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Is Your iPad Obsolete and Outdated?
Here are the models that are discontinued
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Expand Jump to a Section Obsolete Models Discontinued but Supported Currently Sold and Supported Uses for Obsolete iPads If you have an obsolete or outdated iPad, it may be unable to run the newest apps, or it won't update existing apps. In a technical sense, an obsolete device is one that the manufacturer no longer supports.
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Here's a list of iPads that are no longer supported, discontinued but supported, and supported.
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Here's a list of iPads that are no longer supported, discontinued but supported, and supported.
Obsolete Models
The following iPad models became obsolete before April 2022.
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In this case, obsolete means the models are both discontinued and unsupported by Apple. These devices don't support the latest versions of iPadOS. iPad, originaliPad 2iPad, 3rd and 4th generationiPad Air, 1st generationiPad mini, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation Lifewire / Theresa Chiechi
Discontinued but Supported
The following models are no longer sold, but these devices remain within Apple's service window for iPadOS updates: iPad Air, 2nd, 3rd and 4th generationiPad mini, 4th and 5th generationiPad Pro (12.9-inch), 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation iPad Pro (11-inch), 1st and 2nd generationiPad Pro (10.5-inch)iPad Pro (9.7-inch)iPad, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th generation
Currently Sold and Supported
If you own one of these devices in 2022, you're in excellent shape: iPad Pro (12.9-inch), 5th generationiPad Pro (11-inch), 3rd generationiPad Air, 5th generationiPad mini, 6th generationiPad, 9th generation
Uses for Obsolete iPads
An iPad out of the service window isn't necessarily useless because it no longer receives iPadOS updates.
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An older tablet makes a great tableside companion in your living room, an effective e-book reader, or a light-duty device for reading mail or checking your favorite websites. It's okay to use the device until it dies.
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Still, the longer your iPad goes without updates from Apple, the more likely it is that security glitches could affect your tablet. So, don't use an unpatched iPad for important or sensitive applications.
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