IPadOS 17

iPadOS 17

Version of the iPadOS operating system
Screenshot of the iPadOS 17 home screen
Developer	Apple Inc.
OS family	iPadOS
Source model	Closed with open-source components
General availability	September 18, 2023; 7 months ago (2023-09-18)
Latest release	17.4.1[1] (March 21, 2024; 36 days ago (2024-03-21)) [±]
Latest preview	17.5 beta 3[2] (April 23, 2024; 3 days ago (2024-04-23)) [±]
Marketing target	iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air, iPad Pro
Update method	Software Update
Package manager	App Store
License	Proprietary software with open-source components
Preceded by	iPadOS 16
Official website	apple.com/ipados/ipados-17
Tagline	Even more capable. Even more you.
Support status
Supported. Drops support for all A9 and A9X chips, including the iPad Pro (1st generation) and iPad (5th generation).
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iOS 17 (derivative for iPhone)

iPadOS 17 is the fifth and current 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.

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.

Features

Lock screen

• The lock screen has been redesigned to match the appearance of iOS 16 and iOS 17.
• Introduced Widgets onto the lock screen.

PDF document handling

• iPadOS can now identify PDF forms fields for quicker text input.

Siri

• Users can now simply address Siri by its name instead of having to say "Hey Siri" to activate it.

Health app

• The Apple Health app is now available on iPads as well as on iPhones.

Notes app

• The Notes app now supports real time collaboration between users in PDF documents.

Automatic verification codes

• Adds support for one-time verification codes in the Mail app.
• Adds feature to automatically delete verification codes.

Supported devices

iPadOS 17 requires iPads with an A10 Fusion SoC or later, which means it drops support for iPad models with A9^[3] and A9X^[4] chips, officially marking the end of support for non-Apple Pencil compatible iPads.^[5] iPadOS 17 is also the first iPadOS version to drop support for an iPad with the largest 12.9-inch display and Apple Pencil compatibility. This also marks the third time Apple has dropped 64-bit devices.

Those using A10^[6] or A10X^[7] SoC have limited support.

Those using A12,^[8] A12X,^[9] A12Z,^[10] or A13^[11] SoC get additional features^[specify] that are unavailable on older models.

Those using A14^[12] or A15^[13] SoC have almost full^{[clarification needed]} support.

Those using M1^[14] or M2^[15] SoC get full support.

• iPad (6th generation)
• iPad (7th generation)
• iPad (8th generation)
• iPad (9th generation)
• iPad (10th generation)
• iPad Air (3rd generation)
• iPad Air (4th generation)
• iPad Air (5th generation)
• iPad Mini (5th generation)
• iPad Mini (6th generation)
• iPad Pro 10.5-inch
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)

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.

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

See also

• iOS 17
• macOS Sonoma
• tvOS 17
• watchOS 10
• visionOS

References