These iPad models are now 7 and 8-years old, in 2021. ![]() These iPad models have overall internal hardware that is too old, too underpowered and incapable of running all of the new, advanced and internal hardware resource intensive features of iPadOS. It is highly possible that your iPad year and model may not be able to upgrade/update beyond any version of iOS 12, currently at iOS 12.5.5. I hope this information provides helpful and succinct clarity as to your available options. Sorry, I appreciate that this may not be what you were hoping to learn. 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 iPadOS15. Given that your device is within its twilight period of update support, you might be well advised to consider replacement with a more recent device - in so doing benefiting from both enhanced functionality and full update support. ![]() Some App developers have dropped support for iOS versions preceding iOS 13.x for technical reasons (often because APIs or software libraries upon which they rely have been updated in the new version of iPadOS, making their App incompatible with earlier versions). 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 and RAM) for newer versions of iOS/iPadOS. The first generation iPad Air, iPad mini2 and mini3 can only be updated to iOS 12.5.5.Īpple ended major update support for these models of iPad in September 2019 - although they since continue to receive “point” security updates - the most recent being released just a few days go. Stuck now on 12.5 and no option to update threw settings. IPad mini 3- need to update to iOS 15 but missed all recent updates.
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