iPadOS 19 Will Be 'More Like macOS' in Three Ways

Sunday April 13, 2025 6:43 am PDT by Joe Rossignol

A common complaint about the iPad Pro is that the iPadOS software platform fails to fully take advantage of the device's powerful hardware.

iPad Pro iPadOS
That could soon change.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today said that iPadOS 19 will be "more like macOS."

Gurman said that iPadOS 19 will be "more like a Mac" in three ways:

Improved productivity
Improved multitasking
Improved app window management

"I'm told that this year's upgrade will focus on productivity, multitasking and app window management — with an eye on the device operating more like a Mac," said Gurman, in the latest edition of his Power On newsletter. "It's been a long time coming, with iPad power users pleading with Apple to make the tablet more powerful."

Gurman did not provide any specific details.

iPadOS 19 will be announced alongside iOS 19, macOS 16, and other software updates during the WWDC 2025 keynote on Monday, June 9.

Related Roundups: iOS 26, iPadOS 26, iPad Pro

Tag: Mark Gurman

Buyer's Guide: iPad Pro (Neutral)

Related Forum: iOS 26

Popular Stories

New Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 Features Revealed

Sunday August 30, 2026 7:54 am PDT by Joe Rossignol

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman today further outlined what to expect from the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 set to be unveiled on September 9. While it was initially rumored that Touch ID may be coming to the Apple Watch this year, Gurman reiterated that he does not expect the Series 12 or Ultra 4 to have any major design changes compared to the current Series 11 and Ultra 3 models. ...

• 157 comments

All New iPhone 18 Pro and 'iPhone Duo' Colors Leaked

Wednesday September 9, 2026 8:47 am PDT by Joe Rossignol

Ahead of Apple's annual iPhone event at 10 a.m. Pacific Time today, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has leaked all of the color options for the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the first-ever foldable iPhone named the iPhone Duo. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max color options:Black Light Blue Burgundy Silver Burgundy has also been described as Dark Red or Dark Cherry. iPhone Duo...

• 54 comments

Foldable iPhone Duo Will Start at $2,000, Won't Launch Until at Least October

Tuesday September 8, 2026 9:45 pm PDT by Eric Slivka

Following some recent speculation that Apple could release its foldable phone under the "iPhone Duo" name, it appears that will indeed be the case, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. For months now, the foldable iPhone has generally been referred to as the "iPhone Ultra," even internally, but Apple is apparently going in a different direction for the official name, emphasizing the...

• 198 comments

Top Rated Comments

sracer

19 months ago

The one "more like macOS" upgrade I'm waiting for is a universally accessible filesystem. The Files.app (which is essentially Apple's version of Documents by Readdle) doesn't cut it for me. But I realize that for most people the Files.apps is just fine.

Score: 57 Votes (Like | Disagree)

SamRyouji

19 months ago

I don't want it to be "more like macOS". I want macOS in it. Make it at least dual boot. Or this: when I snap the keyboard, it's macOS; when I took off the keyboard, it's iPadOS.

Score: 49 Votes (Like | Disagree)

applefan8254

19 months ago

Could we get multiple users please? Thank you

Score: 48 Votes (Like | Disagree)

chucker23n1

19 months ago

So, there's almost zero substance here.

"Improved productivity" means nothing without elaborating. "Improved multitasking" is a form of productivity. And finally, "Improved app window management" is… probably just the same thing as multitasking.

Good to hear they're doing stuff. What are they doing? Who knows! Guess we'll find out more next week as we're in for "Mark Gurman plays another round of 'MacRumors needs traffic'".