How Long Are iPads Supported by Apple?

Speedy Summary

• Apple iPadOS Support:

– Apple provides software updates for the latest version of iPadOS and maintains security updates for older versions to safeguard user data.
– Security support generally lasts up to 9 years from the product’s sale date. Once security updates stop,continued usage poses risks.

• iPadOS Versions:

– iPadOS 18 (released September 2024) supports newer models introduced as 2018, including:
– iPad Pro (11-inch & M3/M4 variants).
– iPads from the air (3rd gen and later), mini (5th gen), and regular line-ups from the past decade.

• iPadOS17: Older builds retain system/service compatibility ties but have seen broader stability-support cut-offs post ’24.

Extended temporal Lifecycle or “safe-use cutoff durability analysis”…”
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