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My IPad is using IOS 12.5.5. I can't update to IOS 13 or higher?
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My IPad is using IOS 12.5.5. I can't update to IOS 13 or higher?
killerjohan wrote:
My IPad is using IOS 12.5.5. I can't update to IOS 13 or higher?
The first generation iPad Air (2013), iPad mini2 (2013) and mini3 (2014) can only be updated to iOS 12.5.5.
Apple ended major update support for these models of iPad in September 2019 - although they since continued to receive “point” security updates until 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.
Some 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).
Whilst many App titles remain compatible with your iPad, if you want or need to access to Apps requiring the most recent versions of iOS, you’ll need to consider replacement of your iPad with a newer or current model that supports iPadOS15.
Sorry, I appreciate that this may not be what you were hoping to learn.
I hope this information provides clarity as to your available options - and the fundamental limitations of older models of iPad.
killerjohan wrote:
My IPad is using IOS 12.5.5. I can't update to IOS 13 or higher?
The first generation iPad Air (2013), iPad mini2 (2013) and mini3 (2014) can only be updated to iOS 12.5.5.
Apple ended major update support for these models of iPad in September 2019 - although they since continued to receive “point” security updates until 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.
Some 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).
Whilst many App titles remain compatible with your iPad, if you want or need to access to Apps requiring the most recent versions of iOS, you’ll need to consider replacement of your iPad with a newer or current model that supports iPadOS15.
Sorry, I appreciate that this may not be what you were hoping to learn.
I hope this information provides clarity as to your available options - and the fundamental limitations of older models of iPad.
My IPad is an older model obviously. It came with
IOS 10 installed and updated over the years to 12.5.5.
Is there a way I can update it? Seems like a sad state
of affairs if it's obsolete! My computer system Win 10
updates constantly Why bother with Apple product if
it ceases to update after a few years.
An unit running 12.5.5 isn't capable of 13 or above.
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Not the answer I hoped for, but it's helpful.
Tks.
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