Apple announces iPadOS 27

Today at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference, the company announced new features coming to the iPad with iPadOS 27 including optimizations such as apps launching up to 30 percent faster by intelligently preloading needed info, and more responsive switching between multiple apps. As with the new versions of Apple’s other operating systems launching this year including iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate 27 , iPadOS 27’s biggest updates will come courtesy of the new Siri AI. Siri will be accessible through iPadOS’ Spotlight search, which will automatically know when you’re prompting the assistant or just searching for apps and documents. Siri AI will also be available through a new dedicated Siri app that can be used like ChatGPT’s app to have conversations with the smart assistant and access and revisit past chats. Screen Time is getting a major overhaul under iPadOS 27, giving parents and caregivers the ability to schedule when and for how long kids have access to specific apps and services. Apple will also introduce new APIs for parental controls and a new Declared Age Range API so individual apps can offer a customized or limited experience based on who is actually using them. Updates to child accounts will allow caregivers to limit access to specific apps, as well as who kids can talk to in iMessage. Kids can also be made to ask for approval to view websites, with that safety feature automatically being turned on for kids under 13. …