I’m a bit late on posting about this, but it looks like the iPadOS 26.1 beta brings back Apple’s “Slide Over” multitasking feature. This is something that I frequently use on my iPad Mini so I was disappointed when I saw that it was removed in iPadOS 26.

Here’s an article by Jason Snell of SixColors that discusses “Slide Over”, as well as other updates that are included in the iPadOS 26.1 beta.

I was listening to the MacBreak Weekly podcast the other day and heard Jason Snell mention an article from iFixit, where they put one of Apple’s new TechWoven cases through some durability tests. In short, the TechWoven cases seem to be more durable (and stain resistant) than the FineWoven cases that Apple had previously released a few years back.

While I’ve never actually used a FineWoven case, I did purchase a TechWoven case when I picked up my iPhone 17 Pro Max and the material does feel pretty durable. iFixit mentioned that it’s almost feels like “ruggedized plastic” instead of fabric, which I would agree with. It definitely feels nice in the hand and slides into and out of pockets pretty easily, as well.

That said, I purchased an Apple Silicone case a few days ago, as I like to use alcohol wipes to clean my phone and I feel as though the TechWoven cases aren’t great for that sort of thing due to the fabric material that they’re made from.