Working from an M4 iPad Pro has its shortcomings, but it also comes with a lot of strengths. Here are some key iPadOS features that have made full-time iPad productivity serve me so well.#1: iPadOS Home ScreenThe iPads Home Screen has long moved past being just a hub for apps.Ever since iPadOS 13 in 2019, the Home Screen has been a versatile dashboard thanks to the addition of widgets. Not long after, those widgets became even more powerful with resizing tools and freeform placement. Today, you can also modify the look of app icons, place objects anywhere on screen, and more.I love filling my iPad Home Screen with exactly the right tools for me: apps I launch often, widgets of varying sizes that provide important data, shortcuts from Apples Shortcuts app, all together in a central hub.This used to be a big advantage of the iPad over the Mac, but fortunately macOS not long ago enabled desktop widgets too. I still prefer iPadOSs greater versatility and customization tools. Also, I love just swiping up from the bottom of the screen to go Home.#2: One app by defaultI understand this can be a negative for some who prefer the Mac. But I absolutely love the iPads one-app-at-a-time design.In iPadOS, opening an app by default fills the whole screen. You work in a single app at a time, and see nothing else.This feature has been a big part of why Ive spent the last 10 years working from an iPad.The mental focus and clarity provided by the iPads app model is something that gets completely lost when I use a Mac. Having various resizable windows filling the screen, or even just the desktop in the background, ruins my ability to focus.#3: Slide Over multitaskingAs much as I prefer keeping one app on screen at a time, the feature only works so well because I also use Slide Over frequently.Slide Over allows me to quickly bring a compact app into view from the edge of the iPads display. Its essentially a mini-iPhone app window that can sit above the main iPad app.Like the iPhones app switcher, Slide Over also lets you quickly switch between a stack of multiple apps, which has made it one of my most prized iPadOS features.Most of my day I have Safari, Ulysses, or NetNewsWire on screen as my main iPad app. Then in Slide Over, Ill bounce between Slack, Messages, Files, Photos, and Reminders.Thanks to Slide Over I can quickly pull another app in as needed without replacing my main workspace, then push it off to the side when I dont need it.iPadOS features for getting things done: wrap-upiPadOS isnt the best platform for everyone to get work done, but its been my go-to for a long time. If youre weighing replacing your laptop with an M4 iPad Pro, I go into more details about why that works for me here.What are your favorite iPadOS features for getting things done? Let us know in the comments.Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.Youre reading 9to5Mac experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Dont know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel