iPadOS 17
iPadOS 17
The Lock Screen gained personalization and interactive widgets. Health came to iPad, Safari added profiles, and Stage Manager offered more flexible window placement. Features retained their own hardware requirements; the system update list does not promise identical capabilities on every device.
- Family
- iPadOS
- Major version
- 17
- Documented release
- 2023-09-18
Release
iPadOS 17 began general distribution on 2023-09-18, according to Apple's announcement or release register. This is the general release date, not the unveiling or a beta.
Changes
The Lock Screen gained personalization and interactive widgets. Health came to iPad, Safari added profiles, and Stage Manager offered more flexible window placement. Features retained their own hardware requirements; the system update list does not promise identical capabilities on every device.
Compatibility and devices
Apple-documented compatibility: iPad (6th generation and later); iPad Air (3rd generation and later); iPad mini (5th generation and later); iPad Pro 12.9 (2nd generation and later); iPad Pro 11 (1st generation and later); iPad Pro 10.5. Installing the system does not guarantee every feature, accessory, language or service. The example device relation is labelled as an update, not factory software. Family summary, not an inventory of every variant.
Documented revisions
The table is a selection of documented releases, not a complete history or a claim about the latest patch for every model. It excludes build numbers. Apple's notes retain each revision's specific scope.
Dates documented by Apple
Selected releases, not a complete history. Dates follow Apple's release records, not the latest page edit. No builds are included.
ISO date: year-month-day.
Devices and compatibility
iPad Air (2019)
Official update · 17
Apple-documented compatibility: iPad (6th generation and later); iPad Air (3rd generation and later); iPad mini (5th generation and later); iPad Pro 12.9 (2nd generation and later); iPad Pro 11 (1st generation and later); iPad Pro 10.5. Installing the system does not guarantee every feature, accessory, language or service. The example device relation is labelled as an update, not factory software. Family summary, not an inventory of every variant.