iPadOS 16.2 beta adds external display support for Stage Manager and includes Freeform
by Emma Roth from The Verge - All Posts on (#6544N)
Stage Manager's external display support is only available on iPads with an M1 chip. | Image: Apple Apple's getting closer to shipping Stage Manager's promised external display support on iPadOS 16. As pointed out by 9to5Mac, Apple has included the feature with its release of the iPadOS 16.2 developer beta, which comes one day after the company launched iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.1, macOS 13 (aka Ventura), and tvOS 16.1.
When Apple first announced Stage Manager at WWDC in June, it initially limited Stage Manager to iPads with an M1 chip, claiming older chips just don't have enough power. While it later backtracked on this decision after facing criticism from users, it did still reserve support for external displays in Stage Manager for iPads with the M1 chip. The feature lets you hook up your iPad to an external display or Mac, giving you...