iPadOS 18

iPadOS 18
Version of the iPadOS operating system
Developer	Apple Inc.
OS family	iPadOS
Source model	Closed with open-source components
Latest release	18.1 (October 28, 2024; 7 days ago) [±]
Latest preview	18.2 Beta (October 23, 2024; 12 days ago) [±]
Marketing target	iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro
Update method	Software Update
Preceded by	iPadOS 17
Official website	www.apple.com/ipados/ipados-18-preview/
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).^[3] It is the direct successor to iPadOS 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.^[4]

Supported devices

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:

References

^ Clover, Juli (October 28, 2024). "Apple Releases iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 With Apple Intelligence". MacRumors. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
^ Clover, Juli (October 23, 2024). "Apple Releases First Betas of iOS 18.2 and More With Genmoji, Image Playground and ChatGPT Integration". MacRumors. Retrieved October 23, 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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[1] Clover, Juli (October 28, 2024). "Apple Releases iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 With Apple Intelligence". MacRumors. Retrieved October 28, 2024.

[2] Clover, Juli (October 23, 2024). "Apple Releases First Betas of iOS 18.2 and More With Genmoji, Image Playground and ChatGPT Integration". MacRumors. Retrieved October 23, 2024.

[3] Christoffel, Ryan (June 5, 2024). "When will iPadOS 18, visionOS 2, and macOS 15 be released?". 9to5Mac. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[4] "iPadOS 18 introduces powerful intelligence features and apps for Apple Pencil". Apple Newsroom (Canada). Retrieved June 10, 2024.

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