iPad won't update past iOS 9.3.5

The iPad 2, 3 and 1st generation iPad Mini are all ineligible and excluded from upgrading to iOS 10 OR iOS 11.

They all share similar hardware architectures and a less powerful 1.0 Ghz CPU that Apple has deemed insufficiently powerful enough to even run the basic, barebones features of iOS 10.

Why would you want to upgrade, anyways?

Since iOS 8, older iPad models such as the iPad 2, 3, 4 and the original iPad Mini have only been getting the most basic of iOS features.

Older iPad users get none of the newest and coolest cutting edge features that newer model iDevices, with better hardware specs, can handle with more aplomb.

Besides, if you could upgrade your 1st gen iPad Mini to iOS 10 or 11, you would be signing up/coming into these support communities complaining how poorly your iPad Mini performance is, instead.

FYI,

Just because your 1st gen iPad Mini is no longer able to upgrade to the latest iOS doesn't mean your 1st gen iPad Mini is suddenly useless.

So, your options are really keep using your 1st gen iPad Mini or purchase a new iPad if you feel you need or want to.

Your current 1st gen iPad Mini will still work and continue to receive app updates until sometime in the near future, when, with the introduction of iOS 11, ALL support for older 32 bit iDevices and any iOS 32 bit apps will come to a final end.

Your 1st gen iPad Mini will still work and function as it always has, but will no longer receive any more app updates sometime in the foreseeable future.

The 1st gen iPad Mini has had 4-5 years of iOS upgrades/updates

The final app updates your 1st gen iPad Mini will receive will be its last!

Currently, your 1st gen iPad Mini is STILL continuing to receive app updates under iOS 9.3.5, but look for this trend to end at some near future point in time.

This is why Apple introduced the new, lower cost 2017 iPad 5 model, in April

Apple is trying to get older iPad 2, 3, 4 and 1st gen Mini iPad users to upgrade to more modern iPad hardware, with the recent release of iOS 11, which will render all older 32 bit iDevices obsolete, in time.

Good Luck to You!

You’re sure it's an iPad Mini 2?

Go into the Settings App, General, About and post the model number of your iPad Mini.

Hi CaseyNC12. The Apple store likely just helped you update to the then-current iOS version. They didn't perform anything magical. iOS 11 only runs on 64-bit processors, which leaves out iPads up to iPad 4. The iPad Air was the first 64-bit iPad. There will be no iOS 11 update for your iPad 2. Sorry.

The iPad 2, 3 and 1st generation iPad Mini are all ineligible and excluded from upgrading to iOS 10 OR iOS 11.

They all share similar hardware architectures and a less powerful 1.0 Ghz CPU that Apple has deemed insufficiently powerful enough to even run the basic, barebones features of iOS 10.

Why would you want to upgrade, anyways?

Since iOS 8, older iPad models such as the iPad 2, 3, 4 and the original iPad Mini have only been getting the most basic of iOS features.

Older iPad users get none of the newest and coolest cutting edge features that newer model iDevices, with better hardware specs, can handle with more aplomb.

FYI,

Just because your 1st gen iPad Mini is no longer able to upgrade to the latest iOS doesn't mean your 1st gen iPad Mini is suddenly useless.

So, your options are really keep using your 1st gen iPad Mini or purchase a new iPad if you feel you need or want to.

Your current 1st gen iPad Mini will still work and continue to receive app updates until sometime this Fall 2017, when, with the recent introduction of iOS 11, ALL support for older 32 bit iDevices and any iOS 32 bit apps will come to a final end.

Your 1st gen iPad Mini will still work and function as it always has, but will no longer receive any more app updates after the Fall of 2017.

The 1st gen iPad Mini has had 4-5 years of iOS upgrades/updates

The final app updates your 1st gen iPad Mini will receive will be its last!

This is why Apple introduced the new, lower cost 2017 iPad 5 model, in April

Apple is trying to get older iPad 2, 3, 4 and 1st gen Mini iPad users to upgrade to more modern iPad hardware in anticipation of iOS 11, which will render all older 32 bit iDevices obsolete.

Good Luck to You!

See my post above.

1st gen iPad Mini has ended it's iOS life at 9.3.5.

In Settings app, under General, About, post your iPad’s Model ID number so we can verify your iPad model.

Make sure you don't have the iOS 10 upgrade listed in your software update on your iPad.

If it is there.

Go into the Settings App, General Settings panel.

In the right hand column, tap Storage and iCloud Usage.

At the top in the first block of 3 panels where it is titled at the top of this block Storage, tap the panel that says Manage Storage.

A list of every app will generate itself.

Once this list stops generating, look through this list until you see something like iOS 10.x.x in this list.

Tap on the arrow at the far right on that iOS 10.x.x panel.

It will bring you to another screen that will allowing you to completely delete/remove the entire iOS upgrade/update.

Then, try the iTunes method, again!

Good Luck!

What iPad model do YOU own?

If it's an older iPad 2, 3 or 1st generation iPad Mini, then you cannot upgrade beyond iOS 9.3.5.

If your iPad is an older iPad 4th generation ( iPad 4 ) then you can upgrade to iOS 10.3.3.

For any other newer iPad ( iPad Air and iPad Mini 2 or newer ) your ONLY option is to upgrade to the latest iOS 11.4 or iOS 11.4.1

You DO NOT have an iPad Mini 2.

That model number is for a 1st gen iPad Mini, 16 GBs Space Gray cellular model.

Your 1st gen iPad Mini cannot be upgraded past iOS 9.3.5.

The iPad 2 can not be upgraded beyond 9.3.5.

I am curious about that list, I have an iPad 4th Gen, but I cannot update past iOS 9.3.5 ... at least iTunes tells me that 9.3.5 is the latest. On the iPad device itself, it says it has downloaded iOS 10.2.1, but it won't install either, let alone the current iOS 10.3.2 ... did Apple make a mistake including iPad 4th Gen in the list for iOS 10 or possibly remove the update support after the initial announcement?

Hi ...

Click here > http://www.apple.com/ios/ios-10/

Then scroll or swipe dow to: iOS compatibility

You should see ...

• iPad Pro12.9-inch
• iPad Pro9.7-inch
• iPad Air 2
• iPad Air
• iPad4th generation
• iPad mini 4
• iPad mini 3
• iPad mini 2

If your iPad model is not listed, then it cannot be updated beyond iOS 9.3.5.

I am having the exact same issue. I called Apple and the woman said it’s because there is not an update available for my iPad at the moment. I have an iPad mini 4th gen. I also tried doing as you did in the settings and I do not see an ISO option on the manage storage optionsall I see are my apps with the amount of storage they are taking up.

Why iPad mini 1st generation is not upgradable i my waste money to buy it.Pleaseeee do somethingggggg.......

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