Multitasking

• Multitasking gestures to quickly tile windows or place an app in Slide Over by dragging app icons from the Dock

Apple Music

• Favorite Songs playlist appears in Top Picks on the home tab

• Offline lyrics for downloaded songs so you can view them without an internet connection

Podcasts

• Automatically generated chapters make it easier to navigate episodes

• Links to mentioned podcasts let you see and follow other podcasts mentioned in the episode you’re listening to directly from the player and transcript

Games

• Filters in the Games library let you find games by category, size, and more

• In-game challenge score banners provide real-time updates when someone new has taken the lead

• Improved support for connected controllers such as Backbone and Razer

This update also includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:

• Additional Lock Screen time customization option lets you further adjust its appearance, giving the Liquid Glass material more or less opacity

• AirDrop codes offer an additional layer of verification when using AirDrop with unknown contacts by providing a code on the receiver’s device that the sender must enter to complete the transfer

• Alarms for Reminders help you stay on top of urgent tasks, and provide snooze and Live Activity support if you’re not ready to check the reminder off

• Apple News Section links in the sidebar of the News app offer easy navigation to popular topics like Sports, Politics, Business, and Food

• Multipack accessory pairing in the Home app lets you use the same setup code to easily enroll multiple accessories when sold together

• Flash for alerts in Accessibility Settings offers the additional option to have the device screen flash when you receive a notification

• Tables in Freeform can hold text, images, documents, and drawings, with cells that intelligently resize to fit, bringing structure to the infinite canvas

• Fixes an issue where pre-release albums in the Apple Music library were not immediately playable at their release time

• Fixes an issue where a Privacy and Security setting may incorrectly be marked as managed by an enterprise organization

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/100100

Some features may not be available in all regions or on all iPad models. To learn more, please visit:

https://apple.com/ios/feature-availability/

Software updates, like this one, add new features and improvements that may affect performance and/or battery life. To learn more, please visit:

https://support.apple.com/125039