IPadOS Lifecycle: End Of Life And Support Status
Last updated on April 18, 2024
iPadOS is the operating system designed by Apple for its line of iPad products. These operating systems follow in the footsteps of iOS and only lag by a few days with the same release version. iPadOS is very much alike iOS in terms of interface and functionality.
Support status guide
End of life (EOL) is the end of a product’s useful life. When a product reaches the end of its life cycle, the manufacturer no longer supports it. The following table explains the different phases of a product’s lifecycle. Testing status is when the product is initially released and EOL is when product support is no longer offered. The time between these two points is the support timeframe.
Testing
The software is not yet publicly available. It is in testing phase i.e., alpha, beta, release preview etc.
Active
The software is actively supported by the vendor.
Phasing Out
The software will soon reach its end of life. You need to look for upgrade or migration options. The software will automatically go into phasing out status 2 months before end of life.
End Of Life
The software is no longer supported by the vendor. You need to make sure your system and environment are safe.
Version
Released
Active Support
Security Support
(18 September 2023)
(24 October 2022)
(18 September 2023)
(20 September 2021)
(24 October 2022)
(16 September 2020)
(20 September 2021)
(1 October 2021)
(24 September 2019)
(16 September 2020)
(16 September 2020)
Like iOS, macOS, and other Apple operating systems, iPadOS also receives a major version upgrade manually, after which the older version loses support. However, Apple continues to provide security support even after the active support has ended.
EOLs