And if you want to plug your iPad into an external monitor to use it as a computer, the experience won’t be the best since iPadOS doesn’t support different resolutions or aspect ratios.īased on an API that lets apps take full advantage of an external monitor, the new Shiftscreen brings a multi-window experience to the iPad. IPad does offer multitasking capabilities, but they’re basically restricted to opening two apps side by side and a third app in a floating window. Developed by Yannik Schrade (who’s also behind Flex Widgets), the app focuses on solving one of the main issues of the iPad, which is the lack of a true multi-window system like in a desktop operating system.
Shiftscreen is not exactly a new app, but it has been completely rewritten to take advantage of the latest technologies built into iPadOS. Unfortunately, iPadOS still doesn’t support true multitasking like macOS does, but now users can take the iPad experience to the next level with the Shiftscreen app, which features multi-window navigation and true external monitor support. Apple has now released iPadOS 15 to the public, which comes with enhancements to the iPad’s multitasking system.
