IPadOS 13

iPadOS 13
	iPadOS 13 home screen in "dark mode" running on an iPad Pro (3rd generation)
Developer	Apple Inc.
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.
Articles in the series
	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,^[8] 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.

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^ "iPadOS 13.7 (17H35) - Releases - Apple Developer". Apple Developer. Apple Inc. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
^ "Apple – iPad Pro – Specs". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
^ "Apple – iPad mini 4 – Specs". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
^ "Apple – iPad Air 2 – Technical Specifications". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
^ "Apple – iPhone XS – Technical Specifications". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
^ Wuerthele, Mike (June 3, 2019). "Apple unveils iPadOS, adding features specifically to iPad". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.

[1] "iPadOS". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.

[2] Juli Clover (September 1, 2020). "iOS 13.7 Now Available With Support for Exposure Notifications Express". MacRumors. Retrieved September 1, 2020.

[3] "iPadOS 13.7 (17H35) - Releases - Apple Developer". Apple Developer. Apple Inc. September 1, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.

[4] "Apple – iPad Pro – Specs". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[5] "Apple – iPad mini 4 – Specs". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

[6] "Apple – iPad Air 2 – Technical Specifications". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on October 26, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.

[7] "Apple – iPhone XS – Technical Specifications". Apple Inc. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[AppleInsider-8] Wuerthele, Mike (June 3, 2019). "Apple unveils iPadOS, adding features specifically to iPad". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.

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