IPadOS 26
2025 tablet operating system by Apple
Summary
iPadOS 26 is the seventh major release of Apple's iPadOS operating system for the iPad. It was announced at WWDC 2025 on June 9, 2025, and released on September 15, 2025. The direct successor to iPadOS 18, it was announced alongside iOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26—all of which introduced the "Liquid Glass" design language. Apple advanced the version number to 26 as part of a shift to a year-based versioning convention across its operating systems.
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5/27/2025, 7:37:17 PM
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Removing unsupported section added in [[Special:Diff/1337837408/1338405460]] by [[:User:Wsnffdm|Wsnffdm]].
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/* Reception */ [WP:ABOUTSELF] Added community receptions regarding the operating system. Significant communities are cited as relevant sources about themselves, which complies with Wikipedia's "Self-published or questionable sources as sources on themselves" policy. The first paragraph remains unchanged.
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Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1356288860|1356288860]] by [[Special:Contributions/GSK|GSK]] ([[User talk:GSK|talk]]) Reddit can be used as a source about itself, my sources satisfy all the requirements for WP:ABOUTSELF
Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1356285894|1356285894]] by [[Special:Contributions/NicolasHelbig|NicolasHelbig]] ([[User talk:NicolasHelbig|talk]]) Incorrect. Reddit cannot be used as a source regardless of what the content is, per [[WP:UGC]].
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Undid revision [[Special:Diff/1356278764|1356278764]] by [[Special:Contributions/GSK|GSK]] ([[User talk:GSK|talk]]) Reason: this section is about the community response, therefore, references to community responses as well as community meta are appropriate
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ios 26.5 is released so theres no latest preview anymore
