sad day - ipad 4th gen no 10.3

nox_uk · 29 Mar 2017 at 09:18

i have had an ipad for about 4 years, it's great and I had no intention of replacing it... use it every day for web browsing and spotify streaming

but yesterday was the first iOS update not available for it... so do i carry on using it for a year or so & then probably bin it, or sell it now and get a new replacement whilst it's still vaguely usable?

maybe this should have gone in apple hardware?

KIA · 29 Mar 2017 at 17:27

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7905200?start=0&tstart=0

Somnambulist · 29 Mar 2017 at 21:03

It happens, but it doesn't make your non-updated device any worse. It's just a case of whether there's certain features you want that you don't get and more importantly how well the device runs. Deciding when to sell it on and get something newer is an individual decision really; my first iPad was a 3rd gen, then an Air 2 and I'll probably upgrade to the larger iPad Pro once it's updated with a newer form-factor.

ED209 · 29 Mar 2017 at 22:10

As Kia's link said connect it to ITunes and update that way

Feek · 30 Mar 2017 at 11:10

Clearly this is not right, support for an older model wouldn't be pulled half way through a version, the link above demonstrates that.

InQ · 30 Mar 2017 at 13:13

My wifes Ipad 4 is showing the 10.3 available but havent got round to installing it yet.

Evian · 26 Apr 2017 at 01:25

I'm still using a 3rd gen iPad working fine still.

KIA · 26 Apr 2017 at 19:14

Evian said:
I'm still using a 3rd gen iPad working fine still.

Limited to iOS 9, but it's not the end of the world.

DNS-based ad-blocking works wonders on older iOS devices.

SupraWez · 26 Apr 2017 at 19:46

I still use a 1st gen iPad Mini, no iOS 10 here

ic1male · 27 Apr 2017 at 14:16

SupraWez said:
I still use a 1st gen iPad Mini, no iOS 10 here

That's no laughing matter. I swapped mine out for a mini 4 recently and the difference is HUGE - especially in terms of screen clarity and just general operating speed. You really ought to do yourself a favour and upgrade.

(This post was written by someone still using a Core 2 Duo PC.

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