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iPadOS 26 review: The Mac lover’s tablet update

After all of the betas, all of the testing, and all of the bugs, it’s ready. Apple’s iPadOS 26 is the closest thing to macOS on an iPad that we’re likely to get, and Apple’s tablets are better for it.

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iPadOS 26 review: The best iPadOS yet

For years, Apple sold the iPad lineup as an option for people who wanted a computer but not a laptop. What is a computer, anyway?

Apple very much believed that the iPad was a computer for getting work done just as much as it was a tablet for consuming content. For some, that was true. But for most, it was far from it.

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