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Among the many announcements at this year's WWDC event, Apple revealed the upcoming iPadOS 17 software update for iPad users and announced some of its major features.
While iPadOS 17 will be operational on all of the best iPads currently available from Apple, there are a few older models that support iPadOS 16 but won't be able to download iPadOS 17.
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Set to release in a public beta in July ahead of a fall launch, the new iPadOS will include many of the same capabilities as iOS 17 for iPhones with a few additions, including the first Health app for the iPad, AR effects in FaceTime, and dynamic PDF editing.
Here are the iPad models that will support iPadOS 17, as well as the models that will be left in the dust by the new software rollout.
iPads that are compatible with iPadOS 17
- iPad Mini (5th generation)
- iPad Mini (6th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (8th generation)
- iPad (9th generation)
- iPad (10th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- iPad Air (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 10.5-inch
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
