AUGUST 2021 MACWORLD 51compact tab bar, and you can save groups
of tabs that will be synced across devices.
The start page is more customizable, and
there are new privacy protections to make
it harder for sites to track you. If you
subscribe to iCloud+ (fave.co/368GjyB),
you can use iCloud Private Relay to make
your IP address and location much harder
for sites to determine.
Maybe most exciting is that web
extensions are coming to Safari on iPad.
COMPATIBILITY AND
R E LE A S E DATE
iPadOS 15 will be available this fall, likely in
September. It will work on the following
iPads, though some features won’t work
on the oldest models:
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
iPad Pro 10.5-inch
iPad Pro 9.7-inch
iPad (8th generation)
iPad (7th generation)
iPad (6th generation)
iPad (5th generation)
iPad mini (5th generation)
iPad mini 4
> iPad Air (4th generation)
> iPad Air (3rd generation)
> iPad Air 2HOW TO GET THE BETA
If you’re feeling brave, you can try out
iPadOS 15 before its general release.
Apple suggests that you not run the beta
on any critical device, and that’s good
advice—you never know what can go
wrong. These betas are especially rough
in the early releases.
Developers can head to fave.
co/366FCFK on the device on which they
wish to run the beta; there they can
download a developer beta profile. Those
who aren’t developers can join the public
beta by heading to fave.co/2UedrSC
using the device on which you wish to run
the beta, signing in, and downloading the
beta profile. The developer beta is
available now, while the public beta is
expected to begin in July.
We have a more detailed story about
how to get and install the iPadOS 15 beta,
so if you need more information go to
fave.co/3AaiaW2.
Once you have the profile, you need
to enable it by going to Settings →
General → Profile. Your device will reset
to enable the profile. After it has done
so, you can head to Settings → General →
Software Updates to download the latest
beta release. ■