I just added a permanent Menu Bar to my iPad in iPadOS 27, and it's made my Apple tablet feel much more Mac-like
I just discovered an iPadOS 27 setting that's changed the way I use my iPad.
Apple's iPadOS 27 has made significant strides in making the iPad more Mac-like, with a permanent Menu Bar being a key addition. The Menu Bar, reminiscent of the macOS version, sits at the top of the iPad screen, offering app-specific options and highlighting the currently active application. It's a feature that's particularly useful when using multiple apps, but it wasn't available in previous versions of iPadOS.
In iPadOS 27, the Menu Bar is now always present, which has made the iPad feel significantly more Mac-like. To enable this feature, users need to go to Settings, select 'Multitasking & Gestures', and toggle off 'Automatically Show and Hide Menu Bar'. While this addition has made the iPad more versatile, there are still some caveats.
The Menu Bar works best with a mouse, trackpad, or Apple Pencil, as using it with a finger is less intuitive. Additionally, it cannot be customized with third-party apps, unlike its counterpart on macOS. Despite these limitations, the ability to run apps and perform tasks that were once exclusive to Macs on the iPad has made the overall user experience much more seamless and efficient.
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