These iPadOS 16.1 features make it a worthy upgrade

These iPadOS 16.1 features make it a worthy upgrade

Ashutosh Singh Oct 24, 2022

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Stage Manager

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iCloud Shared Photo Library

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Edit or Unsend Messages

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Dedicated Weather app

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Change File Extensions

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Live Text

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Copy Object

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