Slide Over, a popular iPad multitasking mode, was given the axe in favor of Apple's rearchitected iPadOS 26 windowing experience - but now it's back.

Apple has quietly reintroduced a popular multitasking feature in the second beta of iPadOS 26.1, which was released to developers on Monday.

We're generally fans of the new windowed multitasking features in iPadOS 26—for people who want to use their iPads more like traditional laptops, the new system is more powerful, flexible, and ...