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iPadOS 26 Gains Revamped Files App
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This is actually a welcome change!
I still think I will use my MacBook for most tasks… And sometimes the iPad feels redundant. But it’s cool they give you a list view of files on iPad. 👍🏻
I still think I will use my MacBook for most tasks… And sometimes the iPad feels redundant. But it’s cool they give you a list view of files on iPad. 👍🏻
I wonder how much you really use a IPad if you think in 2025 all you can do is watch videos on a M4 iPad Pro, there’s tons of Apps that leverage that power.
Hmm mkv, torrenting movies I guess?😏
Well I think you can use Handbrake converter (free, open source). It will waste some time but converts it all nicely to mp4 or mov, fully readable by iDevices.
Also I believe VLC can read mkv, but I haven’t used it in ages so cannot confirm.
And RARs - honestly I genuinely hate this format. ZIP ftw. Back in the days I had used RAR lifehack by uploading it to some online converter website and it gave me zip files. Or also I believe it can be opened with Documents by Readdle
It is like an evolution of double-app mode that first was introduced back in the iOS 8 I guess. I don’t really view it as something serious but still fun to have, maybe it will finally allow to use youtube in background while using other apps since this is what is possible on Mac😃
Isn't that how Windows works though?
I don’t mind if we’re allowed to just yank the drive, but if so then there needs to be at the very least an indicator of whether the drive is still in use or not.
What do you mean by that? I have MKVs that open in VLC, and RARs that open in iZIP. When you have an app that registers for the respective file types, you can open any matching file from Files.
Why don’t they call it Finder anyway? I mean tabs would also really help in iPadOS compared to macOS.
Because most iOS users aren’t Mac users, and on an OS where app data typically is not located in the part of the filesystem accessible via the Files app, “Finder” would not be an intuitive name. Without context, “Finder” would imply something like Spotlight Search. If anything, it would make more sense to rename Finder to Files.
no no no no, and I can't stress this enough, no!
I use the iPad because it's NOT a Mac. I don't want a 1990s OS that's been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century on my iPad which has a much more modern OS already.
A step in the right direction. I love the iPad for taking notes and opening PDFs while walking around (can't do that with a Mac).
But what sucks is when say you get a PDF by email, and want to open it in an app like GoodNotes:
But what sucks is when say you get a PDF by email, and want to open it in an app like GoodNotes:
- Open the attachment
- Tap the Share button and choose "Save to Files"
- Browse to whatever folder you want to save it to
- Open GoodNotes
- Browse again to the folder you saved the file to, hopefully you remember where that was
- Open it
Does Goodnotes not show on the share sheet? Then it's only two taps. If not, why not?
I have never had that happen with any of the Macs I've used. Not saying it's impossible though. I want nothing to do with spotlight and never use it, so that may be why it doesn't happen for me. But, no, that's definitely not what I mean.
Hey, you do you, but OSX is different from 90's MacOS and still currently more useful for technical things compared to the "more modern" iPadOS.
Happens literally every time I use a USB stick. Plug in, drop a couple of files on, try to eject and you get an error about something could be using your device. I suspect it's because the files are videos from my action cam which are massive and they somehow choke Spotlight, in any case if I want to remove the stick I either have to force eject or shut my machine down
No, there is a tool to safely remove devices on Windows.
MacOS is still essentially what we got in 1998 but with a slightly modernised UI, but underneath those it's more or less the same 1990s OS. It's not designed for touch, it doesn't play nice with mobile data connections, it's chrome takes up way too much of the screen for a small device like an 11" iPad. Just an all round bad idea
It was comical to me the demo showed an iPad with a keyboard and stand lol. So basically a laptop 🤦♂️. It’s apparent that they are turning 1 device into 5. Soon they are gonna pitch a smaller watch that can sit on your other wrist. The Apple Bracelet! Starting at just $599 🙄