Turn Stage Manager on or off on your iPad

Use Stage Manager to resize windows to look the way you want, see multiple overlapping windows in a single view, tap to switch between apps, and more.

Turn Stage Manager on or off

  1. Swipe down from the top-right corner of your screen to open Control Center.

  2. Tap the Stage Manager buttonNo alt supplied for Image.

    An iPad with Control Center open and the Stage Manager button selected.

You can also turn Stage Manager on or off from the Settings app:

  1. Open the Settings app.

  2. Tap Multitasking & Gestures.

  3. To turn Stage Manager on, select Stage Manager. To turn it off, select Off, or select Split View & Slide Over to multitask another way.

    An iPad showing the Multitasking & Gestures settings with Stage Manager selected.

Learn how to use Stage Manager on your iPad

iPad models that support Stage Manager

You can use Stage Manager on these iPad models:

  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and later)

  • iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation and later)

  • iPad Air (5th generation)

With iPadOS 16.2 or later, you can use Stage Manager to move apps and windows to an external display from these iPad models:

  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation and later)

  • iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation and later)

  • iPad Air (5th generation)

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