Is this update good for iPad Air?

fishmon wrote:

Will the new update 14.4 work on iPad Air ?

A first generation iPad Air can only be updated to iOS 12.5.1. iPad Air2, Air3 and the 2020 Air4 can all be updated to iPadOS 14.4.

Not sure which iPad you have? Identify your iPad model.

Apple ended major update support for iPad Air1 in September 2019 - although has since continue to receive “point” security updates. The 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 (CPU and RAM) for newer 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, 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.

Sorry, I appreciate that this may not be what you were hoping to learn.

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

Yes.

Get it.

This is my first iPad,How exactly do I do the security update?

What year and model iPad Air?

What year and model iPad Air?