<s>
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
current	O
major	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
for	O
its	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
line	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
(	O
WWDC	O
)	O
on	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Ventura	I-Operating_System
,	O
watchOS	O
9	O
,	O
and	O
tvOS	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
numerous	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
improving	O
multitasking	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
,	O
most	O
notably	O
on	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
with	O
Apple	O
's	O
M1	B-Device
SoC	I-Device
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
public	O
beta	O
of	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
11	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
public	O
version	O
of	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2022	O
as	O
iPadOS	O
16.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Freeform	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
whiteboard	O
app	O
that	O
lets	O
users	O
collaborate	O
together	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
,	O
Apple	O
's	O
Weather	B-Application
app	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
iPhone	O
and	O
iPod	O
Touch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Lock	O
Screen	O
has	O
a	O
new	O
font	O
and	O
displays	O
the	O
date	O
above	O
the	O
time	O
to	O
match	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
lacks	O
the	O
new	O
customization	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iPads	B-Operating_System
will	O
now	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
sign	O
into	O
websites	O
that	O
implement	O
WebAuthn	O
using	O
just	O
the	O
user	O
’s	O
passcode	O
or	O
biometrics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
with	O
Apple	B-Device
A12X	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
A12Z	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
,	O
Apple	B-Device
M1	I-Device
and	O
Apple	B-Device
M2	I-Device
processors	O
,	O
Stage	O
Manager	O
displays	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
apps	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
in	O
adjustable	O
windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
on	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
with	O
Apple	B-Device
M1	I-Device
and	O
later	O
,	O
external	O
displays	O
are	O
now	O
driven	O
using	O
Stage	O
Manager	O
instead	O
of	O
screen	O
mirroring	O
,	O
enabling	O
display	O
scaling	O
on	O
external	O
displays	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
with	O
Apple	B-Device
M1	I-Device
processors	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
11-inch	O
with	O
Apple	B-Device
A12X	I-Device
Bionic	I-Device
and	O
A12Z	B-Device
Bionic	O
processors	O
,	O
Display	O
scaling	O
mode	O
allows	O
more	O
view	O
space	O
in	O
apps	O
by	O
increasing	O
the	O
pixel	O
density	O
of	O
the	O
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
12.9-inch	O
(	O
5th	O
generation	O
)	O
and	O
(	O
6th	O
generation	O
)	O
with	O
Liquid	O
Retina	O
XDR	O
display	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
"	O
Reference	O
Mode	O
"	O
for	O
color-graded	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
extends	O
to	O
Sidecar	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
Mac	O
being	O
connected	O
to	O
has	O
Apple	B-Device
Silicon	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
some	O
already	O
supported	O
languages	O
have	O
received	O
additional	O
voices	O
(	O
including	O
"	O
Novelty	O
"	O
voices	O
for	O
English	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
voices	O
and	O
support	O
have	O
been	O
added	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
languages	O
:	O
</s>
