IPadOS 13
iPadOS 13 home screen in "dark mode" running on an iPad Pro (3rd generation) | |
| Developer | Apple Inc. |
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| Written in | C, C++, Objective-C, Swift, assembly language |
| OS family | Unix-like, based on Darwin (BSD), iOS |
| Working state | Discontinued |
| Source model | Closed with open-source components |
| Initial release | September 24, 2019 |
| Latest release | 13.7 (17H35) (September 1, 2020) [±] |
| Marketing target | Tablet computers |
| Available in | 40 languages |
| Update method | OTA, software update through iTunes or Finder |
| Package manager | App Store |
| Platforms | iPad, iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad Pro |
| Kernel type | Hybrid (XNU) |
| Default user interface | Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, GUI) |
| License | Proprietary software except for open-source components |
| Preceded by | iOS 12 |
| Succeeded by | iPadOS 14 |
| Official website | iPadOS 13 at the Wayback Machine (archived September 11, 2020) |
| Tagline | Incredibly capable. Distinctly iPad. |
| Support status | |
| Obsolete, no longer receiving security updates, because all iPads that supported iPadOS 13 support iPadOS 14 and iPadOS 15 as well. Partial third-party app support. Drops support for all A7 chips, including the iPad Air (1st generation), and the iPad Mini 2 and 3. | |
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| iOS 13 (derived from) | |
iPadOS 13 is the first major release of the iPadOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. for their iPad line of tablet computers. The successor to iOS 12 on those devices, it was announced at the company's 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 3, 2019, as a derivation from iOS, with a greater emphasis on multitasking and tablet-centric features. It was released on September 24, 2019. It was succeeded by iPadOS 14, released on September 16, 2020.