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What do I need to do if I want to use my old 4th gen iPad in 2023? (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I recently was able to get back my 4th gen iPad that I used for university and got excited to start using it again just for basic stuff like searching stuff on the browser, reading comics and such. However I quickly realized that I was unable to download anything from the AppStore as my iOS version is 10.3.4 and apps like Firefox request at least iOS 14. This wouldn't be an issue if I still had the apps downloaded but it isn't the case.

I was able to re download a few apps through the Purchased tab on the AppStore but some of them are not available anymore (ComicFlow for example). So yeah... What now?

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I dug around a little and found this article from last year about running Linux on old iPads: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/06/developers-get-linux-up-and-running-on-old-ipad-air-2-hardware/

I don't know the status of any of those projects, though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh wow this is amazing

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Just for the record, Project Sandcastle is essentially dead, and postmarketOS is finicky at best and unusable at worst. Not saying it's a terrible idea, just that it's still in its early stages.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've got a 3rd gen laying around, I'd be very interested as well:)