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Major OS release · iPadOS
iPadOS 13
Software history
Defining features
Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.
Multitasking
Slide Over with support for multiple apps to access your favorite apps from anywhere in iPadOS and quickly switch between them
Apple Pencil
Lower latency with Apple Pencil, making it feel more responsive than ever
Text Editing
Scrollbar scrubbing to directly drag the scrollbar for quickly navigating long documents, web pages, and email conversations
QuickType
New floating keyboard leaving more room for your content—drag it anywhere you like
Fonts
Custom fonts are available from the App Store for use in your favorite apps
Files
External drives supported in Files to access and manage files on a USB drive, SD card, or hard drive
Safari
Desktop-class browsing in Safari with websites automatically optimized for the large Multi-Touch display iPad display
Dark Mode
A beautiful new dark color scheme that delivers a great viewing experience especially in low-light environments
Photos
An all-new Photos tab with a curated view of your library making it easy to find, relive, and share your photos and videos
iPadOS
Device support
Archive-product links show the canonical products represented by this project. The full device-name list preserves the broader structured support evidence, including hardware refreshes that do not have their own archive node.
Supported archive products15 mapped products
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad Air 2
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad mini 4
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad Pro (10.5-inch)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st generation)
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro (9.7-inch)
Full device coverage34 device names
- iPad (5th generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad (7th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi
- iPad Air 2 Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro (9.7-inch) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro (9.7-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) Wi-Fi (1TB)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular (1TB)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi (1TB)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular (1TB)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad mini (5th generation) Wi-Fi
- iPad mini (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
- iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi
- iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi + Cellular
Support dropped at this major
No mapped archive product was fully dropped when this major version arrived.
Public releases
Public release history
Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.
2019
- 13.1Initial major release
- 13.1.1Point update
- 13.1.2Point update
- 13.1.3Point update
- 13.2Point update
- 13.2.2Point update
- 13.2.3Point update
- 13.3Point update
2020
- 13.3.1Point update
- 13.4Point update
- 13.4.1Point update
- 13.5Point update
- 13.5.1Point update
- 13.6Point update
- 13.6.1Point update
- 13.7Point update