Older versions of apps are going to be gone for good, now! Third party app developers are removing all of their older, legacy versions of their apps from Apple's App Store servers, now. These old iPad 2, 3, 4 and 1st gen iPad Mini models are nearing 8 and 9-years old, now.Īs of the beginning of 2019, many, MANY third party app developers are all more quickly and completely dropping older app support for all old 7, 8 and 9-year iPads that are running 2-3 year old and earlier iOS versions. I hope this information is of some help to you - if only in understanding your current options. Whilst I’m certain that you will be disappointed that your iPad is reaching the end of its “useful” working life, you might take some solace in knowing that even the most basic replacement model will run rings around the performance and capabilities of your existing device. If you have continued reliance upon your ageing iPad, you should perhaps consider replacement with a newer model. You also need to be aware that Apps supporting older versions of iOS are becoming increasing scarce - and may following potential withdrawal from the Apple Store (by Apple or the third-party Developer) cannot be downloaded. Unfortunately, as Safari is an integral component of iOS, this cannot be upgraded either. As such, it is updated together with iOS.Īs you have an old (now unsupported) iPad running iOS 9.3.5/6, you’ll not be able to update to a newer version of iOS or iPadOS - as your iPad lacks the necessary CPU or RAM to support the newer versions of the Operating System. You cannot singularly update Safari - as it is a “component” of iOS.

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