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I am a new owner of an older iPad. One of my farm members gave me their older 9.3.5 version. I am having trouble downloading Google Drive & Online Quickbooks onto it. Does anyone have suggestions about why it isn't letting me download these apps?
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Your family member gave you a 8-10-year old iPad!
Apple ended support for 8-10 year old iPads, at least, well over 3 years, ago!
The internal hardware in that iPad is too old, too underpowered and completely incompatible with all later versions of iOS/iPadOS.
Virtually, all third party iOS app developers ended/stopped/abandoned supporting these old iPads over two years, ago!
There are virtually, NO MORE older iOS 9 or 10 compatible apps available from the Apple iOS App Store, any longer.
There are also, virtually, NO MORE popular or useful apps or games for these old iPads, any longer!
Especially multi-player games as game makers push for upgrade compatibility for best interactive user and cross device gameplay.
AND, that over 4-year old default iOS Safari Web browser is too old, not secure and not safe to use to access the Internet, any longer.
There are virtually NO MORE third party Web browsers left for 8-10 year old iPads!
Available and more popular third party Web browser choices are pretty much GONE, now.
If you must use these old iPad models, here is what is left for still updated Web browsers.
Pickins’ are slim, now!
ALook Web browser
( A new, ONLY year old Web browser, designed originally for older iPad models that has been receiving many regular updates throughout 2020 and currently through 2021. This is a very good Web browser that is well supported by its lone developer. I highly recommend this Web browser for any older iPad model. Works well for newer iOS/iPadOS devices, as well. )
Dolphin Web browser
Maxthon Web browser
TOR private browser
TOR + VPN private browser
Turbo VPN private browser
Simply put, that iPad is too old and obsolete now.
Sorry, but this is the reality for ALL 8-10-year old AND OLDER iOS devices now. Especially going into 2021!
There is one last thing you can try/attempt, if you need an older version of an app.
If you own much newer iOS device that can run either iOS 12 and.or iOS/iPadOS 13 and later, you can install the most recent app/s onto that more recent iOS device.
Then go back to your older iPad, open the iOS App Store, go to the Purchases section of the store app, search for the app/s you wish to try and download to that older iPad and see if an older version of the app is allowed to be downloaded/installed to that older iPad.
These newer iOS/iPadOS devices must use your same Apple ID user account and password.
Failing that OR IF NO joy, then there is nothing more to be done.
If you need/want an iPad with an up to date iPadOS with access to current, updated apps, then you really need to seriously consider a new iPad model OR a much, MUCH “newer” and less expensive, used iPad models, from better known, trusted sources, like other Apple product/device retailers/resellers locally or online, capable of running the latest iPadOS versions.
There are plenty of newer, older iPad models that can run the latest, current versions of iPadOS.
Sorry & Best of Luck to You!
You need a newer iPad to download those apps. They no longer offer versions that work with iOS 9.
~Lyssa
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