Not able to update my Ipad Mini 2

The first generation iPad Air, iPad mini2 and mini3 can only be updated to iOS 12.5.7.

Apple ended major update support for these models of iPad in September 2019 - although they have since received occasional “point” security updates, the most recent being released January 2023. 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 capabilities and available RAM) for newer versions of iOS/iPadOS.

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 iPadOS17.

Be aware that WhatsApp Developers have not released an App compatible with iPad - the App being currently limited to iPhone. Whilst the App is not available for iPad, you might be able to access the service using a web browser:

https://web.whatsapp.com/

For information, here is a list of the highest version of iOS supported by the older models of iPad (for simplicity - “generations” are shortened to a number) that are restricted in their ability to be updated:

32-bit devices (obsolete)

iPad1 - iOS 5.1.1

iPad2, iPad3 and iPad mini1 - iOS 9.3.5 (WiFi Only models), iOS 9.3.6 (WiFi & Cellular)

iPad4 - iOS 10.3.3 (WiFi Only), iOS 10.3.4 (WiFi & Cellular)

64-bit devices

iPad Air1*, iPad mini2 and iPad mini3* - iOS 12.5.7

iPad Air2, iPad mini4 - iPadOS 15.8.2

iPad5, iPad Pro (9.7"/12.9" first generation) - iPadOS 16.7.8

(*) obsolete

Newer models are all able to be updated to the current version - iPadOS 17.5.1

• iPad Pro 13" (M4)
• iPad Pro 12.9" (2nd generation and later)
• iPad Pro 11" (1st generation and later + M4)
• iPad Pro 10.5"
• iPad Air (3rd generation and later + M2)
• iPad (6th generation and later)
• iPad mini (5th generation and later)

An iPad mini 2 from 2013 can run iOS 12.5.7, but nothing newer. It is too old to update to anything beyond that.

If you need to run apps and websites that require a newer iOS or iPadOS version, then you'll need a newer iPad.

vidya20 wrote:

Indirectly u r telling me to buy new product to use latest features as

it cant be updated brcoz u guys have launched newer software. This is

kind of marketting strategy to force people to buy new Apple products.

No, I'm telling you you have a very old device, and there are certain things it can no longer do. Wether you buy a newer device is up to you if you really need to run whatsapp web and other apps your current iPad can't.

This is useless.

Perhaps, but it is the reality of your situation.

My Ipad mini 2 is updatef to latest IOS software but still webwhatsapp is not working. What shall we do now??

Nothing. Your iPad is too old to be able to access Whatsapp web and other apps that require a newer operating system.

You don't need to buy a new iPad if you don't want to, but you do have to accept your iPad, being 11 years old, is no longer capable of doing what you need it to do. What you do about that, is up to you.

Do 50 year olds cars have the same options as current ones? No.

Can 20 year old computers run the same software as current ones? No.

Why do you expect 11 year old iPads to be still be able to things current , much newer and much more powerful iPads can?

vidya20 wrote:

Indirectly u r telling me to buy new product to use latest features as it cant be updated brcoz u guys have launched newer software. This is kind of marketting strategy to force people to buy new Apple products. This is useless.

This is a user-to-user technical community. Contributors here are all end-users, just like you. Other than the site Moderators, Apple neither monitors nor participates within this Community.

Information provided here concerning your iPad mini2 - and its inability to be updated - is not a marketing ploy. Your iPad not supporting newer versions of iPadOS is a technical limitation, principally due to inadequate CPU and RAM resources to run a more recent version of iOS.

vidya20 wrote:

My Ipad mini 2 is updatef to latest IOS software but still webwhatsapp is not working. What shall we do now??

This installed Safari web browser may not support current security requirements of the WhatsApp web service.

For this reason alone, you may be unable to access some web or financial services using older devices. This is true of any computer - and is not an Apple limitation.