We’re excited to announce that Screens 5.7 is now available for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Vision Pro! This update not only adds full support for version 26 of Apple’s platforms, but also introduces fresh features, design refinements, and important improvements across all devices.
iPhone
A New Library Experience
Screens on iPhone now sports a modern design with a Tab Bar, making it faster and more intuitive to navigate your connections:
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We’ve also added unified search, letting you quickly find recent connections or browse all your saved ones—wherever they are.
Compact Toolbar with Liquid Glass
Screens now takes full advantage of Liquid Glass, letting you see through the toolbar for a more immersive feel. Based on your feedback, we’ve also redesigned the toolbar with a compact layout, giving you quicker access to your controls.
Prefer landscape? The compact toolbar is available there too:
iPad
Menu Bar Support
With iPadOS 26, the Mac comes even closer to iPad. Screens now supports the new system menu bar, bringing all toolbar commands and shortcuts into one familiar place:
And with the new Hide on Hardware Input option, Screens will automatically hide the toolbar when you type on a keyboard or use a pointing device, making the experience even closer to macOS. You can re-enable it anytime with a two-finger double-tap.
You'll find Hide on Hardware Input in the app settings under Controls > Toolbar Visibility.
Liquid Glass Everywhere
On iPad, Screens applies the Liquid Glass effect to Docked and Floating toolbars, offering a consistent, refined look.
iPhone & iPad Enhancements
Smarter File Transfers
Screens 5.6 introduced file transfers, and now Screens 5.7 takes them further. Thanks to the new background task API in iOS/iPadOS 26, large file transfers keep going even if you switch apps. You’ll also see progress updates via a Live Activity:
Safer Drop Target
To avoid accidental transfers, we added a lock delay to the Drop Target. Hover for a second to confirm and start the transfer—an animation shows when it’s locked. Of course, the Drop Target also benefits from Liquid Glass:
Move away to cancel, or tap the Drop Target to dismiss it.
Mac
On Mac, Screens gets the same elegant Liquid Glass treatment:
The connection window toolbar has also been redesigned to group related controls together:
And beyond file transfers, you can now drag and drop text, images, and URLs to and from Screens using the pasteboard—making cross-device workflows even smoother.
Vision Pro
On Vision Pro, Screens 5.7 introduces the new download Drop Target and brings general stability improvements and bug fixes. Everything else you love remains unchanged.
Availability
Screens 5.7 is available today on the App Store.
- iOS/iPadOS: requires version 17.6 or later (some features require iOS/iPadOS 26)
- macOS: requires macOS 14 or later (some features require macOS 26)
- visionOS: requires version 2.0 or later
For the full list of changes and fixes, see the Release Notes.