iPad Mini 7 Will Have Day One Update

[MacRumors]

Apple is set to release the iPad mini 7 on Wednesday, and new iPad mini owners will have an update waiting right out of the box. Apple is shipping the iPad mini 7 with a version of iPadOS 18.0, which is no longer the latest version of iPadOS.

iPad mini owners will need to install iPadOS 18.0.1, and Apple has a special version of the update ready to go, with a version number of 22A8380. iPadOS 18.0.1 included some important bug fixes and security updates, so it'll be worth updating to right away if you're getting a new iPad mini.

After that day one update, iPad mini owners will need to install a second update next Monday, which is when Apple will release iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1. iPadOS 18.1 is the first version of iPadOS that includes Apple Intelligence features, which the iPad mini 7 will support with its A17 Pro chip.

Apple first announced the iPad mini last Tuesday, and along with an A17 Pro chip, it includes Wi-Fi 6E support, Bluetooth 5.3, and support for the Apple Pencil Pro. The iPad mini 7 is priced starting at $499.

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[gsmornot]

I'm always having to update regardless with betas always on my devices. Wont be too bad.

 

[antiprotest]

I'd get it if I can download FaceID.

 

[nutmac]

This sounds like a faux pas on Apple's part. iPad mini should be timed to arrive on Monday, so that it can be updated to 18.1.

 

[SAIRUS]

Curious if the metrics for battery life are done on 18.0, 18.1 or even some 17.0 version?

 

[rbbloom99]

I can't remember ever buying an Apple product that didn't need to be updated when unpacked. I took my neighbor to the Apple store to buy and new phone and we updated in the store at the direction of our sales person.

 

[trekkie604]

so they should've pushed 18.1 out for launch wednesday...

 

[chrono1081]

This sounds like a faux pas on Apple's part. iPad mini should be timed to arrive on Monday, so that it can be updated to 18.1.

That's not as easy as it sounds. Hardware shipments are usually coordinated far in advance to what software deployments are.

 

[jz0309]

That's not as easy as it sounds. Hardware shipments are usually coordinated far in advance to what software deployments are.

^^This. Yet we have complaints about this here, just mind boggling

 

[DunedinD]

Hardware that should get several years of software updates will have one very quickly. I mean, really, who gives a damn.

 

[DutchApplePie]

Even this guy is arriving without Apple Intelligence out of the box

 

[Smartuser]

^^This. Yet we have complaints about this here, just mind boggling

Constant complaints about non-issues on the MacRumors forum? I'm shocked!

 

[Crow_Servo]

I'd get it if I can download FaceID.

Plus ProMotion please.

 

[Abazigal]

Mmm, I love the smell of software updates in the morning (which incidentally, is when I update my devices whenever a new patch hits). 🙂

 

[JoB4031]

I’m waiting to see if they will release it with full secondary monitor support. So that I can run a second app or apps on an externally connected monitor, not just mirroring capabilities. If it has this feature Apple will have my money, otherwise I think my mini 6 is good for now.

 

[macfacts]

The "premium experience".

 

[MrGimper]

Plus ProMotion please.

Promotion is the deciding factor for me. I could handle touchID and an LCD screen, but no Promotion is a definite no.

 

[azentropy]

Thought we might see the embargo lifted today and get some early reviews, but nope.

 

[Astuces iOS]

I'd get it if I can download FaceID.

Face ID needs some materials things that aren’t in this iPad… no Face ID

 

[Astuces iOS]

Plus ProMotion please.

Guys updates don’t have things like that

 

[nycgeo]

This is the "Emperor has No Clothes" year for Apple. The debacle with Apple Intelligence is the most embarrassing mistake apple has ever made imo. When I see the ads on TV for the full screen Siri animation and all of the cool things it can do, then I push the button on my 3 week old iP16Pro, it does the same old dumb Siri animation, I really question who is behind the wheel over there. Simply mind-boggling for a $3T company!

 

[Royksöpp]

I’m still a little bit iffy on the A17 Pro. Hopefully the bigger body will help with heat distribution.

 

[JosephAW]

Whatever happened to Apple doing updates while devices are still in their boxes?

 

[pavinder]

I'd get it if I can download FaceID.

That'd be nice. And it'd be even better if the update included Pencil 2 support.

 

[yyzguy]

Perfect. I don’t want 18.1