Apple released iPadOS 16 almost a month ago and we've had the chance to play with Stage Manager and learn just what it can and can't do. Because of that, we wanted to share all of the major features, functions, pitfalls, and more.
This is everything you need to know about Stage Manager in iPadOS 16.
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0:00 – Intro
1:20 – How To Activate Stage Manager
3:10 – Secondary Monitor Support
3:35 – Clamshell Mode?
4:13 – Do You Need a Magic Keyboard?
4:51 – Can You Use HDMI?
5:15 – iPhone Only Apps
6:28 – Ultra-wide display support
7:35 – Dual Audio Support?
9:08 – Stage Manager on Secondary Display?
9:50 – Gaming and Stage Manager
10:40 – Video Conferencing
12:08 – Stage Manager Settings
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You joined 9to5mac? Very happy for you!! Well deserved! Congrats!!
Thanks so much!
Is that Prince Nando … congrats bro
No way
I saw it too, great addition to the team!
The iPad Pro M1 is my “computer” and I like the iPad OS 15 way of multitasking just fine. Having external monitor support will be nice (once it works nice) but other than that, I rarely use stage manager.
Being able to use stage manager in games is a massive game changer also adding other windows on top doesn’t distort or change the backround main app, definitely worth using over normal split screen now
The main thing i’m realistically looking for is preset stage manager windows and ability for shortcut customisation.
And of course 4 windows opened at once the same size that doesnt over lap (vertically) and full resizing is a must with the spots it curently just snaps to
I really wish Apple would give us the option to reduce space between app icons and add more to the screens. You could fit like 20 icons in the space of 8!
Almost a Dex like experience but not quite there yet
Just one more thing that Android has done for like a decade already lol… Freaking Apple
I actually like the idea of having “regular” multitasking on the iPad and stage manager on the external display. I can see that being my main setup. I think both multitasking’s works for different situations. It’s what I like about the iPad, or the idea of the iPad hahaha, versatility.
I think that the issues you are facing might very well be due to the aspect ratio of the display, these issues may not be there if you connect the studio display or the pro XDR.
iPhone exclusive apps are not designed to be resized larger than iPhone displays. These resize issues are also present in the XDR display (so I am told, I do not own one). This is also why the resizing is somewhat limited and appears to be on a grid when using apps that have been designed for the iPad and other devices.
You make the best iPad content on YouTube. Glad to see you’re career flourishing!
Thanks so much John!
Are you able to use the Apple Pencil to take notes on the iPad with Notability, while running zoom or any other app on an external display? Or can you have one instance of Notability open on the iPad where you can take notes, and a second instance open on the external monitor to take notes from?
It doesn’t matter if Stage Manager is on or off, you still have the option to use an external display to mirror or extend. Settings > Display & Brightness > Arrangement (Under the “Displays” heading) > Underneath the arrange-window, you can toggle the Mirror setting.
Must be developer beta only, I only have “Display Zoom” and “Reference Mode” on the latest public beta
I tried plugging in a hdmi cable to my 12.9” m1 iPad Pro but instead of the monitor being its own display, it’s just mirroring the display. Also, when I go into ‘Display & Brightness’ I see no option for arrangement.
Excellent Video Presentation! I Appreciate you using the 32:9 ratio monitor and seeing how Stage deals with that. Luma fusion looked great expanded full screen. Agree that ‘all that wasted space’ around the app windows is bothering me. Apple needs to get some better software engineers.
32:9 doesn’t work if it’s 1440p. Tried and it scales badly.
I like how well you described and showed us this new feature! You are a very good speaker! Very excited to test Stage manager on my iPad too!
Glad it was helpful!
iPad OS 16 with Stage Manager and second monitor support is definite improvement over iPad OS 15, but it still does not make my 12.9-inch M1 iPad Pro with 2TB storage a standalone computer. For that I need to be able to unmount, repair and format external drives, run virtual machines, program in C++, run Pro Apps, etc. I rarely use my MacBook Pro these days, and I will never buy another Apple laptop because they have an antiquated UI, as I need a mobile device to have touch display and pen support. I am also now unlikely to upgrade my iPad Pro because I feel let down by Apple, as they are too focussed on marketing spin, and they completely fail to deliver customer requirements on the arrogant pre-text that they know best. I will probably replace my iPad Pro with a next generation Microsoft Surface Pro, preferably with either an AMD 6000 series APU or new high performance ARM processor (re: Microsoft / Qualcomm collaboration). Windows 11 has improved significantly over Windows 10, and I can readily run virtual machines and graphical Linux apps alongside my Windows apps. I’ve been using Apple products for over 20 years, and their hardware is excellent but their operating systems, especially iPad OS, seemed to be designed to frustrate by placing too many restrictions on what you can do, rather than delight the end user. Their rational around improved security is over played, and its more about getting you to buy more of their hardware, since the iPad is primarily designed as a Mac accessory (aka sidecar and universal control), and I have now come to point where I am reluctant to invest more effort and money in Apple’s ecosystem.
I don’t think iPads will ever be able to run arbitrary code. In general computers are tending toward more restrictions, not fewer.
It’s simple… You’re not Apple’s target customer. It’s designed for people that just want it to work and care more about the look and status of the Apple logo, use an iPhone like all their friends and have no interest or ability to do things like code, run a virtual machine, etc.
I’ve got an Samsung Galaxy Book2 Pro – the screen is a little more flexible than I would like but it’s the most Apple version of a Windows dual use laptop/tablet. I like it much better than the Surface computers but that’s just me
I managed to get Universal Control working while on Stage Manager on the iPad…that’s also extending to an external monitor. There are some stuttering in mouse movements (annoying), some apps crashing from time to time, but it’s working consistently enough. I’m currently typing on the keyboard shared via UC (from my MacBook) through the external monitor hooked to the iPad….watching your video on safari
Great overview video, I was worried that it wouldn’t work with logi keyboard for iPad, now I know it will 🙂
I think they should try making a really useful graphing calculator type of calculator app for the iPad. Thinking back to my high school days, that would’ve been insanely useful. Wouldn’t need a TI-83 or whatever, and they could make it several times simpler and more intuitive. I had to graph equations all the time, and the extra space on an iPad would be perfect for graphing.
Really cool video. Thanks for the iPad specific content. Please give us an update when it gets more stable!