Can I download the Netflix or Disney app on a iPad mini 2 that wont upgrade to iOS 14
Can I download the Netflix or Disney app on a iPad mini 2 that wont upgrade to iOS 14
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As you have perhaps discovered, the currently available Netflix and Disney+ Apps both require iOS/iPadOS14 or higher.
The first generation iPad Air, iPad mini2 and mini3 can only be updated to iOS 12.5.5. Apple ended major update support for these models of iPad in September 2019, but continued to provide “point” security updates - the most recent being released late last year. These devices 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; all are now end-of-life and without support.
Many 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). Very often, preceding App versions (compatible with older models of iPad) are “retired” and withdrawn from the App Store, leaving only the current (supported) version available for download.
Whilst many App titles remain compatible with your iPad, if you want or need to access to Apps requiring a more recent version of iOS than your iPad can support, you’ll need to consider replacement of your iPad with a newer or current model that supports iPadOS15. Of current models, even the entry-level iPad9 has specifications and capabilities that will massively outperform you current iPad - and is compatible with the vast majority of current Apps. Other models are more powerful still.
I hope this information provides succinct clarity as to your available options - and the fundamental limitations of your current iPad.
