How I can get split screen back. I am a student and I need the split screen for my study. This latest update make my iPad useless for me because I am unable to do my work on it. This is not a good thing for so many iPad users this type of updates create problems. So please resolve this problem. I need split screen back.
iPad Air, iPadOS 26
You can still use multiple windows and Slide Over with iPad OS26, Refer to the Support Article here how that is now implemented.
You can still use multiple windows and Slide Over with iPad OS26, Refer to the Support Article here how that is now implemented.
iPadOS multitasking has received a significant makeover from that to which you may be accustomed in iPadOS 18.x and earlier - and may take a little time to learn and adjust your workflows. You would be well advised to review the official iPadOS User Guide and the many available online tutorials (such as YouTube) to become better acquainted with the new multitasking interface and associated gestures and controls.
Work with multiple windows at once on iPad - Apple Support
The three-dot multitasking button with which you are no doubt familiar from earlier versions of iPadOS has been replaced with the traffic-light button to access and control the revised window-based User Interface.
You can have two or three App windows side-by-side - or a spit the screen into four quadrants.
To access, assuming that the current App window is not maximised; touch-and-hold the traffic-light icon at top-left of the App window to expose the Fill & Arrange options:
NB: If you update to iPadOS 26.1, you also have a Slide Over view from which to choose:
The current App window will move aside, allowing you to open another App; the selected view will open the selected Apps in their own windows - which can be resized laterally, as before, by dragging the divider to left or right.
If the App window is already maximised, swipe downwards from the top-edge of the screen to expose the new menu bar - then use the traffic-light icon as described above.
Remember, for iPadOS 26, you have a configuration choice to use Full Screen Apps only, use Windowed Apps, or Stage Manager mode as you prefer:
Settings > Multitasking & Gestures - select your preferred multitasking mode
New update version creating problem
