Apple isn’t merging iPadOS and macOS, says the company’s Craig Federighi Doing so would “lose what makes iPad iPad,” Federighi explainediPadOS 26 tries to balance simplicity and power-user featuresSpend enough time in the Apple ecosystem and you’ll hear one question pop up again and again: “will Apple ever merge its iPads and Macs?

PadOS 26, which will launch later this year, is making easier for people to use iPads more like a replacement for their laptop computers.

Apple has finally delivered what the iPad has long been missing: true Mac-style multitasking - and I'm fully on board.