Where is the thermal imaging function on iPad Air (4)?

I have an iPad Air (4). Many years ago, when I had the first iPad series, I used it to take thermal images from inside my home, to see if I had air leaks. I cannot find that function on this current iPad. Can anyone direct me to the correct setting/app/?


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Posted on Jan 30, 2026 9:30 AM

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Posted on Jan 30, 2026 9:47 AM

iPads have never had the ability to take thermal images. The first iPad series didn't have cameras at all. Even the current iPads with LIDar sensors and cameras much more sophistcated than earlier iPads can't do that. You would need a external sensor such as the TOPDON TC002C, Thermal Master P3, or FLIR One connect to the iPad and use dedicated apps to display, measure, and record thermal data.


Apps that claim to be "thermal" without a hardware attachment are merely applying color filters, not measuring temperature.

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Jan 30, 2026 9:47 AM in response to dendavis

iPads have never had the ability to take thermal images. The first iPad series didn't have cameras at all. Even the current iPads with LIDar sensors and cameras much more sophistcated than earlier iPads can't do that. You would need a external sensor such as the TOPDON TC002C, Thermal Master P3, or FLIR One connect to the iPad and use dedicated apps to display, measure, and record thermal data.


Apps that claim to be "thermal" without a hardware attachment are merely applying color filters, not measuring temperature.

Where is the thermal imaging function on iPad Air (4)?

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