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I am unable to install ios 13 beta in my ipad air 1generation

I am unable to install ios 13 beta in my ipad air 1generation, why?


I have download beta version of iOS 13 in my iPad from official site and it says me to install it on profile then i have install profile. After installing it says me to restart my iPad. When iPad is turned on back there was no any software update. There was only profile installed.


Please help me to install iOS 13 because I need dark mode badly.

iPad Air, iOS 12

Posted on Sep 28, 2020 10:08 AM

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Posted on Sep 28, 2020 11:29 AM

iPadOS13 is not now supported on any models of iPad - having now been replaced by iPadOS14. There are no available beta or production versions of iOS/iPadOS13.


The tags appended to your post indicate that you have an iPad Air.


A first generation iPad Air can only be updated to iOS 12.4.8. If instead you have an iPad Air2, or the current Air3, these do support the current version - iPadOS 14.0.1.


Apple ended update support for iPad Air1 in September 2019. An iPad Air1 cannot be updated to iPadOS 13 (or any later major versions of iPadOS) as the internal hardware does not meet the minimum technical requirements for new versions of iOS/iPadOS.


Some App developers have dropped support for iOS versions preceding iOS 13.x for technical reasons (often because APIs or software libraries upon which they rely have been updated in the new version of iPadOS, making their App incompatible with earlier versions). 


Whilst many App titles remain compatible with your iPad Air1, if you want or need to access to Apps requiring the most recent versions of iOS, you’ll need to consider replacement of your iPad with a newer or current model that supports iPadOS14.


If you do have an Air2 or Air3, it should be possible to simply update your iPad, without a PC/Mac, from Settings:

Settings > General > Software Update


Sorry, I appreciate that this may not be what you were hoping to learn if you do, indeed, possess an iPad Air1.


I hope this information provides helpful clarity as to your available options - and the limitations of your existing iPad Air.

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Sep 28, 2020 11:29 AM in response to Ayron07

iPadOS13 is not now supported on any models of iPad - having now been replaced by iPadOS14. There are no available beta or production versions of iOS/iPadOS13.


The tags appended to your post indicate that you have an iPad Air.


A first generation iPad Air can only be updated to iOS 12.4.8. If instead you have an iPad Air2, or the current Air3, these do support the current version - iPadOS 14.0.1.


Apple ended update support for iPad Air1 in September 2019. An iPad Air1 cannot be updated to iPadOS 13 (or any later major versions of iPadOS) as the internal hardware does not meet the minimum technical requirements for new versions of iOS/iPadOS.


Some App developers have dropped support for iOS versions preceding iOS 13.x for technical reasons (often because APIs or software libraries upon which they rely have been updated in the new version of iPadOS, making their App incompatible with earlier versions). 


Whilst many App titles remain compatible with your iPad Air1, if you want or need to access to Apps requiring the most recent versions of iOS, you’ll need to consider replacement of your iPad with a newer or current model that supports iPadOS14.


If you do have an Air2 or Air3, it should be possible to simply update your iPad, without a PC/Mac, from Settings:

Settings > General > Software Update


Sorry, I appreciate that this may not be what you were hoping to learn if you do, indeed, possess an iPad Air1.


I hope this information provides helpful clarity as to your available options - and the limitations of your existing iPad Air.

I am unable to install ios 13 beta in my ipad air 1generation

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