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Old iPads that can no longer be upgraded/updated will have NO MORE APPS AVAILABLE for initial download, at all, soon, from the Apple iOS App Store, for such old iOS devices in the very near future. So finding older versions apps for older iPads, while still possible, currently, will be a very tough challenge, now, in 2020. These old iPads are now reaching their complete end of life and support cycles. Older versions of apps are, soon, going to be gone for good, now! Third party app developers no longer want to support these 8 and 9-year old or older iOS devices, any longer! Third party app developers are removing all of their older, legacy versions of their apps from Apple's App Store servers, now. Getting older versions of apps for these old iPad models, initially from Apple’s iOS App Store is getting very difficult and very problematic and this issue is getting, painfully, much worse, now, in 2020!Īs of the beginning of 2019, many, MANY third party app developers are all more quickly and completely permanently dropping older app support for all old 7, 8 and 9-year iPads that are running 2-3 year old and earlier iOS versions ( iOS 10 and earlier ). The amount of older, compatible, available apps for these old iPad models has dwindled significantly since the beginning of 2020! These old iPad 2, 3, 4 and 1st gen iPad Mini models are, virtually, 8 and 9-years old, now. If you need an iPad that can run the latest and greatest versions of iOS, as well as, the most current apps available, then, you need to purchase a new iPad from Apple or a discounted, refurbished iPad from Apple’s Refurbished & Clearance section of Apple’s Website or a new or refurbished iPad from an Apple authorised, third party retail or online reseller OR other trusted sources for new or used Apple products. So, that is a total of between 7-9 years of iPad/iOS support!ĪLL older iPad models, like the iPad 2, 3, 4 and 1st gen iPad Mini have, finally, reached this support limit! It is what it is, today, in the year 2020!Īpple supports new iPad models for up to 5-6 years with third party app developers supporting these iPads for another, additional 2-3 years after! These older iPad models are too old, now, too underpowered and completely incompatible with any of the current and future versions of iOS/iPadOS. If you just purchased this over 8-year old iPad from somewhere, return it and attempt to get your money back!