<s>
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
for	O
their	O
iPad	B-Device
line	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
on	O
those	O
devices	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
2019	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
WWDC	O
)	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
derivation	O
from	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
greater	O
emphasis	O
on	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
and	O
tablet-centric	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
16	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	B-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
and	O
ran	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.2	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
larger	O
device	O
to	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
previously	O
only	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
shared	O
operating	O
system	O
was	O
rebranded	O
as	O
"	O
iOS	B-Application
"	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	O
system	O
initially	O
had	O
rough	O
feature	O
parity	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
with	O
variations	O
in	O
user	O
interface	O
depending	O
on	O
screen	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
minor	O
differences	O
in	O
the	O
selection	O
of	O
apps	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
over	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
variant	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
incorporated	O
a	O
growing	O
set	O
of	O
differentiating	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
picture-in-picture	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
display	O
multiple	O
running	O
apps	O
simultaneously	B-Operating_System
(	O
both	O
introduced	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
9	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
)	O
,	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
dock	O
that	O
more	O
closely	O
resembled	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
macOS	B-Application
than	O
the	O
one	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
(	O
added	O
in	O
2017	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Standard	O
iPad	B-Device
apps	O
were	O
increasingly	O
designed	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
optional	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
keyboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
emphasize	O
the	O
different	O
feature	O
set	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
to	O
signal	O
their	O
intention	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
platforms	O
in	O
divergent	O
directions	O
,	O
at	O
WWDC	O
2019	O
Apple	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
variant	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
that	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Device
would	O
be	O
rebranded	O
as	O
"	O
iPadOS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
naming	O
strategy	O
began	O
with	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13.1	I-Operating_System
,	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
icon	O
grid	O
displays	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
rows	O
and	O
six	O
columns	O
of	O
apps	O
(	O
30	O
)	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
whether	O
the	O
device	O
is	O
in	O
portrait	O
or	O
landscape	O
orientation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
features	O
a	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
system	O
developed	O
with	O
more	O
capabilities	O
compared	O
to	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
with	O
features	O
like	O
Slide	O
Over	O
and	O
Split	O
View	O
that	O
make	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
multiple	O
different	O
applications	O
simultaneously	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
mode	O
similar	O
to	O
macOS	B-Application
's	O
Mission	O
Control	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
see	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
instances	O
of	O
an	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
many	O
applications	O
,	O
a	O
notable	O
exception	O
being	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
videos	O
can	O
be	O
shrunk	O
down	O
into	O
a	O
picture-in-picture	O
window	O
so	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
continue	O
watching	O
it	O
while	O
using	O
other	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
Safari	O
now	O
shows	O
desktop	O
versions	O
of	O
websites	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
download	B-Protocol
manager	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
has	O
30	O
new	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
if	O
an	O
external	O
keyboard	O
is	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sidecar	O
allows	O
for	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
to	O
function	O
as	O
a	O
second	B-General_Concept
monitor	I-General_Concept
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
named	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
articulated	O
motorcycles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
Sidecar	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
emulate	O
a	O
graphics	O
tablet	B-Device
for	O
applications	O
like	O
Photoshop	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
supported	O
only	O
on	O
iPads	B-Device
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Pencil	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
accessing	O
local	O
storage	O
for	O
general	O
use	O
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
allows	O
external	O
storage	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
USB	O
flash	O
drives	O
,	O
portable	O
hard	O
drives	O
,	O
and	O
solid	O
state	O
drives	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
an	O
iPad	B-Device
via	O
the	O
Files	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
(	O
3rd	O
generation	O
)	O
connects	O
over	O
USB-C	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
Camera	O
Connection	O
Kit	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
with	O
previous	O
iPads	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Complete	O
support	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
version	O
13.4	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
multitouch	B-Application
gestures	O
for	O
trackpads	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
third-party	O
apps	O
to	O
implement	O
new	O
features	O
supporting	O
mice	O
and	O
trackpads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
supports	O
iPads	B-Device
with	O
an	O
Apple	O
A8	O
or	O
A8X	O
chip	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
dropping	O
support	O
for	O
devices	O
with	O
the	O
A7	O
chip	O
,	O
more	O
specifically	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Mini	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPad	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
3	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
supporting	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
upgrade	O
to	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
is	O
automatically	O
offered	O
to	O
supported	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
release	O
of	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
began	O
with	O
13.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
13.0	O
was	O
never	O
publicly	O
released	O
,	O
though	O
beta	O
testing	O
for	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
13	I-Operating_System
started	O
with	O
13.0	O
.	O
</s>
