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iPad How long Apple Will support IPad Air 2?
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My guess (and that's all it is, of course) is that it might make it to iOS 10 (or X), but probably not to 11. Its already struggling with iOS 9 (and struggled famously on iOS 8 until, I believe, 8.2). Perhaps Apple will come up with a way to "OS thin" iOS to keep it running, but, while I don't believe they intentionally obsolete old models, they also don't have any incentive to go out of their way to keep it running. Call it passive vs active "obsoleting".
They support iPad 2 with 512 MB RAM from 2011. Air 2 is the current model, it will be supported for three to four more years at least.
What are you talking about? The iPad Air 2 didn't "struggle" with iOS 8 (the OS it shipped with) and it sure as hell doesn't "struggle" with iOS 9.2.
The original iPad Air was great on iOS 7, but iOS 8 took its toll in areas (Spotlight, Siri, areas with blur), and iOS 9 continues that trend. The iPad Air 2 will run iOS 10 and beyond. That tri-core CPU, octa-core GPU, and 2GB of RAM will see to that.
My mistake. I thought the OP said iPad 2, not iPad Air 2. I think the Air 2 will be supported for 4-5 years, at least.
Noone can answer that question for you. It could be 2 years, but it could also be more. Depends on where Apple wants to take iOS, how you define and understand "keep supporting" (i.e. in terms of access to upgrades or a good user experience) and what you plan to use the device for (i.e. playing the latest games, browsing the web or reading ebooks).
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Seriously?
It's barely a year old, and I would hardly say it's struggling with iOS 9. If the iPad 2 has been supported through 5 OSs, I would imagine the Air 2 will be as well, if not more.
Even Apple can't answer that question at this time, but the device is powerful, and it has 2 Gb of ram, so I would say you'll be ok for some more years.
Apple absolutely, 100% knows when the iPad Air 2 will be end of sale and end of support...
I suspect we will see end of sale at some point this year and end of official software support 3-5 years away..
End of sales this year? Lol.... Apple still sells iPad Air, and it will be sell until iPad Air 3. So it is 1-1,5 another years MINIMUM for iPad Air 2.
Lol? It's so hard to fathom Apple announcing an iPad Air 2 replacement in the next 11 months?
That doesn't mean that the Air 2 would no longer be sold. The preceding model is usually still being sold even when a newer one starts being sold.
Huummmmm...Speaking for myself and have an Air2 I personally see no such struggle. No more so than those who just purchased a mini4 or the new model iPhones.
It is quite probable, and that means the iPad Air 2 will be discounted by $100 and still sold.
Not necessarily. Apple stopped selling the iPad 3 when the 4 came out, but still kept selling the 2.
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OP: I believe that with the 2GB of Ram and Tri-Core processor, the Air 2 will last for several years.
This has always been a hard question to answer, because history has proven that it constantly changes. iPad 3 for example is one year newer than the iPad 2, but yet it struggles more with the latest iOS version. iPad 4 isn't much better either. Heck, even the iPad Air (1st generation) seems to have its issues, although it looks like iOS 9.3 is going to fix a lot of those.
At the other hand, iPad Air 2 is quite a powerful device (the tri-core processor + 2 GB RAM does make a huge difference). If Apple doesn't mess things up, like introducing a redesign for iOS 10/11, it should be fine for at least another three years.
At the other hand, iPad Air 2 is quite a powerful device (the tri-core processor + 2 GB RAM does make a huge difference). If Apple doesn't mess things up, like introducing a redesign for iOS 10/11, it should be fine for at least another three years.
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