Apple opened the door to iPad development immediately after introducing the new device, with a software development kit designed to take advantage of the iPad’s 9.7-inch display.

Anyone with a compatible iPhone can test the latest iOS 26 features ahead of the operating system's official release next ...

Apple today announced that it has updated its iPhone software development kit with support for its new iPad, which was announced today.

Following iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 beta 8 earlier today, Apple has released the fifth iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 public betas. For iPhone and iPad users on the public beta train, simply go to the Settings app > ...

Apple today provided developers with the seventh betas of iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 for testing purposes, with the updates coming ...

Moreover, developers with over 1,000 employees cited having an iPhone, Android, and/or Blackberry app as -critical’ while only 36% said they were very interested in the iPad.

The iPad was introduced in January, but it didn’t ship until April —and Apple released tools for developers to build iPad apps the very day the product was announced.

Apple has released Swift Playgrounds 4, the newest version of its development app with support for creating apps directly on an iPad.