Wish granted, kind of

🍏 Better iPad multitasking: iPadOS 26 finally gives you proper window controls. Turn it on under Settings > Multitasking & Gestures > Windowed Apps. From there, use the traffic light buttons to resize, minimize or snap apps into layouts. For example, hold the green expand button (or hover with a cursor) to arrange windows into quarters.

⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Made a typing mistake? Press Ctrl + Z on Windows or Cmd + Z on Mac to undo it. Need to redo? Hit Ctrl + Y on your PC or Cmd + Shift + Z on a Mac. 

📱 Disable Android bloatware: Some preinstalled apps can’t be uninstalled, but they’ll still update and eat resources in the background. If you don’t use them, shut them down. Go to Settings > Apps > [App name] > Disable > Disable app. Handy if your phone’s running low on storage space.

🍏 Stop iPhone from switching audio: Ever had your AirPods cut out because your iPhone jumped to your car’s Bluetooth or a speaker? iOS 26 has a fix. Go to Settings > General > AirPlay & Continuity and toggle on Keep Audio with Headphones. Lovely.

🐢 Speed up old PCs: On Windows 11, flashy animations and effects can slow down an older computer. Go to Settings > Accessibility > Visual effects and toggle off Transparency effects and Animation effects. Apps will open more basic and your desktop will look plainer, but you’ll get a snappier system in return.

💻 Customize the Mac menu bar: One big change in macOS Tahoe 26 is the fully transparent menu bar. Don’t like it? Go to System Settings > Menu Bar and toggle on Show menu bar background. While you’re there, you can also untick items like Bluetooth or Weather, or remove tools like ChatGPTHelper.

⚡️ 3-second tech genius: Why pay for Microsoft Office when you can use Google Docs, Slides and Sheets for free? They’re cloud-based, so you can work in your browser from anywhere. So smart.