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How can i update my ipad to newer versions? It's now on ios10.3 and also it won't let me download apps due to compatibility issues. Anyone with a knowhow, please help me out.

How can i update my ipad to newer versions? It's now on ios10.3 and also it won't let me download apps due to compatibility issues. Anyone with a knowhow, please help me out.

iPad, iOS 10

Posted on Aug 5, 2022 4:23 AM

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Aug 5, 2022 4:43 AM in response to betty7800

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 The 32-bit platform upon which the iPad4 is based is obsolete.


App Developers have dropped all support for 32-bit devices and many for iOS versions preceding iOS11/12/13 - and have withdrawn older versions of their Apps from the Apple App Store.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 Once compatible versions Apps are withdrawn, you’ll not be able (re)download or (re)install them.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 than your iPad is capable of support, your only option is to replace your iPad with newer model. Of current models, even the entry-level iPad9 supports current iPadOS 15 - and has hardware specifications and capabilities that vastly outperform your old iPad4.


I hope this information is helpful - if only in clearly stating the fundamental limitations of your iPad4 and your available options.

How can i update my ipad to newer versions? It's now on ios10.3 and also it won't let me download apps due to compatibility issues. Anyone with a knowhow, please help me out.

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