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The iPad Air (5th generation), colloquially known as the iPad Air 5 or iPad Air M1, is a tablet computer developed and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced by Apple on March 8, 2022. [ 2 ] Pre-orders began on March 11, 2022, and shipping began on March 18, 2022.
The included Touch ID fingerprint sensor allows the user to unlock the device as well as approve purchases from the App Store, iTunes Store, and Apple Books Store. Touch ID and Apple Pay let the user purchase items from websites or from within apps. [5] [6] The fifth-generation iPad supports up to iPadOS 16, and does not support iPadOS 17. [26]
The first iPad was released in 2010 and ran iPhone OS 3.2, which added support for the larger device to the operating system, previously only used on the iPhone and iPod Touch. This shared operating system was rebranded as "iOS" with the release of iOS 4 .
iPadOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple for its iPad line of tablet computers.It was given a name distinct from iOS, the operating system used by Apple's iPhones to reflect the diverging features of the two product lines, such as multitasking.
iPad Air (3rd) March 18, 2019 iOS 12.2: March 18, 2019 September 15, 2020 Latest iPadOS iPadOS 18.2.1: Supported January 6, 2025: 5 years, 9 months iPad Air (4th) September 15, 2020 iPadOS 14.1: October 23, 2020 March 8, 2022 4 years, 4 months iPad Air (5th) March 8, 2022 iPadOS 15.4: March 18, 2022 May 7, 2024 2 years, 10 months iPad Air (6th ...
iPadOS 16 requires iPads with an A9 or A9X SoC or later, which means it drops support for the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 4, both with an A8 or A8X SoC. This also marks the second time Apple has dropped support for older 64-bit iPads. The iPad (5th generation) is the only supported iPad without Apple Pencil support.
The 7th generation iPad is the only supported iPad without Apple Neural Engine, while the 3rd generation iPad Air is the only supported iPad with a 10.5-inch display. The new Apple Intelligence functions require iPads with an A17 Pro SoC, or M1 SoC or later, which are only available on the iPad Pro (5th generation and later), iPad Air (5th ...
Initial release on iPad (5th generation) Improves power management during peak workloads to avoid unexpected shutdowns; Fixes multiple bugs where an application may gain arbitrary code execution with kernel privileges; Fixes a bug where Apple Watch may Unlock with iPhone when not on the user's wrist