iPad Mini 7 Will Have Day One Update

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.

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‌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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Top Rated Comments

DunedinD Avatar
14 months ago
Hardware that should get several years of software updates will have one very quickly. I mean, really, who gives a damn.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
chrono1081 Avatar
14 months ago

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.
Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Crow_Servo Avatar
14 months ago

I'd get it if I can download FaceID.
Plus ProMotion please.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
gsmornot Avatar
14 months ago
I'm always having to update regardless with betas always on my devices. Wont be too bad.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
rbbloom99 Avatar
14 months ago
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.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jz0309 Avatar
14 months ago

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
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)