Apple iPadOS
OSApple iPadOS 26 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 26.6.2. 5 of 8 tracked cycles remain supported.
Support pattern
How Apple iPadOS has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.
Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for Apple iPadOS. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.
Release lifecycle
Actively maintainedSecurity support onlyEnd of life
Today
26Latest
26.6.2 · Sep 8, 2026
18
18.7.10 · Aug 17, 2026
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17.7.11 · May 11, 2026
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16.7.16 · May 11, 2026
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15.8.8 · May 11, 2026
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EOL Oct 1, 2021
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EOL Sep 16, 2020
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EOL Sep 24, 2019
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