide Over.
  • Slide Over windows float above other apps, can be hidden and revealed with an edge swipe, and now support resizing.
  • The current implementation allows only one Slide Over app per display, with no stacking of multiple Slide Over apps.
  • iPadOS 26.1 beta 2 also adds USB microphone gain control for local capture, addressing another user frustration from the initial 26 release.