iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 are upon us. There’s just over a month to go until WWDC23 kicks off and all of the Big Apple’s new operating systems are showcased. In summary, watchOS 10 should bring some very deep interface news while iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 will include some interesting but not so deep news. As time passes and draws closer to the date of the inaugural keynote, some doubts also arise as to which devices can be updated and which will not.
Apple won’t allow some iPads to update to iPadOS 17
Big software updates always bring big news to all Apple devices. However, over time, some devices age and their processors are not able to perform at their best to meet the expectations of new features. Once you get to this point, there are two options. One of them is to allow updating but with a Light version with some novelties, but not all. Unfortunately, the second option is the worst and consists in not updating the operating system, remaining in the old one forever.
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The rumors around which devices will be able to update to iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 It has always been on the table. In fact, a few weeks ago a rumor was released but without any kind of meaning. But a few hours ago, the French media iPhoneSoft published in detail what iPad upgradable to iPadOS 17
Therefore, according to rumors, Apple would remove support for iPadOS 17 to the following iPad models: iPad 5th generation, iPad Pro 9.7-inch first generation and iPad Pro 12.9-inch. That’s to say, They could only update the following models:
- iPad Air 3rd generation and later
- iPad 6th generation and later
- iPad mini 5th generation and later
- All iPad Pro from 2017 and later
