Perplexity AI overhauls iPad app with multitasking and research features

12 articles · Updated · Business Today · Apr 28

The redesigned app introduces native iPadOS multitasking, a persistent sidebar, enhanced citation displays, and personalized discovery feeds, aiming to improve productivity for professionals and students.
This update addresses long-standing user complaints about stretched iPhone interfaces and positions the iPad app closer to the desktop experience, supporting Perplexity’s push for more Pro subscriptions among power users.
The launch follows recent enhancements to Perplexity’s Comet browser for iPad and ongoing expansion of its AI-powered Shopping Hub, as the company targets users seeking advanced research tools on larger-screen devices.

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