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Apple's Calculator app does more than help you calculate tips. With the latest OSes, it launches on iPad and lets you create a Math Note for more complex problems, among other things.

By Lance Whitney
iphone sitting on a desk with calculator app open

Snapchat finally comes to the iPad, but it only works in portrait mode for now.

By Jibin Joseph
A screenshot of the updated Snapchat app for iPad.

Why limit your gaming to a tiny iPhone screen? Go big with these top iPad titles.

By Jordan Minor  & Jason Cohen
Best iPad Games

Using Apple’s new Final Cut Camera app and Final Cut Pro 2 for iPad, anyone can turn a simple video shoot into a sophisticated multicamera event. We tried it; here's how it works.

By Michael Muchmore
Multicam on iPad with iPhone and Final Cut Pro and Camera

The iPad's Dock offers a convenient spot to house favorite and recently used apps. It's gained a few new tricks since its debut in iOS 11; here's how to customize the Dock to your needs.

By Lance Whitney
ipad on the home screen

Sidecar in macOS turns your iPad into a second display, but it's limited to certain Macs and iPads. Thankfully, a few third-party apps can help if you have an older Apple device or Windows PC.

By Whitson Gordon
duet display extending mac screen to ipad

Are you eager to purchase the new iPad Air or iPad Pro? Transform Apple's versatile tablet into a movie theater, PDF reader, or video editing station using our expertly curated list of apps for work or play.

By Jeffrey L. Wilson  & Jordan Minor
best ipad apps

With the Sidecar feature in macOS, your iPad can be a second display for your Mac. Here's how to use your Apple tablet as an external monitor

By Lance Whitney
woman looking at mac monitor with ipad in her hand

With Final Cut Camera for iPad, Apple fans, hobbyists, or influencers looking to make their next big video can connect up to four iPhones or iPads to view multiple camera feeds simultaneously.

By Kate Irwin
Final Cut Pro app selected on a Macbook's dock with other editing apps around it.

Apple's tablet may look like a super-sized iPhone, but it has unique features even the most seasoned iOS veteran should learn. Here are the top hidden iPad features.

By Eric Griffith
iPadOS tips and tricks and mastery

In the EU, developers will be able to distribute iOS apps on their own websites, as long as they follow Apple's strict rules and controversial payment structure.

By Michael Kan
iOS App Store logo

'We have to be careful about making sure that we’re not investing in places that are not really yielding a return,' says Netflix co-CEO Greg Peters.

By Emily Price
With the Apple TV app, Apple Vision Pro users can watch every award-winning Apple Original series and film from Apple TV+.

Apple’s pro media-creation apps come to the iPad—with subscription pricing.

By Michael Muchmore

First previewed at WWDC, Freeform helps users organize and visually lay out content on an 'infinite canvas.' It's available after updating to iOS and iPadOS 16.2 or macOS 13.1.

By Marco Marcelline

Of note is Freeform, which will serve as a digital whiteboard of sorts for people to collaborate on creative projects when it arrives later this year.

By Chloe Albanesius

Miss old-school analog games? Scratch that itch with these favorites you can play on your tablet.

By Daniel Starkey

A reader app provides access to purchased digital content, like Netflix, Amazon, and Spotify.

By Rob Pegoraro

The second beta releases of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 allow developers to request permission for their apps to use more RAM.

By Nathaniel Mott

Some iPhone and iPad models come equipped with a LiDAR scanner that adds an intriguing level of augmented reality. Here are just a few of the apps that can take advantage of this new feature.

By Lance Whitney