We brought together the most important visual details of the UI design of the revamped iPad operating system software.
There are many reasons why a user might prefer the devices of Manzana before any other manufacturer’s devices. And one of them, without a doubt, is intrinsically related to the magnificence of the system’s user interface design.
Regardless of whether you are a person more hardware or more software, it is physically impossible for you not to feel hopelessly spellbound after contemplating the minimalism and elegance of iOS and iPadOS.
Apple released the final versions of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 on September 20, shortly after the introduction of the new line of iPhone 13 phones. Since then, the iPadízate staff has been exploring the ins and outs of iPhone and iPad software with in order to stand out the most sublime redesign of iPadOS 15 enhancements, just as we do year after year. Can you come with us?
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The most beautiful and functional aesthetic novelties of iPadOS 15
From the new style of notifications to the new elements that have been implemented in applications like Safari. The visual changes of iPadOS 15 they are fascinating, and they make the operating system user experience much smoother, more dynamic and more enjoyable.
1. The Widgets on the Home Screen
The iPadOS 15 widgets on the home page.
We started our little private tour of iPadOS 15 with the iPad Home Screen. Apple has (finally!) Included Widgets support in this section of the operating system. As with iOS 14 – the software version in which Custom Widgets were introduced – now iPadOS 15 users will be able to place their favorite Widgets between application icons from the Home Screen.
The aesthetics of the Home Screen are greatly improved by the inclusion of these elements. In addition to their position, users will also be able to customize the size and other aspects of the Widgets for each application.
2. The new style of notifications
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Design](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2489.jpg)
IPadOS 15 notification layout.
The Notification Center has also received the arrival of visual novelties that have to do with other functional improvements that the signature of the bitten apple logo has incorporated into the system. We are talking about the new functions of the notification management. Among them, it is worth highlighting the new option of notifications summary, which allows you to schedule a time to show the most relevant notifications.
Regarding the design of the notifications, which is the subject that concerns us in this publication, it is slightly different from the design of the notifications of iPadOS 14. But, curiously, the change is very significant. Notification banners are smaller, the corners are more rounded and the application icons slightly larger. Additionally, the photos of your contacts are now displayed.
3. Concentration mode finds its way into the iPadOS 15 Control Center
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Concentration mode](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2488.jpg)
Apple has implemented a concentration mode in the iPadOS 15 Control Center.
With the iPadOS 15 update, Apple has introduced the new concentration mode, a mode that combines three functions: Do not disturb, Work and Free time. The new Work mode is designed to disable notifications and distractions including exceptions from contacts or applications. As for Free time, it works in a similar way to Work, with the same configuration options.
The design of the Control Center has not changed much, simply the Do Not Disturb button has been changed to the Concentration Mode button. By pressing on it, the three functions and a button appear to add a new concentration mode.
4. What’s new in customizing Memojis
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Memojis](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2487.jpg)
Manager of the Memojis outfits.
Another small aesthetic change that we really liked has been the new clothing section for the Memojis, which can now be customized with jackets, jerseys, t-shirts and endless possibilities related to clothing. There are even three different color pickers to give your clothes the look you like best.
5. The new effect of sending multiple photos
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Photos](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2485.jpg)
Fan effect photos in iMessage.
Previously, with iPadOS 14 and earlier versions of the operating system, when you sent multiple photos in the Message app they would appear in a row, one after another. This has changed –probably to avoid that the photos occupy all the chat– and now when you send many photos they appear with a fan effect (collage) that visually gives a much more aesthetic aspect to the Apple messaging application.
What is even more captivating, it is an interactive effect. That is, you can slide photo by photo within the effect itself.
6. The App Switcher has also received visual improvements
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system The application selector](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2484.jpg)
The app selector now also includes apps in Slide Over mode.
Now the application selector – popularly known as App Switcher – is also much more beautiful thanks to the arrival of iPadOS 15. Apple has included support for applications that are being used in iPadOS Multitasking. That is, now the application selector will also show open apps in mode Slide over.
The new design of the app selector shows us a much longer and narrower window for applications that are in Slide Over mode. A design that, by the way, we have loved!
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Sidebar](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2483.jpg)
This is the new side menu of Safari.
One of the applications that has incorporated the most changes and improvements through the iPadOS 15 update has been Safari. Apple’s web browsing app has been the main protagonist of this new firmware, something that you can see below in the most remarkable visual aspects that we have discovered.
With iPadOS 15, Safari now has a side menu that allows us to more comfortably and easily access sections such as private browsing, history, bookmarks, the reading list or the new groups of tabs. This new menu, as in the rest of the system’s applications, can be expanded and collapsed according to the user’s interests.
8. The iPadOS 15 tab groups
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Button](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2481.jpg)
New tab management button.
Speaking of Safari, Apple has also added a functionality that allows users to create tab groups related to the same category. For example, if you are visiting multiple cinema websites, you can collect all the tabs into a group of tabs called “Cinema”.
And we really liked the redesign of the Safari tab button. It appears as four squares in the upper right corner of the application, and we sincerely believe that choosing the style of this icon has been a success.
9. The Safari Open Website Viewer
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Apps view](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2480.jpg)
Direct access to other web pages.
When you activate the Multitasking buttons in Safari now the application shows at the bottom a small viewer of thumbnails of all the websites you have open. It is especially useful when you are using multiple versions of Safari with Multitasking and the Split View function.
10. More changes to the Safari user interface
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system New design](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2477.jpg)
New design of the Safari UI.
Another of the visual improvements that has caught our attention the most has to do with the color changes in the design of the URL address bar in Safari. When a color dominates the top of the website, Safari will adapt to that same color.
For example, YouTube changes the Safari UI with a black design:
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Youtube](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2479.jpg)
The appearance of Safari varies depending on the colors of each website.
11. The main page of Safari on iPadOS 15
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Edition](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2473.jpg)
Wallpaper of the main page of Safari.
Safari has received great changes this year, another of the improvements that has surprised us the most (and a lot) has been the incorporation of a configuration system to customize the wallpaper Safari, as well as other aspects such as favorite bookmarks or Siri suggestions. And what a change, Safari is completely transformed!
12. The Live Text icon
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Capture](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2472.jpg)
Live Text detection in a screenshot.
From now on when you take a screenshot, in the screenshot editing mode you will find a new icon that refers to the “Live Text” functionality, which offers the possibility of detecting and recognizing text in images to copy, translate or even make a phone call. A small detail that we really liked.
13. A new item in the Dock that brings iPadOS closer to macOS
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system App library](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2469.jpg)
The new Dock icon to access the Application Library.
Apple has included an icon in the Dock to access the Application Library iPadOS 15. This icon is available in the Dock by default, but can be disabled from Settings.
It is an icon very similar to the macOS Launchpad, only in this case it is a direct access to the App Library that has finally found its way into the iPad system. And it is something that we have loved, both the shortcut and the design of the icon.
14. The iPadOS 15 App Library
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system View](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2470.jpg)
List of applications in the App Library.
We also wanted to highlight the design of the iPadOS 15 App Library, the folder views and list views have a very elegant design that looks great on the iPad.
![15 new visuals in iPadOS 15 that will woo your view of the operating system Multitask](https://cdn.ipadizate.com/2021/10/IMG_2490.jpg)
IPadOS 15 Multitasking includes three new buttons on the top.
Finally, the last visual improvement that we wanted to highlight –and which at a functional level has a very powerful magnitude in the system– is the user interface of the three new buttons of Multitasking.
One button makes the application show full screen, another button makes the application show in Split View mode and another button makes the app Slide Over mode. Very useful and very convenient.
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