Menu Home News Hardware Gaming Mobile Finance Deals Reviews How To Wccftech Mobile iPadOS 19 Reportedly Getting A Major Revamp To Make It Look And Feel Like macOS, As Apple’s Tablets Feature Hardware Easily Capable Of Running A Desktop Operating System Omar Sohail • Apr 13, 2025 at 08:40am EDT Apple has always made it a point to equip its iPads with the same highly capable internals as its Macs to raise the bar against the competition. At this time, there is no other product that can come to these slates. Unfortunately, the company has always come up short on the software front, as the previous iPadOS versions have always lacked features that would otherwise allow these tablets to properly flex their muscles. Well, the company might have realized the error of its ways because the latest report states that the upcoming iPadOS 19 update will deliver a significant design revamp that will deliver an experience equivalent to macOS. With the new design, iPadOS 19 will be focused on improving productivity, giving iPad owners a bigger reason to upgrade to the newer models In the latest ‘Power On’ newsletter from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, which was spotted by 9to5Mac, Apple is finally introducing an overhauled version of iPadOS 19. The company did bring in keyboard and mouse support over the years, along with data being copied through external storage such as portable solid-state drives, but it was high time that some solid additions made the cut to finally give iPad owners an experience similar to a laptop substitute. “I’m told that this year’s upgrade will focus on productivity, multitasking and app window management — with an eye on the device operating more like a Mac. It’s been a long time coming, with iPad power users pleading with Apple to make the tablet more powerful.” The details mentioned above do not provide any specifics, but what Gurman describes could be similar to how macOS functions. However, if there are too many similarities between the two operating systems, customers might be compelled to drop one product class over the other, resulting in lowered sales. We should find out more information during Apple’s WWDC 2025 keynote, which will kick off on June 9, so stay tuned for more updates. Subscribe to get an everyday digest of the latest technology news in your inbox Follow us on Topics Sections Company Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com © 2025 WCCF TECH INC. 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada