IPadOS 26
| Version of the iPadOS operating system | |
iPadOS 26 Beta 1 running on an iPad Pro 12.9 | |
| Developer | Apple |
|---|---|
| OS family | iPadOS |
| Source model | Closed with open-source components |
| General availability | October 4, 2025 |
| Latest preview | 26.0 beta 1 (June 9, 2025) [±] |
| Marketing target | iPads |
| Default user interface | Liquid Glass |
| Preceded by | iPadOS 18 |
| Official website | apple |
| Tagline | Work. Flows. |
| Support status | |
| In developer beta. Drops support for the iPad (7th generation) | |
iPadOS 26 is the seventh and the next major release of Apple's iPadOS operating system for the iPad. It was announced in June 2025 at the 2025 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) and is expected to be released in September. It is the direct successor to iPadOS 18 and was announced alongside iOS 26, macOS 26, watchOS 26, visionOS 26, and tvOS 26.
Starting from this version of iPadOS, Apple changed its numbering convention for consistency across all operating systems.
iPadOS 26 features the new Liquid Glass design. It will be the first version of iPadOS to be exclusive to iPads with Apple Neural Engine, as it drops support for the seventh-generation iPad, making it the first iPadOS version to drop support for an iPad with the 10.2-inch display, the first version since iOS 11 to drop support for only one model, and third version overall to drop support for only one iPad model.