DarioT.

Q: iPad Mini is not upgradable!

Why Apple does not allow you to update to ios 10 iPad Mini? Commercial reasons? I am very angry!

iPad Mini, iOS 9.3.5

Posted on Sep 13, 2016 11:02 AM

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Q: iPad Mini is not upgradable!

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  • by ShagCA,

    ShagCA ShagCA Sep 13, 2016 11:08 AM in response to DarioT.
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    Sep 13, 2016 11:08 AM in response to DarioT.

    What commercial? Perhaps 1st gen iPad Mini hardware isn't good enough to run iOS 10. If they allow 1st gen Mini to run iOS 10, you'd still be angry because it becomes sluggish and apps keep crashing.

  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Sep 13, 2016 11:06 AM in response to DarioT.
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    Sep 13, 2016 11:06 AM in response to DarioT.

    Because it either doesn't have enough RAM or the processor isn't capable of running iOS 10.

     

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  • by celliott147,

    celliott147 celliott147 Sep 13, 2016 11:07 AM in response to DarioT.
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    Sep 13, 2016 11:07 AM in response to DarioT.

    There are hardware requirements that the iPad Mini does not meet. Support has to be discontinued at some point as Apple cannot support all devices forever while moving technology forward. Support now only includes iPad Mini 2 and later, iPad (4th Gen) and later, iPod Touch (6th gen), and iPhone 5 and later.

  • by Skydiver119,

    Skydiver119 Skydiver119 Sep 13, 2016 11:08 AM in response to DarioT.
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    Sep 13, 2016 11:08 AM in response to DarioT.

    the mini is on the same list as the iPad 2 and 3 and iPhone 4 and earlier and touch 5, they all lack the hardware to run the iOS.

     

    The alternative would be to let your update your mini 1 and then be unhappy with a sluggish or even non-performance

  • by Funkkydrummer,

    Funkkydrummer Funkkydrummer Sep 18, 2016 8:24 AM in response to Skydiver119
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    Sep 18, 2016 8:24 AM in response to Skydiver119

    Now that Apple have moved onto iOS 10 and the iPad Mini is stuck back on iOS 9, does this mean that iPad Mini won't receive security updates etc on iOS 9? Will it be safe to continue using the iPad mini for mobile banking etc?