Apple is releasing updates today for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on iOS and OS X, adding to both the ability to do split-screen multitasking, one of the major feature additions to its new operating systems. It’s an expected update that should make these apps a bit more useful, especially considering that they’re the key components of Apple’s productivity suite. On the iPhone, all three apps are also adding support for 3D Touch.
Apple adds split-screen multitasking to Pages, Numbers, and Keynote for iOS
Split View comes to desktop apps, too
Split View comes to desktop apps, too
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The updates are arriving nearly a month after the release of iOS 9. It’s by no means a long wait, but you can make something of the fact that Microsoft, which demoed Office on stage at Apple’s event last month, has had support for iPad split-screen in Word, Excel, and Powerpoint since day one. You can now start getting your split-screen productivity fix from Apple, too, but there are still some good reasons to consider the alternatives if you haven’t already.
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