These are the iPad models that will be updated to iPadOS 18.

There are just over two months left until WWDC 2024, where great news is expected with the announcement of the next versions of Apple operating systems. The main focus will be on iOS 18, which will bring important and even unexpected news in the field of artificial intelligence. And many of these features can be brought to iPad thanks to iPadOS 18.

The question that always raises doubts is Which iPad models will the new generation of software be available for?. This is usually asked by those who own devices several years old, since those that are new, or relatively new, have guaranteed support for a long time.

This information is not yet officially available. However, 9to5Mac mentions that a reliable source has published which iPads will be updated to iPadOS 18, as well as which models will be left out, starting this year. We mention them below.

Which iPad models will (or won’t) be updated to iPadOS 18

If we initially focus on iPads that will not be updated to iPadOS 18, we find three devices. On the one side, Sixth generation iPad, which was introduced in 2018 with iOS 11.3. On the other hand, it would be iPad Pro 2nd generation10.5-inch and 12.9-inch models; both released in 2017 with iOS 10.3.2. These three tablet variants received support until iPadOS 17.

After removing these iPads from the catalog of devices compatible with iPadOS 18, iPad Pro 2018 and newer, as well as all iPads, iPad Airs and iPad minis released by Californians, will receive an update to the next operating system. on the market since 2019.

As we have already indicated, this is unofficial data. We’ll have to wait until iPadOS 18 betas become available to see if this is indeed the case. From 9to5Mac indicate that a selection of computers that will remain without support for the next operating system It’s a bit strange. This is especially true for the second generation iPad Pro.

These models were equipped with the A10X Fusion chip, and the sixth generation iPad included the A10 SoC. The “discrepancy” is that the seventh-generation iPad, which will supposedly support the iPadOS 18 update, uses the same A10 chip as its predecessor. That is, less powerful hardware than the second generation iPad Pro. Let’s see how this problem turns out.

As for iPhones, the story will be less complicated. Unlike what happened with iPadOS 18, The update to iOS 18 will be available on all mobile phones compatible with iOS 17.. If yes, then the models compatible with the following software will be as follows:

• iPhone SE second and third generation;
• iPhone XR, XS and XS Max;
• iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max;
• iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max;
• iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max;
• iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max;
• iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.