iPadOS 17 is the fifth and current major release of the

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developed by

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for its

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line of

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. The successor to

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, it was announced at the company's

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(WWDC) on June 5, 2023 and was released on September 18, 2023 along with

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. iPadOS 17 drops support for the first-generation iPad Pro, and the fifth-generation iPad, making it the first version of iPadOS to require

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compatibility on

s, as well as the first version of iPadOS to drop support for an

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. The first public beta was released on July 12, 2023 and the final version was released on September 18, 2023. iPadOS 17 will be the final version of iPadOS that supports the second-generation iPad Pro and

s with the original 9.7-inch display, especially the sixth-generation iPad.

Features

Lock screen

* The lock screen has been redesigned to match the appearance of

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and

. * Introduced Widgets onto the lock screen.

PDF document handling

* iPadOS can now identify PDF form fields for quicker text input.

Siri

* Users can now simply address

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by its name instead of having to say "Hey Siri" to activate it.

Health app

* The

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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. It drops support for iPads with an A9 and A9X SoC, officially marking the end of support for iPads without Apple Pencil support. 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 or A10X SoC have limited support. iPads with an A12, A12X, A12Z, or A13 SoC get additional features that are unavailable on older iPads. iPads with an A14 or A15 SoC have almost full support. iPads with an M1, M2 or M4iPad Pro, 11 inch (5th generation)
iPad Pro, 13 inch SoC have full support. *

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* iPad Air 11-inch * iPad Air 13-inch *

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* 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) * iPad Pro 11-inch (5th generation) * iPad Pro 13-inch

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 officia
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References

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