IPadOS 17

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iPadOS 17
Version of the iPadOS operating system
IPadOS 17 Logo.png
IPadOS 17 Homescreen.png
Screenshot of the iPadOS 17 home screen
Developer Apple
OS family iPadOS
Source model Closed with open-source components
General
availability
September 18, 2023;16 months ago (2023-09-18)
Latest release 17.7.5 [1] (February 10, 2025;1 day ago (2025-02-10)) [±]
Marketing target iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro
Update method OTA, software update through iTunes, Apple Configurator, or Finder
Package manager App Store
License Proprietary software with open-source components
Preceded by iPadOS 16
Succeeded by iPadOS 18
Official website iPadOS 17 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 3, 2024)
TaglineEven more capable. Even more you.
Support status
Receiving security updates on iPads that do not support iPadOS 18. Widespread third-party app support.
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iOS 17 (derivative for iPhone)

iPadOS 17 is the fifth major release of the iPadOS operating system developed by Apple for its iPad line of tablet computers. The successor to iPadOS 16, it was announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5, 2023 and was released on September 18, 2023 along with iOS 17.

Contents

iPadOS 17 drops support for the first-generation iPad Pro, and the fifth-generation iPad, making it the first version of iPadOS to require Apple Pencil compatibility on iPads, as well as the first version of iPadOS to drop support for an iPad Pro.

The first public beta was released on July 12, 2023 and the final version was released on September 18, 2023.

iPadOS 17 is the final version of iPadOS that supports the second-generation iPad Pro and an iPad with the original 9.7-inch display, the sixth-generation iPad.

Features

Lock screen

PDF document handling

Siri

Health app

Notes app

Automatic verification codes

Supported devices

iPadOS 17 requires iPads with an A10 Fusion SoC or later. It drops support for iPads with an A9 [2] and A9X [3] SoC, officially marking the end of support for iPads without Apple Pencil support. [4] iPadOS 17 is the first version of iPadOS to drop support for an iPad with the 12.9-inch display and Apple Pencil compatibility. This also marks the third time Apple has dropped support for 64-bit iPads. The iPad (6th generation) is the only supported iPad with the original 9.7-inch display and 2 GB of RAM .

iPads with an A10 [5] or A10X [6] SoC have limited support.

iPads with an A12, [7] A12X, [8] A12Z, [9] or A13 [10] SoC get additional features[ specify ] that are unavailable on older iPads.

iPads with an A14 [11] or A15 [12] SoC have almost full[ clarification needed ] support.

iPads with an M1, [13] M2 [14] or M4 [15] SoC have full support.

Release history

The first developer beta of iPadOS 17 was released on June 6, 2023. The first public release, iPadOS 17.0, was officially released on September 18, 2023.

Previous releaseCurrent releaseCurrent beta releaseSecurity response
iPadOS 17 releases [16]
VersionRelease date
17.0September 18, 2023
17.0.1September 21, 2023
17.0.2September 26, 2023
17.0.3October 4, 2023
17.1October 25, 2023
17.1.1November 7, 2023
17.1.2November 30, 2023
17.2December 11, 2023
17.3January 22, 2024
17.3.1February 8, 2024
17.4March 5, 2024
17.4.1March 21, 2024
17.5May 13, 2024
17.5.1May 20, 2024
17.6July 29, 2024
17.6.1August 7, 2024
17.6.1 (re-release)August 19, 2024
17.7September 16, 2024
17.7.1October 28, 2024
17.7.2November 19, 2024
17.7.3 [a] December 11, 2024
17.7.4 [a] January 27, 2025
17.7.5 [a] February 10, 2025

See Apple's official release notes, and official security update contents.

  1. 1 2 3 Only available for devices not supported by iPadOS 18: iPad (6th generation), iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 2nd generation) and iPad Pro (10.5-inch)

See also

References

  1. Clover, Juli (February 10, 2025). "Make Sure to Update: iOS 18.3.1 Includes Fix for Actively Exploited Vulnerability". MacRumors . Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  2. iPad (5th generation)
  3. iPad Pro, 9.7 inch
    iPad Pro, 12.9 inch (1st generation)
  4. "iPadOS 17 Preview". Apple. Archived from the original on 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  5. iPad (6th generation)
    iPad (7th generation)
  6. iPad Pro, 10.5 inch
    iPad Pro, 12.9 inch (2nd generation)
  7. iPad (8th generation)
    iPad Air (3rd generation)
    iPad Mini (5th generation)
  8. iPad Pro, 11 inch (1st generation)
    iPad Pro, 12.9 inch (3rd generation)
  9. iPad Pro, 11 inch (2nd generation)
    iPad Pro, 12.9 inch (4th generation)
  10. iPad (9th generation)
  11. iPad (10th generation)
    iPad Air (4th generation)
  12. iPad Mini (6th generation)
  13. iPad Air (5th generation)
    iPad Pro, 11 inch (3rd generation)
    iPad Pro, 12.9 inch (5th generation)
  14. iPad Pro, 11 inch (4th generation)
    iPad Pro, 12.9 inch (6th generation)
    iPad Air (6th generation)
  15. iPad Pro, 11 inch (5th generation)
    iPad Pro, 13 inch
  16. "About iPadOS 17 Updates". Apple Support. Archived from the original on 2023-10-08.