iPadOS 18 will drop help for iPad fashions geared up with the A10X Fusion chip, in accordance with a publish on X at this time from a non-public account with a confirmed observe file of sharing construct numbers for upcoming iOS and iPadOS updates.
In different phrases, iPadOS 18 will drop help for the ten.5-inch iPad Professional and the second-generation 12.9-inch iPad Professional. Assist for the sixth-generation iPad, which makes use of the common A10 Fusion chip, can also be being dropped. Nonetheless, iPadOS 18 will proceed to work on the seventh-generation iPad, in accordance with the supply.
iPadOS 18 will subsequently be suitable with the next iPad fashions:
- iPad Professional: 2018 and later
- iPad Air: 2019 and later
- iPad mini: 2019 and later
- iPad: 2019 and later
Apple is anticipated to announce iPadOS 18 alongside iOS 18 at its Worldwide Builders Convention, which begins June 10, and the replace ought to be launched to all customers with a suitable iPad in September.
Apple is anticipated to introduce a slew of AI-related options, collectively dubbed “Apple Intelligence,” however solely iPads powered by an M1 chip or later will help on-device AI capabilities.
Apple additionally plans to introduce a built-in Calculator app for the iPad with iPadOS 18. The app can be a “universal” app capable of run on the iPhone, iPad, and macOS, permitting for the same look and performance throughout all three units.
To kick off WWDC 2024, Apple will maintain a keynote occasion on Monday at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time to announce the brand new software program. For these unable to look at the dwell stream, or preferring to learn a textual content model of the bulletins, we’ll have dwell protection each right here on MacRumors.com and thru our MacRumorsLive X (Twitter) account, so be sure that to observe.