iPadOS 18 will drop assist for iPad fashions outfitted with the A10X Fusion chip, in keeping with a publish on X right now from a personal account with a confirmed observe file of sharing construct numbers for upcoming iOS and iPadOS updates.
In different phrases, iPadOS 18 will drop assist for the first-generation 10.5-inch iPad Professional and the second-generation 12.9-inch iPad Professional. Help for the sixth-generation iPad, which makes use of the common A10 Fusion chip, can be being dropped. Nevertheless, iPadOS 18 will proceed to work on the seventh-generation iPad, in keeping with the supply.
iPadOS 18 will due to this fact be appropriate with the next iPad fashions:
- iPad Professional: 2018 and later
- iPad Air: 2019 and later
- iPad mini: 2019 and later
- iPad: 2019 and later
Apple is predicted to announce iPadOS 18 alongside iOS 18 at its Worldwide Builders Convention, which begins June 10, and the replace must be launched to all customers with a appropriate iPad in September.
Apple is predicted to introduce a slew of AI-related options, collectively dubbed “Apple Intelligence,” however solely iPads powered by an M1 chip or later will assist on-device AI capabilities.
Apple additionally plans to introduce a built-in Calculator app for the iPad with iPadOS 18. The app shall be a “common” app in a position to run on the iPhone, iPad, and macOS, permitting for the same look and performance throughout all three units.
To kick off WWDC 2024, Apple will maintain a keynote occasion on Monday at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time to announce the brand new software program. For these unable to observe the stay stream, or preferring to learn a textual content model of the bulletins, we’ll have stay protection each right here on MacRumors.com and thru our MacRumorsLive X (Twitter) account, so ensure that to observe.
