iPad mini 5th Gen Won't Update Past 16.7.10

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iPad mini 5th Gen Won't Update Past 16.7.10

Greetings,

From the iPadOS 18 is compatible with the iPad mini 5th gen. However, my iPad mini 5 (MP2F2LL/A , A1822) will always report "iPadOS is up to date".

The iPad mini has 18GB free, and I've gone through the various restart types, and made a DFU Mode restore while connected to a MacBook. The DFU restore and update still thinks 16.7.10 (20H350) is the latest.

Is there anything else I can try? Is there anything more that staff at an Apple Store could do?

thanks!

iPad, iPadOS 16

Posted on Nov 7, 2024 8:50 AM

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LotusPilot

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Nov 7, 2024 9:03 AM in response to MacYac

With iPadOS 16.7.10 installed, this might suggest that you have something other than an iPad mini5 - such as a fifth generation iPad. The iPad5 can only be updated to iPadOS 16.7.10; an iPad5 (A1822) is fundamentally unable to be updated to iPadOS 16 or later.

You can verify your iPad model information here:

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