iPadOS 27: Full Supported iPads
Last updated: October 15, 2026
Apple released iPadOS 27 on September 14, 2026. It runs on the 2020 iPad Pro and later, the iPad Air (4th generation) and later, the iPad (9th generation) and later, and the iPad mini (6th generation) and later. The latest version is iPadOS 27.0.1, and iPadOS 27.2 is in beta now.
The A12-based iPads, including the 2018 iPad Pro, iPad Air 3, iPad mini 5 and iPad 8, do not get it. Apple Intelligence needs an iPad with an M1 chip or newer, or the iPad mini (A17 Pro).
15 of 26 models eligible for iPadOS 27.
Already getting iPadOS 27
iPadOS 27 is available for these iPads now: open Settings, then General, then Software Update.
Out now, since September 14, 2026(15)
iPad Pro (M5, 2025)Available
iPad Pro (M4, 2024)Available
iPad Pro (M2, 2022)Available
iPad Pro (M1, 2021)Available
iPad Pro (A12Z, 2020)Available
iPad Air (M4, 2026)Available
iPad Air (M3, 2025)Available
iPad Air (M2, 2024)Available
iPad Air (5th gen, M1, 2022)Available
iPad Air (4th gen, A14, 2020)Available
iPad mini (7th gen, A17 Pro, 2024)Available
iPad mini (6th gen, A15, 2021)Available
iPad (11th gen, A16, 2025)Available
iPad (10th gen, A14, 2022)Available
iPad (9th gen, A13, 2021)AvailableNot getting iPadOS 27
These iPads do not get iPadOS 27.
iPad Pro(3)
iPad Pro (A12X, 2018)Not Eligible
iPad Pro (A10X, 2017)Not Eligible
iPad Pro (A9X, 2016)Not EligibleiPad Air(2)
iPad Air (3rd gen, A12, 2019)Not Eligible
iPad Air 2 (2014)Not EligibleiPad mini(2)
iPad mini (5th gen, A12, 2019)Not Eligible
iPad mini (4th gen, 2015)Not EligibleiPad(4)
iPad (8th gen, A12, 2020)Not Eligible
iPad (7th gen, A10, 2019)Not Eligible
iPad (6th gen, 2018)Not Eligible
iPad (5th gen, 2017)Not Eligible* iPadOS 27 keeps the 2020 iPad Pro (A12Z) and every A13 or newer iPad, including the iPad (9th generation), while dropping the A12-based models. Apple Intelligence features require an iPad mini (A17 Pro) or an iPad with an M1 chip or newer.
Changelog
- October 15, 2026: Added the iPad Pro (M5), which was missing from the list.
- September 28, 2026: iPadOS 27.0.1 released.
- September 14, 2026: iPadOS 27 released.
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