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How do I upgrade IPad Air (2012) to IOS 15

How do I upgrade IPad Air (2012 model) to IOS 15?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on Nov 28, 2021 8:51 AM

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Posted on Nov 28, 2021 8:54 AM

You don't, sorry.

An iPad Air 1st generation cannot support iOS versions past 12.5.5, because of hardware (CPU/RAM) incompatibility.

Regards

Giulio

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How do I upgrade IPad Air (2012) to IOS 15

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