IPadOS 18 Supported devices and Apple Intelligence compatibility

The first rumors that Apple would exclude several iPads from the update to iPadOS 18 were already circulating in the winter of 2024.

Tipster @aaronp613 correctly predicted that the second generation iPad Pro 12.9-inch and the iPad Pro 10.5-inch would disappear from the compatibility list.

Apple introduced both devices in 2017 and both are equipped with the A10X processor. The A10 processor is long gone from the iOS compatibility list; the iPhone 7 with this chip last received the latest system with iOS 15 in the fall of 2021, with iOS 16 being the end of the line.

However, there are two more models in the iPad range that have this chip on the motherboard: the sixth generation iPad and the seventh generation iPad. Apple has decided to only support the iPad 6 with iPadOS 18; the iPad 7 has been stored for the time being.

The reason for this is probably the fact that the iPad 7 was only launched in 2019, while the iPad 6 was launched a year earlier. However, there is a very good chance that iPadOS 18 will be the last operating system update for the iPad 7.

These iPads are supported by iPadOS 18:

• iPad Pro (M4)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation and newer)
• iPadPro 11-inch
• iPad Air (M2)
• iPad Air (3rd generation and newer)
• iPad (7th generation and newer)
• iPad Mini (5th generation and newer)

These iPads are no longer supported by iPadOS 18

• iPad Pro 12.9 inches (2nd generation)
• iPad Pro 10.5 inches
• 6th generation iPad

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iPadOS is getting some exciting new features, like finally a calculator. However, the AI ​​called Apple Intelligence, which Apple is integrating into all its platforms, will only be able to run on iPads with an M chip, that is, so far only the iPad Pro and iPad Air models that Apple has released since 2021.

These iPads support Apple Intelligence in iPadOS 18:

• iPad Pro (M4 2024)
• iPad Pro (M2, 2022)
• iPad Pro (M1, 2021)
• iPad Air (M2, 2024)
• iPad Air (M1, 2022)

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