Multitask on iPad with iPadOS 26
Find out how to use windowed apps on iPad to use multiple apps at the same time.
To use Windowed Apps on iPad, make sure your iPad is running the latest version of iPadOS.
Turn on Windowed apps
Open the Settings app.
Scroll down and tap Multitasking & Gestures.
Select Windowed Apps.
Open and switch apps
To open an app, tap an app from the Home Screen, Dock or App Library.
In some apps such as Safari or Notes, you can open multiple windows from the same app. To open another window, tap and hold the app icon, then tap New Window.
To switch to another open app, swipe up from the bottom of the screen, pause in the centre of the screen and lift your finger, then tap an app.
If you have an external keyboard, depending on your keyboard you can press the Exposé key
or hold the Globe key then press the Up Arrow key to see your recent apps.
Resize and move windows
Open an app, then drag any corner or the handle in the bottom right-hand corner of the window to resize it.
To move an app, drag the top edge of the window to a new location.
Close, minimise and rearrange windows
Tap the window controls
at the top of an app. If an app is in full screen and you don't see the controls, swipe down from the top of the screen to see the controls in the menu bar.
To close a window, press the Close button
To minimise a window, press the Minimise button
.To make an app full screen, tap the Zoom button
.To rearrange windows, press and hold the Zoom button
, then choose an option.
Use two windows side by side
Open an app, tap and hold the top part of the window, then flick it to the right-hand side of the screen.
Open another app, tap and hold the top part of the window, then flick it to the left-hand side of the screen.
If you want to resize the apps, drag the bar in the middle to adjust the size of the app windows.
You can also tap window controls, press and hold the Zoom button, then tap the left and right button
to use two windows side by side.
Use the menu bar
You can access and search all the commands available within an app in the menu bar.
Tap or click the app you want to see the menu bar for.
Swipe down from the middle of the top of the iPad screen or move your pointer to the top part of the screen.