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Recently found my very old ipad. Which my son has now taken ownership of but when he's gone to downloads app on it uts coming up saying the app isn't compatible. Is there anything I can do at all or is it a case of just buying him a new one. It's all fully updated and everything else is working perfect.
iPad 2, iOS 9
iOS9 is now quite old and you will find very few apps available for it. It is 7 versions out of date and most developers focus on supporting the last 2 or 3 versions. Even the web browser can have problems since although there may be a version that supports iOS9, it relies upon Apple's own software for most of what it does and that hasn't been updated in 5 years or so.
Using an iPad 2 is a labor of love and patience and I fear you may wish to find him a newer iPad. :-)
(I have two, by the way, so I speak from experience.)
iOS9 is now quite old and you will find very few apps available for it. It is 7 versions out of date and most developers focus on supporting the last 2 or 3 versions. Even the web browser can have problems since although there may be a version that supports iOS9, it relies upon Apple's own software for most of what it does and that hasn't been updated in 5 years or so.
Using an iPad 2 is a labor of love and patience and I fear you may wish to find him a newer iPad. :-)
(I have two, by the way, so I speak from experience.)
iPad 2, iOS 9
saying the app isn't compatible.
You have an older type of iPad, it can’t be update to a higher iPadOS (13 and later).
That may be the cause of the problem.
If you have an outdated iPad that cannot be updated any more, many apps will not be able to download.
Outdated iPad no longer meets the requirements for many apps.
Most apps required iPadOS 13.4 or later.
of just buying him a new one.
Considering a newer type of iPad?
Read this before you buy a newer type iPad.
I'll add that the iPad 2 can't be updated beyond what you're likely already running on it;
iPad2 will only update to iOS 9.3.5 (WiFi only models) or iOS 9.3.6 (WiFi & cellular)
Thank you :)
Thank you very much for your reply. I'll will definitely look into getting him a new one, thankfully he can still watch YouTube on it so he's happy with it for a little while :)
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