Apple on Monday launched iPadOS 17.7.8, an replace for older iPads that can’t run iPadOS 18. The 17.7.8 replace is for the first-generation 10.5-inch iPad Professional, the second-generation 12.9-inch iPad Professional, and the sixth-generation iPad.
The replace addresses a difficulty the place iPads working iPadOS 17.7.7 didn’t permit customers to log into an app. The discharge observe states that the replace consists of “necessary safety fixes,” however Apple’s safety releases doc states that iPadOS 17.7.8 has no printed CVE entries–in different phrases, the replace doesn’t handle something recorded within the Widespread Vulnerabilities and Exposures database.
To put in the replace, open the Settings app and go to Software program Replace. You will have an web connection, and the iPad might want to restart.
The present model of iPadOS is eighteen.5, which was launched final week. Nonetheless, Apple does launch updates to older working techniques, similar to iPadOS 17, when performance is impaired, severe bugs have been addressed, or very important safety patches can be found.