We’re just a bit over a month away from WWDC 2023 and whereas iPad fanatics haven’t any new {hardware} rumors to salivate over, we won’t wait to see the most recent new options in iPadOS 17.
Nevertheless, not each iPad at present working iPadOS 16 could get to benefit from the fruit of Apple’s OS improve labor as a leak from French tech web site iPhoneSoft claims {that a} trio of standard iPads are being left behind (through MacRumors).
This is the total listing of iPads not anticipated to obtain the iOS 17 replace:
- iPad Professional 9.7 (Gen 1)
- iPad Professional 12.9 (Gen 1)
- iPad (Gen 5)
Time for a trade-in?
This is not the primary time that we have heard that the software program replace destiny for these particular iPads hangs within the steadiness at WWDC 2023. Earlier this month one other supply with a historical past of Apple software program replace predictions indicated that iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 would drop help for quite a lot of gadgets.
Whereas we cannot know for certain till WWDC is right here, the proof is constructing that these three iPads will not be making the journey to iPadOS 17. Now whereas nobody likes to listen to that their gadget is not supported anymore, the iPad (Gen 5) is the latest gadget on this listing and simply celebrated its sixth birthday final month. The oldest is the iPad Professional 12.9 (Gen 1), which shall be simply shy of eight years since its launch when iPadOS 17 rolls out this fall. If canine years are about 7 to 1, then tech is extra like 12 to 1, so all of those gadgets have lived a protracted and completely happy life.
Relying on what you may get for them for the time being it could be price buying and selling these iPads in for one of many finest tablets earlier than they doubtlessly lose help. Nevertheless, Apple has a behavior of providing safety updates even for gadgets which might be past their official software program help. So in case you are simply utilizing these older tablets to look at movies, FaceTime, or do some informal gaming then try to be simply positive sticking with them even as soon as iPadOS 17 arrives, simply make sure that to obtain these safety updates.
