iPadOS 27 USER GUIDE

You may be using the same iPad—but after iPadOS 27, it is no longer the same device.

Movable windows. Smarter multitasking. Deeper search. Siri that understands context. Intelligence that can work with what is already on your screen. New ways to write, organize, automate, browse, edit, and create.

The problem? Most iPad owners will use only a fraction of it.

This guide is designed to change that.

Instead of walking you through hundreds of disconnected settings, it shows you how the most useful parts of iPadOS 27 fit together into practical workflows. You’ll learn what each feature does, when it is worth using, how to set it up correctly, and what to check when something does not work as expected.

Inside, you'll discover how to…

Navigate faster with Spotlight, the Dock, App Switcher, gestures, and Control Center

Turn Windowed Apps and Stage Manager into useful workspaces instead of clutter

Combine touch, keyboard, trackpad, and Apple Pencil more efficiently

Build a file system you can actually trust across downloads, cloud storage, external drives, and everyday projects

Use Siri AI for conversational requests, personal context, onscreen awareness, and supported app actions

Ask questions about PDFs, images, webpages, charts, and other content with Visual Intelligence

Rewrite, summarize, organize, schedule, and automate repeated tasks with intelligent tools and Shortcuts

Make Safari smarter with better tab organization, monitoring, intelligence features, and extensions

Use new editing and creative tools while understanding what is generated or changed

You’ll also learn how to manage privacy, permissions, battery, storage, performance, and Apple Intelligence access so your iPad stays secure, efficient, and under your control.

This is not a tour of every button Apple added.

It is a guide to the capabilities that can actually change how you use the iPad.

You already own the device.

Now learn how to use the iPadOS 27 version of it.