Can ipad air 2 upgrade to ios17?

now I used iPad air2 .but I can’t download GarageBand app on AppStore. And I can’t update to os17 version.

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 15

Posted on Nov 10, 2023 10:23 PM

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Posted on Nov 10, 2023 11:23 PM

That is correct.

A 2014 iPad Air is no longer being fully supported by Apple as is forever locked to some version of iPadOS 15, currently at iPadOS 15.7.2.

That iPad is over 9-years old, now.


Sorry.


If you need OR ONLY able to afford to purchase older, less expensive iPad models, look at older IPads from 2017 and later.


All of these older model iPads below CAN, currently, run the latest releases of iPadOS 17.


2017, 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2017, 10.5 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 1st gen Pencil support )


( The above iPad models, probably, are at their last full year of full Apple OS support. )


2018 11 inch or 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 2nd gen Pencil support )

2020 11 inch or 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 2nd gen Pencil support )

2018, 9.7 inch screen iPad 6th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2019, 10.2 inch screen iPad 7th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2020, 10.2 inch screen iPad 8th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2020, 10.2 inch screen iPad 8th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2021, 10.2 inch screen iPad 9th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2018, 11 inch or 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 2nd gen Pencil support )

2019, 10.5 inch screen iPad Air 3rd gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2021 10.9 inch screen iPad Air 4th gen models ( 2nd gen Pencil support )

2019, 7.9 inch screen iPad Mini 5th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2021 8.3 inch screen iPad Mini 6th gen models ( 2nd gen Pencil support )



Get the largest internal data storage model you can afford as NO Apple iOS device has ANY expandable storage.




Again, Sorry & Best of Luck to You!

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Nov 10, 2023 11:23 PM in response to ny278

That is correct.

A 2014 iPad Air is no longer being fully supported by Apple as is forever locked to some version of iPadOS 15, currently at iPadOS 15.7.2.

That iPad is over 9-years old, now.


Sorry.


If you need OR ONLY able to afford to purchase older, less expensive iPad models, look at older IPads from 2017 and later.


All of these older model iPads below CAN, currently, run the latest releases of iPadOS 17.


2017, 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2017, 10.5 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 1st gen Pencil support )


( The above iPad models, probably, are at their last full year of full Apple OS support. )


2018 11 inch or 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 2nd gen Pencil support )

2020 11 inch or 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 2nd gen Pencil support )

2018, 9.7 inch screen iPad 6th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2019, 10.2 inch screen iPad 7th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2020, 10.2 inch screen iPad 8th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2020, 10.2 inch screen iPad 8th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2021, 10.2 inch screen iPad 9th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2018, 11 inch or 12.9 inch screen iPad Pro models ( 2nd gen Pencil support )

2019, 10.5 inch screen iPad Air 3rd gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2021 10.9 inch screen iPad Air 4th gen models ( 2nd gen Pencil support )

2019, 7.9 inch screen iPad Mini 5th gen models ( 1st gen Pencil support )

2021 8.3 inch screen iPad Mini 6th gen models ( 2nd gen Pencil support )



Get the largest internal data storage model you can afford as NO Apple iOS device has ANY expandable storage.




Again, Sorry & Best of Luck to You!

Mar 5, 2024 08:21 AM in response to knadeem

knadeem wrote:

Hi I use iPad air2 I want to upgrade to latest version


The iPad Air2 is capable of update to iPadOS 15.8.1; the Air2 does not support iPadOS16 or later. If you wish to run the most recent version of iPadOS, you'll need to replace your iPad with a much newer model.


For information, here is a list of the highest version of iOS supported by the older models of iPad (for simplicity - “generations” are shortened to a number) that are restricted in their ability to be updated:


32-bit devices (obsolete)

iPad1 - iOS 5.1.1

iPad2, iPad3 and iPad mini1 - iOS 9.3.5 (WiFi Only models), iOS 9.3.6 (WiFi & Cellular)

iPad4 - iOS 10.3.3 (WiFi Only), iOS 10.3.4 (WiFi & Cellular)


64-bit devices

iPad Air1*, iPad mini2 and iPad mini3* - iOS 12.5.7

iPad Air2, iPad mini4 - iPadOS 15.8.1

iPad5, iPad Pro (9.7"/12.9" first generation) - iPadOS 16.7.5

(*) obsolete


Newer models are all able to be updated to the current version - iPadOS 17.3.1

  • iPad Pro 12.9" (2nd generation and later)
  • iPad Pro 11" (1st generation and later)
  • iPad Pro 10.5"
  • iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
  • iPad (6th generation and later)
  • iPad mini (5th generation and later)



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