From the course: iOS 16: iPhone and iPad Essential Training

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iPad multitasking

iPad multitasking

From the course: iOS 16: iPhone and iPad Essential Training

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iPad multitasking

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- [Instructor] As I mentioned earlier, iPadOS offers true multitasking in that it lets you work simultaneously with two and, in some cases, three apps on screen at once. For example, let's say I open up the Mail app and I want to share some photos in a new message. But I want to be able to browse through the photos that I want to add. So I'm going to swipe up from the bottom of the screen to open the Dock, but instead of switching to the Photos app, I'm going to tap and hold on its icon for a moment and then drag it out of the Dock. And I get this little floating panel. And when I release it, it snaps to the side of my screen, floating on top of the Mail app. This is called Slide Over mode. Slide Over is great when you just need to reference information in the smaller panel but want to reserve the majority of the screen for the main app you're working in. And now, I can continue working with both apps. Now, I'm going…

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