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iPadOS 16 requires iPads with an A9 or A9X SoC or later, which means it drops support for the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 4, both with an A8 or A8X SoC. This also marks the second time Apple has dropped support for older 64-bit iPads. The iPad (5th generation) is the only supported iPad without Apple Pencil support.
iPadOS 13 is the first major release of iPadOS, an iPad-specific fork of iOS meant to emphasize the multitasking and tablet-centric features of the iPad. It was previewed at Apple's WWDC 2019, and released on September 24, 2019 as 13.1. iPadOS version 13.0 was never publicly released, though beta testing for iPadOS 13 started with 13.0.
It drops support for iPads with an A9 [4] and A9X [5] SoC, officially marking the end of support for iPads without Apple Pencil support. [6] iPadOS 17 is the first version of iPadOS to drop support for an iPad with the 12.9-inch display and Apple Pencil compatibility. This also marks the third time Apple has dropped support for 64-bit iPads.
Overview of iPadOS versions Version Initial release date Latest version Latest release date Device end-of-life iPadOS 13: September 24, 2019: 13.7 September 1, 2020 — iPadOS 14: September 16, 2020: 14.8.1 October 26, 2021 — iPadOS 15: September 20, 2021: 15.8.3 July 29, 2024: Air 2, Mini 4: iPadOS 16: October 24, 2022: 16.7.10 August 7 ...
Final version of iOS to support 32-bit hardware and software; iOS 11: June 5, 2017 September 19, 2017 First version of iOS with only 64-bit hardware and software support; 32-bit hardware and software support dropped; iOS 12: June 4, 2018 September 17, 2018 iOS devices (iPhone and iPod Touch) iOS 13: June 3, 2019 September 19, 2019 iOS 14: June ...
iPadOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple for its iPad line of tablet computers. It was given a name distinct from iOS , the operating system used by Apple's iPhones to reflect the diverging features of the two product lines, such as multitasking.
iPadOS 18 [2] is the sixth and current major release of Apple's iPadOS operating system for the iPad. It was revealed at the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC). [ 3 ] It is the direct successor to iPadOS 17 and was announced alongside iOS 18 , macOS Sequoia , visionOS 2 , watchOS 11 , and tvOS 18 .
The current version of iPadOS, iPadOS 16, is supported on iPad Mini 5 and up. The upgrade to this version is available as a free download. [citation needed] The first-generation iPad Mini shipped with iOS 6.0 [21] and the highest supported version is iOS 9.3.6 (for cellular models) or iOS 9.3.5 (for Wi-Fi models).