[tomsem]

Files app is improved:

https://www.cultofmac.com/779734/ope...e%20newsletter

Complaints about the limitations in iPad’s version of the Files application go back years. That’s why it’s surprising that so many people overlooked that iPadOS 16 adds features that people have requested over and over.

The most useful feature is sortable columns. Previously, Files had semi-hidden options for arranging files in various ways. The upcoming version does this in a way similar to macOS, Windows, etc.

I also like that I can (finally!) find out how much drive space a folder is taking up.

Apple promises that the new version offers the ability to change file extensions – I can’t figure out how to do this, though. But I’m testing iPadOS 16 beta 1, and it’s possible the feature isn’t included yet.

There’s still room for improvement in the Files app, though. Most notably, I can’t see the size of a removable drive. (That, too, might be a beta 1 limitation.) Nor can I reformat a drive.

In short, the iPad Files application is about to get a lot more like the macOS files app.