Subj : iPadOS 17 could drop support for the first few iPad Pros
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Mon Apr 24 2023 20:45:03

iPadOS 17 could drop support for the first few iPad Pros

Date:
Mon, 24 Apr 2023 19:37:46 +0000

Description:
Apples support for select iPads is rumored to run out this year, and that 
could include the first generation of iPad Pros.

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Apple will reportedly drop support for a few iPads with the release of iPadOS 
17, including the first-generation iPad Pros. This rumor comes after a 
previous one that claimed Apple would be dropping support for older iPhones 
too. 

According to French tech publication, IPhoneSoft  citing an internal source 
at Apple  the company will not be updating iPads running Apples own A9 and 
A9X processors; eliminating the 2015 iPad Pro (both the 9.7-inch model and 
the 12.9-inch model) and the iPad 5 from the running. Processors are often a 
benchmark that Apple uses to decide which devices to upgrade year over year, 
as they provide a baseline of supported features. 

Apple is expected to continue to update the current best iPads , including 
all subsequent iPad Pros, for the foreseeable future. At the time of writing, 
its not exactly clear what the company is putting in iPadOS 17 to 
differentiate it from iOS 17 . Well learn more about that when Apple 
announces these updates at WWDC 2023 in June. The track always runs out 

Though Apple supports its iPhones and iPads with OS updates for far longer 
than most Android rivals, this support is never indefinite. As devices age, 
their chips are less able to keep up with the demands of new operating system 
releases and features. The passage of time also means that the hardware 
physically begins to degrade, with battery life dropping and performance 
slowing to the point where an older device becomes more trouble than its 
worth. 

Its not just owners of older iPads that will be looking nervously over their 
shoulders, as Apple is expected to also cull some iPhones with the release of 
iOS 17. Specifically, its rumored to be ending support for the iPhone X and 
iPhone 8. Though the iPhone X is iconic for kickstarting the current 
bezel-less smartphone design paradigm, both the best iPhones and the best 
Android phones have moved away from that look in their own respective ways. 

With the iPhone 15 and 15 Ultra on their way to shape the future of iOS (and 
iPadOS by implication), it's bittersweet to watch the past retreat further 
into the rearview.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/ipados-17-could-drop-support-for-the-first-few-
ipad-pros


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