Long-awaited improvements to audio recording on the iPad have arrived with the beta of iPadOS 26, and what was a severe failing is now a big advantage.
It’s not your eyes: the “Start Recording” button is hard to read
It’s not your eyes: the “Start Recording” button is hard to read
There is a strong argument that iPadOS 26 is Apple fixing the barn door after the iPad’s most vocal proponents have left. But at least the new Local Capture is a very good bolt.
The problem was that Apple’s tight iPad security meant however you switched between apps, you were still really running just one at a time. You couldn’t use two, and that meant you couldn’t be on a call and also record audio.