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ipad will not update to ios 16.

I've went through the steps to update, including making sure itunes is up to date. still not working.

iPad 2, iOS 9

Posted on Jan 1, 2023 9:05 PM

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Posted on Jan 1, 2023 9:17 PM

From your footer here, an iPad 2 from 2011 tops out at iOS 9 (iOS 9.3.5 or so), and cannot update to iOS 16.

That iPad hardware is just too old, and is not supported by iOS 10 or later.

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