My 1st generation iPad crashed all the time. I can hardly use it any longer. Someone suggested updating to a new version of iOS. My current version is 5.1.1 & it keeps saying that is the latest version. Why can't I update it??
iPad, iOS 5.1.1
I too have two first generation ipads and I want too know from an apple employee, what am i supposed to do with these now that all the apps i use dont work? I feel like ive been robbed like what happened with my apple tv 2nd generation! Im not buying a new ipad unless I know the hardware will be compatible with my current ipad and future updates for atleast 10years! any one have any cool hacks for these if not ill look for something since there pretty much garbage now!
tommietheturtle wrote:
I too have two first generation ipads and I want too know from an apple employee, what am i supposed to do with these now that all the apps i use dont work? I feel like ive been robbed like what happened with my apple tv 2nd generation!
Both my first generation iPad and Apple TV 2 work just fine. I only stopped using my ATV 2 last week. Yes, the number of apps available for an original iPad are limited but, for web browsing and email, it should still work.
If you're having technical problems with your ATV 2, post in the Apple TV forum. I'm sure someone will be happy to help. If you're just mad because it doesn't do the same thing as the ATV 4, well, you'll just need to either live with it or buy a new one. Technology moves on. Discussions of hacking Apple devices is not permitted here.
You will not be getting any response from an Apple employee here. This is a user-to-user technical support forum. Apple doesn't participate.
tommietheturtle wrote:
Im not buying a new ipad unless I know the hardware will be compatible with my current ipad and future updates for atleast 10years! any one have any cool hacks for these if not ill look for something since there pretty much garbage now!
You are not going to get a guarantee from anyone that hardware that you purchase today will be compatible with future updates for 10 years. The developers decide what iOS levels they are going to make their apps compatible for.
The iPhone 1 was introduced in 2007, 8 years ago. The iOS for that very first iPhone in comparison to anything that anyone is running today is rudimentary at best. In order for a developer to provide you with compatible app for all of the innovations and technological improvements that have occurred over those 8 years, they would have to support anywhere from 4 to 8 versions of their software. Most developers simply do not have the manpower nor the funds to do anything like that.
The reality is that no one can predict the direction that technology is going to go in. Each iteration of the iOS incorporates the latest technology. Usually, that technology is so vastly different or new that major changes have to be made in the software that runs on it in order for it to work. Unlike a computer, which does not radically change from year to year, smartphones and tablets undergo major changes with each new release. So, your expectation of one of these types of products to remain "current" for more than a couple of years is simply not realistic. It's the way of technology.
Best of luck,
GB
The 1st generation iPad doesn't have sufficient hardware to run anything later than iOS 5.1.1.
If you are having problems, try backing up and restoring iOS Software
Sorry, 5.1.1 is the highest possible for that model.
Only the developer of the App can answer that. As only they know why they require iOS7. Apple does not push developers to require the newer OS.
There are still plenty of apps that work with iOS 5.
Phil0124.... the automobile evolves but the automobile makers still support every vehicle that remains on the road... why doesn't apple support all of their devices? Just a scam to make people spend more money.
hardly comparing apples to apples... no pun intended... a navigation system is not required to run the automobile....
No you don't need 6, 7 or 8 but you can hardly get any apps anymore that don't use them so you are stuck with old stuff. At least not having a navigation system doesn't mean that your vehicle is obsolete as the iPad first generation has become.
In what possible way is the iPad 1 obsolete? Does it not do now, exactly what it was capable of doing when it was purchased?
Welcome to the modern age of technology.
No it does not. New apps do not work.... but they used to when they were new.
So your then beef is with the app developers not Apple.
If apple would continue to update and support their technology, it wouldn't be the developers. Believe what you want, however most believe apple should support their older versions.
Why can't I update my 1st generation ipad past iOS version 5.1.1?
