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iPad air 2013 make to iOS 13

Is there a way how you can change the inside (electrical) conpents to be able to upgrade/update your iPad air 2013 make to iOS 13. I'm asking if you can do this in a way that wil not make buying a completely different iPad the better option. If so what parts would you need to change/replace to make it so you can do this? Is there a way to do this and keep your device's data without backing it up. If you do this do you need to back up your device beforehand, or is there a way to do this while keeping your device's memory. Basically is there a way to refrebushish your iPad air 2013 makes parts while keeping your "harddrive" data that doesn't make buying a completely new and latter iPad model?

iPad Air, iOS 12

Posted on Jul 19, 2021 2:52 PM

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Posted on Jul 19, 2021 3:50 PM

In case you'd like a second opinion, helma145 is correct and it's not possible to update the internals of an iPad to accommodate the newer iPadOS versions. If you need iPadOS 14 (the current version), you'll need to replace your 8 year old device with a newer, more modern one.

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Jul 19, 2021 3:56 PM in response to JamoRulz

Nope.

The 2013 iPad Air 1, iPad Mini 2 and 2014 iPad Mini 3 cannot upgrade beyond any version of iOS 12,currently at iOS 12.5.4.


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.

These iPad models will soon be 7 and 8-years old, in 2021.


Sorry.


There is one last thing you can try/attempt, if you need older versions of apps.

If you own another much newer iOS device that can run iOS/iPadOS 13 and later, you can install the most recent version 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, updatedapps, 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.

If you need OR ONLY able to purchase older, less expensive iPad models, look at older IPads from 2014 and later.


All of these older model iPads below CAN run the latest iPadOS versions and the up and coming iPadOS 15.


2014, 9,7 inch screen iPad Air 2 models

2015, 7.9 inch screen iPad Mini 4 models

2015-2017, 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro models. ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2016, 9.7 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2017, 9.7 inch screen iPad 5th gen models

2018, 9.7 inch screen iPad 6th gen models (1st gen Pencil support )

2019, 10.2 inch screen iPad 7th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2020, 10.2 inch screen iPad 8th gen models. ( 1st gen Pencil support )


Get the largest internal data storage model you can afford as NO Apple iOS device has expandable storage.


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!


iPad air 2013 make to iOS 13

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