Background Information
iPadOS, a mobile operating system developed by Apple for its iPad line of tablet computers, was introduced as a distinct operating system from iOS, the one used by Apple’s iPhones. This distinction reflected the diverging features of the two product lines, particularly multitasking. iPadOS 13, the successor to iOS 12 for the iPad, was first released to the public on September 24, 2019. Major versions of iPadOS are released annually, with the current stable version, iPadOS 18.3, being released on January 27, 2025.