One of the key new features of iPadOS 16 is Stage Manager, which allows users to turn apps into interconnected windows for an enhanced multitasking experience. Stage Manager fully supports external display, allowing users to work with up to four apps on the iPad and up to four apps simultaneously on an external display.
To some users’ disappointment, Stage Manager is limited to the latest iPad models, including the M1 chip, including the iPad Pro and iPad Air. In a joint statement with Rene RicciApple explained the reason for this limitation, saying that the Phase Manager experience “requires large internal memory, incredibly fast storage, and flexible external display I/O, all provided by the iPads with the M1 chip”.
Apple’s full report Shared by Ritchie:
Stage Manager is a fully integrated experience that delivers an all-new and incredibly responsive Windows experience that allows users to run up to 8 apps simultaneously across the iPad and offers an external 6K display. To provide this experience with the instantaneous experience users have come to expect from an iPad’s Touch-First experience, large internal memory, incredibly fast storage, and a flexible external display I/O are required, all provided by the M1 chip-equipped iPads.
For example, the M1 iPad Pro comes with up to 16GB of RAM compared to 6GB on the previous generation iPad Pro. Apple also claims that the M1 iPad Pro 2x has faster storage space than the previous generation model.
Although Stage Manager is limited to iPad models equipped with the M1 chip, iPadOS 16 is compatible with all iPad Pro models, including iPad Air 3rd generation and later, and iPad 5th generation and later and 5th generation. iPod mini and newer. The update is currently in developer beta, with Apple planning to release a public beta in July. iPadOS 16 will be released to all users in September.