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Hi team,
i have 16GB apple ipad model number is MC705E/A. I have tried to getting to update with latest version of the IOS but it wan't not getting updating(current available version is 9.3.5). always saying software device is upto date. this is not correct. please let me know if there is anything to do i need to configure the device or else this product not compatible with the latest product version.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 13
These old 8 and 9-year old iPad models are too old, now, too underpowered and completely incompatible with any of the current and future versions of iOS/iPadOS.
Sorry, but it is what it is, today, in the year 2020!
Your iPad is too old and will be completely obsolete by the end of 2020!
There are virtually no more older, compatible, third party apps available for your over 8-year old iPad, now!
Here's why and what you will need to do about it in 2020!
Tap and read my links below for my additional info about your old iPad model.
If you own OLD 8 and 9 Year Old iPad mo… - Apple Community
"Sudden App Death” for Completely Res… - Apple Community
Sorry & Best of Luck to You!
You clearly have an iPad3 - which cannot be updated beyond iOS 9.3.5 (WiFi Only models) or iOS 9.3.6 (WiFi & Cellular).
Apple ended update support for iPad3 in September 2016. The iPad3 cannot be updated to iOS 10 or later versions, as the internal hardware does not meet the minimum technical requirements for new versions of iOS/iPadOS. The 32-bit architecture upon which it is based is effectively obsolete.
Many App Developers have also dropped support for older devices and iOS versions preceding iOS11/12/13 - and have withdrawn older versions of their Apps from the Apple App Store, now limiting utility and usefulness of older devices.
If Apps that you need to use now have higher minimum iOS-version requirements, your only option is to replace your iPad with newer model. Of current model, even the entry-level iPad7 model supports current iPadOS 13.x (and the forthcoming iPadOS14) and has hardware specifications and capabilities that will vastly outperform your old iPad3. Other models provide a step-up in performance and features.
I hope this information is helpful - if only in clearly stating the limitations of your iPad3 and your potential options.
The information provided suggest you have an iPad 3rd generation
The latest iOS this iPad can run is iOS 9, so your iPad is fully up to date.
You can not get iOS 10 or higher
Thanks
James
Apple Ipad Model MC705E/A not getting update
