iPadOS 26.1 beta 2 restores Slide Over multitasking back to iPad

Apple released iPadOS 26.1 beta 2 to developers today, and it comes with a major returning feature: Slide Over multitasking is back on the iPad. Here’s how it works.

Revamp of Slide Over works alongside new windowing system, but with a key limitation

When iPadOS 26 launched, it introduced a brand new, more powerful windowing system for apps. As a result, it did away with the prior Split View and Slide Over multitasking options.

But some users, myself included, found the absence…