Apple Drops Support for Older iPads in iOS17 and That's Probably a
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With the next version of iOS for the iPad—iPadOS 17—Apple will drop support for several older iPads, and it's probably past time since the hardware can't keep up with the software.
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Apple Drops Support for Older iPads in iOS17 and That's Probably a Good Thing
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iPadOS 17 Drops Support for These iPads - MacRumors
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iOS and iPadOS 17 drop support for iPhone X, first iPad Pros, and other old devices
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Your old iPhone may not get iOS 17 this year, and that's good
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