iPadOS 18

iPadOS 18
Version of the iPadOS operating system
	Screenshot of the iPadOS 18 Home Screen
Developer	Apple Inc.
OS family	iPadOS
Source model	Closed with open-source components
Latest release	18.1.1 (November 19, 2024; 11 days ago) [±]
Latest preview	18.2 beta 4 (November 20, 2024; 10 days ago) [±]
Marketing target	iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro
Update method	Software Update
Preceded by	iPadOS 17
Official website	www.apple.com/ipados/ipados-18-preview/
Tagline	Totally. Rewrites. Rules.
Support status
	In developer beta
Articles in the series
	iOS 18 (derivative for iPhone)

iPadOS 18 is the upcoming sixth major release of Apple's iPadOS operating system for the iPad. It was revealed at the 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC).^[3] It is the direct successor to iPadOS 17 and was announced alongside iOS 18, watchOS 11, and macOS Sequoia.

iPadOS 18 is the first version of iPadOS to include the Calculator app, as well as Apple Intelligence.^[4]

Supported devices

iPadOS 18 drops support for the 2nd generation iPad Pro (2017, 12.9 and 10.5 inch) and the 6th generation iPad (2018), which include A10X and A10 chips, respectively. However, iPadOS 18 continues to support the 7th generation iPad, which also includes an A10 chip. This operating system drops support for all iPads that used the original 9.7-inch display size. This also marks the fourth time Apple has dropped support for 64-bit iPads and the first time Apple has dropped support for an iPad^[specify] featuring superior hardware to some models receiving the update.

The 7th generation iPad is the only supported iPad without Apple Neural Engine.

Therefore, the following models are supported:

References

^ Clover, Juli (November 19, 2024). "Apple Releases iOS 18.1.1 and iPadOS 18.1.1 With Security Fixes". MacRumors. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
^ Clover, Juli (November 20, 2024). "Apple Releases Fourth Betas of iOS 18.2 and More With Genmoji, Image Playground and ChatGPT Integration [Update: Public Betas Available]". MacRumors. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
^ Christoffel, Ryan (June 5, 2024). "When will iPadOS 18, visionOS 2, and macOS 15 be released?". 9to5Mac. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
^ "iPadOS 18 introduces powerful intelligence features and apps for Apple Pencil". Apple Newsroom (Canada). Retrieved June 10, 2024.

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[1] Clover, Juli (November 19, 2024). "Apple Releases iOS 18.1.1 and iPadOS 18.1.1 With Security Fixes". MacRumors. Retrieved November 19, 2024.

[2] Clover, Juli (November 20, 2024). "Apple Releases Fourth Betas of iOS 18.2 and More With Genmoji, Image Playground and ChatGPT Integration [Update: Public Betas Available]". MacRumors. Retrieved November 20, 2024.

[3] Christoffel, Ryan (June 5, 2024). "When will iPadOS 18, visionOS 2, and macOS 15 be released?". 9to5Mac. Retrieved June 10, 2024.

[4] "iPadOS 18 introduces powerful intelligence features and apps for Apple Pencil". Apple Newsroom (Canada). Retrieved June 10, 2024.

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