Why iPadOS 16’s best feature will be limited to iPads with the M1 chip

After the announcement of iPad OS 16, some were excited about the ability to work with windows just like in macOS Ventura. Arrival from Stage Manager will increase productivity however, for many, this will not be possible on all iPad models. The new feature introduced at WWDC 2022 has a big limitation: hardware, so will only be available on devices with an M1 chip.

Apple confirmed Digital Trends that Stage Manager can only be used on the latest iPad Pro and iPad Air. The reason it won’t be available on other iOS 16 compatible devices is because requires a significant amount of RAM open eight applications at the same time. M1 chips have fast memory swap feature which converts storage space into virtual RAM.

Since some applications may require more than 16 GB of RAM, Apple allows increase allowed memory limit with storage. This will only be available on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 11-inch iPad Pro, and the recently announced iPad Air. All of them are with the Apple M1 chip.

iPadOS 16’s best feature will be limited to three iPads

iPadOS 16 will come with important changes, though the Stage Manager is the most notable. Known as Visual Organizer in Spain or Visualization Manager in Latin America. This manager allows you to resize windows or overlay them on one screen.. With a simple touch or click of the mouse or trackpad, you can switch between applications or combine them into groups.

Producer It will only be available on iPad Air (5th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation), and iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation).. Another exclusive feature of the M1 chips will be a scaling mode that increases the pixel density of the screen so that more elements can be displayed in applications.

iPad Mini or iPad with the Ax chip will be able to enjoy other features of iPadOS 16, such as a shared photo library, new weather app and collaboration options. They will also have access to new Spotlight, Mail or Safari features such as advanced search, smart email management and passwords that seek to eliminate dependency on passwords.

Other benefits with restrictions will be Live Text and quick actions for currency conversion and text translation using the Camera app, available only on iPad models with A13 Bionic processor or later. Option highlight the theme of the image can only be used with iPad with A12 Bionic processor or later.

iPadOS 16 will arrive in the last quarter of 2022. in its final form. The first public beta will be released in July, with a developer beta available today.