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My ipad air software is 12.5.1. When I try to update I get "software is up to date". However, I need to download an app that required ios13.1 or up. How do I update?
iPad Air Wi-Fi
That is correct.
Your iPad Air model cannot upgrade/update beyond any version of iOS 12, currently at iOS 12.5.1
The 2013 iPad Air 1, iPad Mini 2 and 2014 iPad Mini 3 cannot upgrade beyond any version of iOS 12.
These iPad models have overall internal hardware that is too old, too underpowered and incapable of running all of the new, advanced and internal hardware resource intensive features of iPadOS.
Sorry.
There is one last thing you can try/attempt, if you need an older version of an app.
If you own another 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.
It's 2021, now.
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 purchase of 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!
The message you get means that your iPad Air 1st generation cannot support iOS versions beyond 12.5.1, because of hardware (CPU/RAM) incompatibility, sorry.
Regards
Giulio
Thank you for the response. I suspected my iPad was too old for newer updates and apps. Time to get a newer one!
How can I update my ipadair? When I go to updates it says ios 12.5.1 - software is up to date.
