iPadOS 17

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, A13, A14 or A15 SoC have partial^{[clarification needed]} support.

iPads with an A12X, or A12Z have almost full support.

iPads with an M1, M2 or M4 SoC have 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 Air 11-inch
• iPad Air 13-inch
• 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)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (5th generation)
• iPad Pro 13-inch

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.

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