Updating version to 12
My iPad is iOS 10.3.3 and I wish to update to iOS 12 to enable to instal certain apps. Kindly assist me to update to iOS 12
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My iPad is iOS 10.3.3 and I wish to update to iOS 12 to enable to instal certain apps. Kindly assist me to update to iOS 12
Sorry, update of your iPad to a newer version of iOS isn’t possible.
If your iPad is currently running, or cannot be updated beyond iOS 10.3.3/4, then have an iPad4.
Update support for iPad4 ended September 2017. The final iOS releases for this model were iOS 10.3.3 (WiFi Only models) and iOS 10.3.4 (WiFi & Cellular). iPad4 cannot be updated to any later major version of iOS as it lacks the minimum hardware requirements needed to run more recent versions. The 32-bit platform upon which the iPad4 is based is effectively obsolete.
Many App Developers have dropped support for older devices and iOS versions preceding iOS11/12/13 - and have withdrawn older versions of their Apps from the Apple App Store. Withdrawal of Apps supporting older models of iPad is making their utility and usefulness significantly more limited. Once compatible versions Apps are withdrawn, you’ll not be able (re)download or (re)install them.
If Apps that you need to use now have higher minimum iOS-version requirements, your only option is to replace your iPad with newer model. Of current models, even the entry-level iPad7 supports current iPadOS 13.x and soon to be released iPadOS 14 - and has hardware specifications and capabilities that vastly outperform your old iPad4.
I hope this information is helpful - if only in clearly stating the limitations of your iPad4 and your available options.
It looks like you have an iPad 4.
iOS 10.3.3 is the latest version for that iPad.
You can't get any higher.
If you want/need certain apps......... buy a new(er) iPad.
If your iPad is telling you that your software is up to date, that means you cannot update it further because it is too old.
Updating version to 12