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cant install any application on my old ipad 4, can i install any application like Microsoft Teams throw itunes ?? Thanx

cant install any application on my old ipad 4, can i install any application like Microsoft Teams throw itunes ??

Thanx

iPad, iOS 10

Posted on Sep 15, 2020 3:35 AM

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Posted on Sep 15, 2020 4:01 AM

Most (if not all) Microsoft Apps support only the current and immediately preceding major version of iOS/iPadOS. As such, Microsoft Apps support iOS12 and iOS/iPadOS13. With imminent release of iOS/iPadOS14, support for iOS12 will soon be dropped by Microsoft.


If your iPad is currently running, or cannot be updated beyond iOS 10.3.3/4, then have an iPad4 - as suggest by your post.


Update support for iPad4 ended September 2017. The final iOS releases for this model were iOS 10.3.3 (WiFi Only models) and iOS 10.3.4 (WiFi & Cellular). iPad4 cannot be updated to any later major version of iOS as it lacks the minimum hardware requirements needed to run more recent versions. The 32-bit platform upon which the iPad4 is based is effectively obsolete.


Most App Developers have dropped support for older devices and iOS versions preceding iOS11/12/13 - and have withdrawn older versions of their Apps from the Apple App Store. Some App Developers, such as Microsoft, are even more limited in their support for older devices and iOS versions.


Withdrawal of Apps supporting older models of iPad is making their utility and usefulness significantly more limited. Once compatible versions Apps are withdrawn, you’ll not be able (re)download or (re)install them.


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 models, even the entry-level iPad7 supports current iPadOS 13.x and soon to be released iPadOS14 - and has hardware specifications and capabilities that vastly outperform your old iPad4.


I hope this information is helpful - if only in clearly stating the limitations of your iPad4 and your available options.

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Sep 15, 2020 4:01 AM in response to shehabr76

Most (if not all) Microsoft Apps support only the current and immediately preceding major version of iOS/iPadOS. As such, Microsoft Apps support iOS12 and iOS/iPadOS13. With imminent release of iOS/iPadOS14, support for iOS12 will soon be dropped by Microsoft.


If your iPad is currently running, or cannot be updated beyond iOS 10.3.3/4, then have an iPad4 - as suggest by your post.


Update support for iPad4 ended September 2017. The final iOS releases for this model were iOS 10.3.3 (WiFi Only models) and iOS 10.3.4 (WiFi & Cellular). iPad4 cannot be updated to any later major version of iOS as it lacks the minimum hardware requirements needed to run more recent versions. The 32-bit platform upon which the iPad4 is based is effectively obsolete.


Most App Developers have 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. Some App Developers, such as Microsoft, are even more limited in their support for older devices and iOS versions.


Withdrawal of Apps supporting older models of iPad is making their utility and usefulness significantly more limited. Once compatible versions Apps are withdrawn, you’ll not be able (re)download or (re)install them.


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 models, even the entry-level iPad7 supports current iPadOS 13.x and soon to be released iPadOS14 - and has hardware specifications and capabilities that vastly outperform your old iPad4.


I hope this information is helpful - if only in clearly stating the limitations of your iPad4 and your available options.

cant install any application on my old ipad 4, can i install any application like Microsoft Teams throw itunes ?? Thanx

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