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| iPadOS 17 | |
|---|---|
| Version of theiPadOS operating system | |
Screenshot of the iPadOS 17 home screen | |
| Developer | Apple |
| OS family | iPadOS |
| Source model | Closed withopen-source components |
| General availability | September 18, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-09-18) |
| Latest release | 17.7.10[1] (August 20, 2025; 5 months ago (2025-08-20)) [±] |
| Marketing target | iPad,iPad Mini,iPad Air,iPad Pro |
| Update method | OTA, software update throughiTunes,Apple Configurator, or Finder |
| Package manager | App Store |
| License | Proprietary software with open-source components |
| Preceded by | iPadOS 16 |
| Succeeded by | iPadOS 18 |
| Official website | iPadOS 17 at theWayback Machine (archived September 3, 2024) |
| Tagline | Even more capable. Even more you. |
| Support status | |
| Receiving security updates for iPads that do not support iPadOS 18. Widespread third-party app support. | |
| Articles in the series | |
| iOS 17(derivative foriPhone) | |
iPadOS 17 is thefifth major release of theiPadOSoperating system developed byApple for itsiPad line oftablet computers. The successor toiPadOS 16, it was announced at the company'sWorldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5, 2023 and was released on September 18, 2023 along withiOS 17.
iPadOS 17 drops support for thefirst-generation iPad Pro, and thefifth-generation iPad, making it the first version of iPadOS to requireApple Pencil compatibility oniPads, as well as the first version of iPadOS to drop support for aniPad Pro.
The first public beta was released on July 12, 2023 and the final version was released on September 18, 2023.
iPadOS 17 is the final version of iPadOS that supports thesecond-generation iPad Pro and aniPad with the original 9.7-inch display, thesixth-generation iPad.
iPadOS 17 requires iPads with anA10 FusionSoC or later. It drops support for iPads with anA9[a] andA9X[b] SoC, officially marking the end of support for iPads without Apple Pencil support.[2] 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 iPad (6th generation) is the only supported iPad with the original 9.7-inch display and 2 GB of RAM.
iPads with anA10[c] orA10X[d]SoC have limited support.
iPads with anA12,[e]A13,[f]A14[g] orA15[h] SoC have partial[clarification needed] support.[i]
iPads with anA12X,[j] orA12Z[k] have almost full support.[l]
iPads with anM1,[m]M2[n] orM4[o] SoC have full support.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsupported: 17.0 | 21A329 | Dawn | September 18, 2023 | |
| Unsupported: 17.0.1 | 21A340 | September 21, 2023 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.0.2 | 21A351 | September 26, 2023 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.0.3 | 21A360 | October 4, 2023 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.1 | 21B74 | DawnB | October 25, 2023 | |
| Unsupported: 17.1.1 | 21B91 | November 7, 2023 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.1.2 | 21B101 | November 30, 2023 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.2 | 21C62 | DawnC | December 11, 2023 | |
| Unsupported: 17.3 | 21D50 | DawnD | January 22, 2024 | |
| Unsupported: 17.3.1 | 21D61 | February 8, 2024 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.4 | 21E219 | DawnE | March 5, 2024 | |
| Unsupported: 17.4.1 | 21E236 | March 21, 2024 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.5 | 21F79 | DawnF | May 13, 2024 | |
| Unsupported: 17.5.1 | 21F90 | May 20, 2024 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.6 | 21G80 | DawnG | July 29, 2024 | |
| Unsupported: 17.6.1 | 21G93 | August 7, 2024 | ||
| 21G101 | August 19, 2024 | |||
| Unsupported: 17.7 | 21H16 | DawnH | September 16, 2024 | |
| Unsupported: 17.7.1 | 21H216 | October 28, 2024 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.7.2 | 21H221 | November 19, 2024 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.7.3 | 21H312 | December 11, 2024 | Only available for devices not supported by iPadOS 18:6th generation iPad and2nd generation iPad Pro | |
| Unsupported: 17.7.4 | 21H414 | January 27, 2025 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.7.5 | 21H420 | February 10, 2025 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.7.6 | 21H423 | March 31, 2025 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.7.7 | 21H433 | May 12, 2025 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.7.8 | 21H440 | May 19, 2025 | ||
| Unsupported: 17.7.9 | 21H446 | July 29, 2025 | ||
| Latest version:17.7.10 | 21H450 | August 20, 2025 | ||
Legend: Unsupported Supported Latest version Preview version Future version | ||||
See Apple's officialrelease notes and officialsecurity update contents.