About iOS 11 and Anyone Still Using an iPad 4th Generation

The iPad 4th generation is ineligible and excluded from upgrading to iOS 11, 12 or any other future iOS versions.

With the introduction of iOS 11, ALL support for older 32 bit iDevices and any iOS 32 bit apps has ended.

Your iPad 4 is a 32 bit hardware device.

With the introduction of the 64 bit coded iOS 11, newer iOS versions ONLY support newer 64 bit hardware iDevices and 64 bit software, now.

The iPad 4 is incompatible with these newer iOS versions, now.

No need to panic or worry though.

Your iPad 4th gen will still work and function as it always has, but will no longer receive any more app updates sometime after the Fall of 2017.

The 4th gen iPad has had over 5 years of iOS upgrades/updates

The final app updates your 4th gen iPad will receive will be its last!

Your iPad 4 will survive and stay a viable, functioning iPad for a few more years to come.

Currently, iPad 4 models are STILL receiving regular app updates, but look for this change over time.

This is why Apple introduced the new, lower cost 2017 iPad 5 model, in April

Apple is trying to get older iPad 2, 3, 4 and 1st gen Mini iPad users to upgrade to more modern iPad hardware in anticipation of iOS 11, and now iOS 12, which will render all older 32 bit iDevices obsolete, in time.

Good Luck to You!

This user tip was generated from the following discussion: About iOS 11 and Anyone Still Using an iPad 4th Generation