Haneet Singh

Multitasking on iPad: How to open four apps?

Feb 8, 2023

The newest version of iPadOS - iPadOS 16 comes with a slew of new features and refinements. The software brings new way to multitask with Stage Manager.

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Stage Manager lets you open three or even four apps simultaneously, here's how you can open four apps on your iPad.

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First things first, you need to enable Stage Manager by navigating to Settings then Home Screen & Multitasking.

Lets Begin

By default, the feature lets you open three apps at same time, but there's a workaround which allow opening four apps simultaneously.

To open four apps, you need to go to Settings, then tap Display & Brightness, then Display Zoom  and select More Space.

Now you can open four apps simultaneously and increase productivity, drag and drop files to notes, links, and anything you want.

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