iOS has gone bonkers!

For information, at the time of writing, iPadOS 27.0.1 is current. If you have installed anything else, you are not running current production software with your iPad - and can potentially expect to see unexpected behaviours.

There is a know issue with the on-screen keyboard remaining on the screen for a few seconds when returning to a Home Screen or switching between Apps; this is a bug in iPadOS 27/27.0.1 awaiting fix. You and anyone else that encounters this issue would be best advised to submit a Bug Report via Apple's Product Feedback portal:

Feedback - Apple

When submitting your Bug Report, please ensure that you include details of your device model and installed OS versions within the body-text of your report along with details of the problem.  Every Bug Report counts.  Unless sufficient reports are submitted (with adequate detail), Apple may not assign resources to investigate and correct the issue.

You perhaps haven't yet noticed, but there's another similar issue with the Wallpaper image. When rotating the iPad between Landscape and Portrait screen orientation, or vice versa, rotation of the background Wallpaper similarly lags.

As for Windowed Apps, this feature may be perceived as having limited value when using devices solely with its small screen. However, Windowed Apps mode really comes into its own when the iPad is connected to an external computer monitor or TV. In addition to Windowing, there are also more subtle changes to the UI that add considerable benefits and flexibility - such as the new Menu Bar that provides both simplified and enhanced access to other UI controls and features. The often overlooked iPad User Guide provides information about this and other functionality that you may have missed or are yet to experiment:

Use the menu bar on iPad - Apple Support

Apple does extensively test iPadOS updates prior to general release as production software. There are both Developer and Public Beta release programmes to which you (and others) can participate should you choose to do so:

Apple Beta Software Program

With that said, other than acknowledging existence of the available Beta Programs, it is worthwhile to note that the ASCommunity Terms of Use, that govern participation here, disallows direct discussion of beta or unreleased software within these forums.

You can turn off floating windows in settings, try restarting the ipad, but besides that, i don’t know much about why the os is doing that. You can look at LotusPilot’s post for more better details.

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Thanks! I’ll try to document some of the glitches I’ve noticed and submit trouble reports. I’m usually too busy to pause and take screenshots and don’t take the time to record the steps I have taken to generate the problem. Occasionally, when I close an app, another seemingly random app will open instead of the Home Screen. Is that an intentional design behavior?

It keeps pressing numbers and button on the password