I love my iPad mini but am getting so frustrated because of no update to 13 I’m stuck in the dark ages of 12,
I have now lost a massive 10 apps that cannot update and a major one is Just Eat let alone Motorhome apps so now I’m having to use my android phone more and more.....
my question is why won’t the apps work on the older version.... I’m refusing to purchase a new iPad as this is perfect and never let me down......
iPad mini 3, iOS 12
The newer iPadOS needs a lot more CPU processing power and RAM power, which your nearly 7-year old iPad Mini 3 sorely lacks.
The 2013 iPad Air 1, iPad Mini 2 and 2014 iPad Mini 3 cannot upgrade beyond any version of iOS 12.
Sorry.
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.
Your iPad Mini 3 model has an underpowered CPU and ONLY 1 GB of internal processing RAM.
Most iPads today have, at least 2 GBs of internal processing RAM and more newer iPad models are getting, at least, 3-4 GBs of internal processing RAM, now.
iPadOS needs lots of internal hardware power now, which 7 and 8-year old iPad models lack.
All of these iPad models will soon be 7 and 8-years old, in 2021.
Sorry.
There is a strong possibility that iPads with ONLY 2 GBs of internal RAM may not be eligible to upgrade to the up and coming iPadOS 15, but no one will know this for sure until next Tuesday, June 7 when Apple's WWDC ( World Wide Developers Conference ) takes place and Apple initiates their WWDC keynote.
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, refurbished or used iPad models, from better known, trusted sources, like other Apple product/device retailers/resellers, some locally or from online, on the Web/Internet, capable of running the latest iPadOS versions.
There are PLENTY of newer, older iPad models that can run the latest, current versions of iPadOS.
I am sorry that you had to learn all of this, but this does not change any of the facts regarding these very old iOS devices.
Sorry & Best of Luck to You!
The newer iPadOS needs a lot more CPU processing power and RAM power, which your nearly 7-year old iPad Mini 3 sorely lacks.
The 2013 iPad Air 1, iPad Mini 2 and 2014 iPad Mini 3 cannot upgrade beyond any version of iOS 12.
Sorry.
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.
Your iPad Mini 3 model has an underpowered CPU and ONLY 1 GB of internal processing RAM.
Most iPads today have, at least 2 GBs of internal processing RAM and more newer iPad models are getting, at least, 3-4 GBs of internal processing RAM, now.
iPadOS needs lots of internal hardware power now, which 7 and 8-year old iPad models lack.
All of these iPad models will soon be 7 and 8-years old, in 2021.
Sorry.
There is a strong possibility that iPads with ONLY 2 GBs of internal RAM may not be eligible to upgrade to the up and coming iPadOS 15, but no one will know this for sure until next Tuesday, June 7 when Apple's WWDC ( World Wide Developers Conference ) takes place and Apple initiates their WWDC keynote.
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, refurbished or used iPad models, from better known, trusted sources, like other Apple product/device retailers/resellers, some locally or from online, on the Web/Internet, capable of running the latest iPadOS versions.
There are PLENTY of newer, older iPad models that can run the latest, current versions of iPadOS.
I am sorry that you had to learn all of this, but this does not change any of the facts regarding these very old iOS devices.
Sorry & Best of Luck to You!
The reason is that the processor is not capable of handling the newer iOS and likely not enough RAM, sorry.
iPad mini 3
