Apple iPadOS

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iPadOS is a mobile operating system created by Apple for its iPad line of devices. It is a rebranded variant of iOS, and introduced in 2019 as iPadOS 13.

Release Released Active Support Security Support Latest
17 7 months ago
(18 Sep 2023)
Yes Yes 17.4.1
(21 Mar 2024)
16 1 year and 6 months ago
(24 Oct 2022)
Ended 7 months ago
(18 Sep 2023)
Yes 16.7.7
(21 Mar 2024)
15 2 years and 7 months ago
(20 Sep 2021)
Ended 1 year and 6 months ago
(24 Oct 2022)
Yes 15.8.2
(05 Mar 2024)
14 3 years and 7 months ago
(16 Sep 2020)
Ended 2 years and 7 months ago
(20 Sep 2021)
Ended 2 years and 6 months ago
(01 Oct 2021)
14.8.1
(26 Oct 2021)
13 4 years and 7 months ago
(24 Sep 2019)
Ended 3 years and 7 months ago
(16 Sep 2020)
Ended 3 years and 7 months ago
(16 Sep 2020)
13.6
(15 Jul 2020)

Major versions of iPadOS are released annually, and might lag behind corresponding iOS releases.

Support information for iPad devices are available at /ipad.

More information is available on the Apple iPadOS website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.


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