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.
The first public beta was released on July 12, 2023, and the final version was released on September 18, 2023.
Features
Lock screen
The lock screen has been redesigned to match the appearance of iOS 16 and iOS 17 with widgets.
PDF document handling
iPadOS can now identify PDF form fields for quicker text input.
Siri
Users can now simply address Siri by its name instead of having to say "Hey Siri" to activate it.
Health The Health app is now available on iPads as well as on iPhones.
Notes
The Notes app now supports real time collaboration between users in PDF documents.
Automatic verification codes
Adds support for one-time verification codes in the Mail app. Adds feature to automatically delete verification codes.
Supported devices iPadOS 17 requires iPads with an A10 Fusion chip or later. It drops support for iPads with the A9 and A9X chips, marking the end of support for iPads without Apple Pencil support. 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.
iPadOS 17 drops support for the first-generation iPad Pro and the fifth-generation iPad, making it the first version of iPadOS to drop support for an iPad Pro.
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 sixth-generation iPad is the only supported iPad with the original 9.7-inch display and 2 GB of RAM.
iPads with the A10 or A10X chip have limited support.
iPads with the A12, A13, A14 or A15 chip have partial support.
iPads with the A12X or A12Z almost have full support.
iPads with the M1, M2 or M4 chip have full support.
iPads that support iPadOS 17 are:
iPad (6th generation) or later iPad Air (3rd generation) or later iPad Mini (5th generation) or later iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation) or later iPad Pro 10.5-inch iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation) or later iPad Pro 13-inch (M4)
Version history 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.
Version Build Codename Release date Release notes 21A329 Dawn 21A340 21A351 21A360 21B74 DawnB 21B91 21B101 21C62 DawnC 21D50 DawnD 21D61 21E219 DawnE 21E236 21F79 DawnF 21F90 21G80 DawnG rowspan="2" 21G93 21G101 21H16 DawnSecurityCrystal 21H216DawnSecurityCrystalB 21H221 21H312DawnSecurityCrystalC Only available for devices not supported by iPadOS 18: 6th generation iPad and 2nd generation iPad Pro 21H414DawnUpdate 21H420 21H423 21H433 21H440 21H446 21H450 21H461
See Apple's official release notes and official security update contents.
Reception Reception of iPadOS 17 was positive, with critics praising the lock screen customization feature, Stage Manager improvements, the addition of the Health app, the ability to work with PDFs within the Notes app, the addition of enhanced AutoFill and external camera support, but criticizing it for its lack of revolutionary changes, hardware limitations and lack of multi-user support.
See also iOS 17 macOS Sonoma tvOS 17 watchOS 10
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