The primary rumours that Apple would exclude a number of iPads from the replace to iPadOS 18 have been already circulating in winter 2024.
Tipster @aaronp613 accurately predicted that the second-generation iPad Professional 12.9-inch and the iPad Professional 10.5-inch would disappear from the compatibility listing.
Apple launched each gadgets in 2017 and each function the A10X processor. The A10 processor has lengthy since disappeared from the iOS compatibility listing; the iPhone 7 with this chip final acquired the most recent system in autumn 2021 with iOS 15, with iOS 16 being the top of the road.
Nonetheless, there are nonetheless two fashions within the iPad vary which have this chip on the motherboard: the sixth-generation iPad and the seventh-generation iPad. Apple has determined to solely cease supporting the iPad 6 with iPadOS 18; the iPad 7 has been saved for now.
The rationale for that is most likely the truth that the iPad 7 was solely launched in 2019, whereas the iPad 6 was launched a yr earlier. Nonetheless, there’s a very excessive likelihood that iPadOS 18 would be the final working system replace for the iPad 7.
These iPads are supported by iPadOS 18:
- iPad Professional (M4)
- iPad Professional 12.9-inch (third technology and newer)
- iPad Professional 11-inch
- iPad Air (M2)
- iPad Air (third technology and newer)
- iPad (seventh technology and newer)
- iPad Mini (fifth technology and newer)
These iPads are now not supported by iPadOS 18
- iPad Professional 12.9 inch (2nd technology)
- iPad Professional 10.5 inch
- iPad of the sixth technology
Presently finest worth: iPad Air M2
iPadOS is getting some thrilling new options, corresponding to a calculator ultimately. Nonetheless, the AI known as Apple Intelligence, which Apple is integrating into all its platforms, will solely be capable of run on iPads with an M chip, i.e. to this point solely the iPad Professional and iPad Air fashions that Apple has launched since 2021.
These iPads assist Apple Intelligence in iPadOS 18:
- iPad Professional (M4 2024)
- iPad Professional (M2, 2022)
- iPad Professional (M1, 2021)
- iPad Air (M2, 2024)
- iPad Air (M1, 2022)
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This text initially appeared on our sister publication Macwelt and was translated and tailored from German.