iPadOS 19’s menu bar will fix a key productivity problem for me

iPadOS 19 will be unveiled right about six weeks from now, not too far off at all. And one rumored addition, a Mac-style menu bar, is set to upgrade iPad productivity in several ways—including one that I’m especially excited about. Menu bar could bring iPad several productivity upgrades Yesterday leaker Majin Bu shared that iPadOS 19 will introduce a menu bar to the iPad for the first time. Per his mockup, it looks like Apple plans to more or less replicate the menu bar’s functionality on the Mac. I’m a long-time iPad Pro user, and have worked full-time from my iPad for nearly a decade. As such, there are several aspects of an iPad menu bar that excite me. Easily accessing app menus will be a nice new feature. And menu bar apps could be especially interesting. But there’s one aspect of the menu bar that will solve a key productivity hindrance for me. I work with my iPad connected to a Magic Keyboard all the time. And while support for keyboard shortcuts in iPadOS has improved o ... Read full article.