iPadOS end of life: end of support by version
Apple · Operating Systems
For iPadOS by Apple, patchletter knows 8 support cycles. 3 of them have already ended and receive no more security updates. The current version of iPadOS is 26.6.1. The cycles come from the open endoflife.date project, last reconciled on 26/08/2026.
When does support end for which iPadOS version?
A cycle is a maintained version line. Where a date is given, support ends on that day — after it the vendor ships no more security updates for that line.
| Cycle | Latest version | End of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 26.6.1 | no date on record | supported |
| 18 | 18.7.10 | no date on record | supported |
| 17 | 17.7.11 | no date on record | supported |
| 16 | 16.7.16 | no date on record | supported |
| 15 | 15.8.8 | no date on record | supported |
| 14 | 14.8.1 | 1791 days ago | End of Life |
| 13 | 13.6 | 2171 days ago | End of Life |
| 12 | 12.5.8 | 2529 days ago | End of Life |
Which iPadOS versions no longer receive security updates?
3 of 8 cycles have ended. If you run one of those lines, the vendor ships you no more patches — not even for critical flaws.
- iPadOS 1414.8.1
- iPadOS 1313.6
- iPadOS 1212.5.8
Where does the EOL data for iPadOS come from?
From the open endoflife.date project, which collects vendors' official support commitments. patchletter reconciles the cycles daily; the iPadOS data is as of 26/08/2026. In case of doubt the vendor's own lifecycle page applies — patchletter deliberately stores no vendor full texts.
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