Unfortunately no, didn’t make the list. It works the same way as before, but I normally use my AirPods Max when connected to a monitor…
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Pretty disappointed we didnt see more updates to Stage Manager…
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Oh just tried this out, so happy to see it!
And definitely much more control over window locations, love it!
This does not seem to work for me, my picture in picture video still sticks to the corners of the screen. Is there a setting I should be looking to change.
Maybe there’s a bit of a placebo effect but moving windows around feels so much nicer.
Ok, just playing with it on a studio display, definitely feels like a similar improvement there too. they do snap into place, but much more control over placement. So refreshing.
On a sad note though, when I closed the iPad (in the Smart Keyboard — Ie. put it to sleep) the external display went off as well. Would be so nice to treat it like a MacBook in clamshell with external display running.
Also, I would love to see (specific to Stage Manager on an external display) when tapping an icon in the dock that the app opens in the current stage.
Ah yes, PIP still sticks to the corner of the screen, but its possible now to move the other app to the side so that it is not blocked by the PIP window.
It’s not a placebo effect, there’s a lot more freedom where you can move windows and what sizes you can make them. It’s night and day.
There is a bug in stage manager on iPadOS 16 and I’m wondering if it’s been resolved. The issue is that if you have an external monitor connected and click on the top right of the monitor’s screen, where you’d expect Control Center to come down from, CC does activate, but on the iPad screen itself. Does Control Center now appear on the monitor like it should? This was annoying as it prevents you from adjusting the display brightness of the monitor without going into Settings.
Just tried it, still has CC slide down on the iPad itself unfortunately.
Thanks so much for checking! Hopefully this will get fixed in a future beta. I’ll report it as a bug until it does.
Curious. What happens if you tried the keyboard shortcut. Globe+C?
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Could anyone running the beta post a video showing some of the updates to Stage Manager? I’d love to see the new positioning and resizing in action.
Can anyone check if they made any changes to the multitasking switcher? Do apps group by stage or are they still organized in inaccessible stacks ?
Do they still go nuts when you rotate the iPad? My biggest gripe is they just move where they want when you rotate…..it seems to have been built to only be used with rotation lock on otherwise it’s maddening
Umm.. there’s no changes to App Exposé when in Stage Manager. So, if you prefer to rearrange windows in App Exposé… you’ll better off staying with SplitView/SlideOver.
For a 1st beta… it’s fairly stable. Only crashes I’ve experienced is using it with my portable monitor (still bearable)… but without a monitor it has been working great.
Same thing! The Control Center opens up on my iPad and not Stage Manager. I’ve since updated to 17 and the behavior is the same so I’ve reported it as a bug.
Mine is working fine with the LG UltraFine 27“ 5K, Webcam is also working.