When iPadOS 17 arrives later this fall , some owner of older iPads might finally have an excuse to upgrade . A new news report claims Apple will drop accompaniment for three models this year , let in the first - ever iPad Pro role model that wo n’t get the latest update .
consort to theFrench spoken communication Apple news situation iPhoneSoft , an “ national source at Apple ” has divulged that three iPad models will be stuck at iOS 16 when the new update arrives this nightfall . They are the5th - gen iPadfrom 2017 , the9.7 - inch iPad Profrom 2016 , and the1st - gen 12.9 - inch iPad Prothat debut in 2015 .
All three tablets have a adaptation of Apple ’s A9 processor , which debuted with the 6s and 6s Plus in 2015 . Apple dropped financial support for that chip and its heir , the A10 , when iOS 16 launched last class without support for the iPhone sestet and 6s Plus or the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus . Of observe , both the 6th- and 7th - gen iPad use the A10 potato chip , while the 10.5 - inch iPad Pro and second - gen 12.9 - inch iPad Pro practice the slightly faster A10X variant , so it ’s possible that those equipment lose support when iOS 18 launch next yr .
It ’s not well-defined from the written report why Apple is spend support for these iPads , but it ’s almost for certain due to execution issues with the new feature . For example , several iPadOS 16 features are n’t available on these equipment , including Display Zoom and Stage Manager . Apple does n’t “ guarantee ” support for older machine , but it generally offer between five and seven years of upgrades .
On the iPhone side , Apple is ask to keep continue support for all models that supported iOS 16 , begin with the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. We ’ll get our first look atiOS 17and iPadOS 17 at WWDC on June 5 , when Apple will announce the major Modern features and compatibility ahead of beta testing .
