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Major OS release · iPadOS

iPadOS 17

Version 17Sep 18, 202328 public releases · 27 point updates

Software history

Defining features

Feature summaries are anchored to the cited Apple first-party source.

Lock Screen

Redesigned Lock Screen gives you all new ways to personalize your Lock Screen by showcasing favorite photos, customizing font styles, displaying widgets, and more

Widgets

Widgets on the Lock Screen let you glance at information like the weather, time, battery levels, calendar events, alarms and third party widgets

Messages

Stickers iMessage app brings all your stickers into one place including Live Stickers, Memoji, Animoji, emoji stickers, and your third party sticker packs

FaceTime

Leave a video or audio message to capture exactly what you want to say when someone does not pick up your FaceTime call

Health

Health app on iPad is designed for the larger display, including the sidebar for quick navigation, rich details in Favorites, and interactive charts

Notes

Inline PDFs and document scans are presented full-width in your note, making it easy to view and mark-up a document you’re reviewing

Safari and Passwords

Profiles keep your browsing separate for topics like work and personal, separating your history, cookies, extensions, Tab Groups, and favorites

Keyboard

Improved autocorrect accuracy makes typing even easier by leveraging a powerful transformer-based language model (iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation and later), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation and later), iPad (10th generation), iPad Air (4th generation and later), and iPad mini (6th generation))

Freeform

Improved drawing with new tools, like fountain pen, ruler and watercolor as well as shape recognition

Stage Manager

More flexible window positioning lets you create your ideal window layout with larger draggable areas for precise selection and positioning of apps

Apple feature source ↗

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 products24 mapped products
Full device coverage56 device names
  • iPad (10th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad (10th 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 (8th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad (8th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad (9th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad (9th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Air (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Air (4th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Air (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Air (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Air 11-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Air 13-inch (M2) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Pro (10.5-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (2nd generation) 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 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi (1 or 2 TB)
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular (1 or 2 TB)
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (M4) 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 Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) Wi-Fi (1 or 2 TB)
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular (1 or 2 TB)
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Pro 13-inch (M4) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad mini (5th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad mini (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad mini (6th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad mini (6th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular

Support dropped at this major

Device names in support data

  • iPad (5th generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad (5th generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st generation) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Pro (12.9-inch) (1st generation) Wi-Fi + Cellular
  • iPad Pro (9.7-inch) Wi-Fi
  • iPad Pro (9.7-inch) Wi-Fi + Cellular

Public releases

Public release history

Every canonical public release assigned to this major version, including the initial release and later point updates.

2023

  1. 17.0Initial major release
  2. 17.0.1Point update
  3. 17.0.2Point update
  4. 17.0.3Point update
  5. 17.1Point update
  6. 17.1.1Point update
  7. 17.1.2Point update
  8. 17.2Point update

2024

  1. 17.3Point update
  2. 17.3.1Point update
  3. 17.4Point update
  4. 17.4.1Point update
  5. 17.5Point update
  6. 17.5.1Point update
  7. 17.6Point update
  8. 17.6.1Point update
  9. 17.7Point update
  10. 17.7.1Point update
  11. 17.7.2Point update
  12. 17.7.3Point update

2025

  1. 17.7.4Point update
  2. 17.7.5Point update
  3. 17.7.6Point update
  4. 17.7.7Point update
  5. 17.7.8Point update
  6. 17.7.9Point update
  7. 17.7.10Point update

2026

  1. 17.7.11Point update