Apple reportedly won’t bring iPadOS 18 to three iPads, but there’s better news for iPhones
If you’ve had an older iPad then this might be the year to upgrade because not only are we expecting the iPad Pro 2024, the iPad Air 6, the iPad 11 and the iPad mini 7, but Apple apparently isn’t bringing iPadOS 18 to three existing models that currently have iPadOS 17.
This is evident from a post seen “on social media by a private account with a strong track record.” 9to5Macand they specifically claim that the iPad (6th generation), the iPad Pro 12.9 (2nd generation), and the iPad Pro 10.5 will not get iPadOS 18.
The other iPads currently running iPadOS 17 should, however, which means if you have a 2019 or later iPad, iPad Air, or iPad mini, or a 2018 or later iPad Pro, you’ll need at least one more major piece of software should get an update, according to this leak.
We’d take this with a grain of salt, though, especially since, as 9to5Mac notes, the two Pro models apparently not getting iPadOS 18 have an A10X Fusion chipset, while the oldest standard iPad reportedly eligible for the update has a less powerful A10 Fusion chipset, which seems strange.
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This leak also included information about the phones that will apparently get iOS 18, and there’s better news there, as apparently all iPhones that can get iOS 17 will also get iOS 18. This means that the iPhone XR and iPhone XS and newer also from the iPhone SE (2020).
We’ve heard the same claims about iOS 18 compatibility before, and hearing them again from another source makes it more credible. That older leak also mentioned iPadOS 18 compatibility, and also said that iPads with the A10X Fusion chipset wouldn’t get it.
We should learn a lot more about iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 soon, as Apple will almost certainly announce both at WWDC 2024, which starts on June 10. We expect the beta versions to release soon after, but the finished software probably won’t. launch until September, so we still have to wait a while for what could be the biggest software update in iOS history, packed with new AI features for your iPhone.