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I bought my iPad Air in 2013. Is it too old to update to latest software?

I bought my iPad Air in 2013. Is it too old to update to latest software?


iPad Air Wi-Fi

Posted on Sep 5, 2021 12:07 AM

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Posted on Sep 5, 2021 12:13 AM

Yes.

An iPad Air 1st generation cannot support iOS versions beyond 12.5.4 because of hardware (specifically CPU/RAM) incompatibility, sorry.

Regards

Giulio

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I bought my iPad Air in 2013. Is it too old to update to latest software?

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