iPadOS 18
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| Version of the iPadOS operating system | |
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| Developer | Apple Inc. |
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| OS family | iPadOS |
| Source model | Closed with open-source components |
| Latest preview | 18.0 beta 3 (Public Beta)[1] (July 15, 2024) [±] |
| Marketing target | iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro |
| Update method | Software Update |
| Preceded by | iPadOS 17 |
| Official website | www |
| Support status | |
| In developer beta | |
| Articles in the series | |
| iOS 18 (derivative for iPhone) | |
iPadOS 18 is the upcoming sixth major release of Apple's iPadOS operating system for the iPad. It was revealed at the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).[2] It is the direct successor to iOS 17 and was announced alongside iOS 18, watchOS 11, and macOS Sequoia.
iPadOS 18 is the first version of iPadOS to include the Calculator app, as well as Apple Intelligence.[3]
Supported devices
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iPadOS 18 drops support for both the iPad Pro 2nd Generation (12.9 and 10.5 inch), and iPad 6th Generation (2018). Thus dropping support for all iPads with the A10X chip or 2GB of ram and officially marking the end of support for iPads with the original 9.7-inch display. The iPad Pro 2nd Generation marks the first time Apple has dropped support for an iPad featuring superior hardware to some models supporting the new update. This also marks the fourth time Apple has dropped support for 64-bit iPads.
Therefore, the following models are supported:
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (8th generation)
- iPad (9th generation)
- iPad (10th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- iPad Air (5th generation)
- iPad Air 11-inch
- iPad Air 13-inch
- iPad Mini (5th generation)
- iPad Mini (6th generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 13-inch
References
- ^ Clover, Juli (July 15, 2024). "Apple Releases First iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 Public Betas". MacRumors. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
- ^ Christoffel, Ryan (June 5, 2024). "When will iPadOS 18, visionOS 2, and macOS 15 be released?". 9to5Mac. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
- ^ "iPadOS 18 introduces powerful intelligence features and apps for Apple Pencil". Apple Newsroom (Canada). Retrieved June 10, 2024.
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