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Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 10
Apple Pulls iPadOS 27 Beta for 2 Unsupported iPad Pro Models
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Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 10

Apple Pulls iPadOS 27 Beta for 2 Unsupported iPad Pro Models

3 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · Jun 10

Summary

  • Apple removed an iPadOS 27 beta 1 restore image from its developer downloads page after it briefly appeared to support two older iPad Pro models not on the official compatibility list.
  • The deleted listing named 11-inch iPad Pro 1st generation and 12.9-inch iPad Pro 3rd generation devices, and the IPSW file name also referenced those unsupported models.
  • A test installation on a 12.9-inch iPad Pro 3rd generation failed, while Apple left its published iPadOS 27 device list unchanged.
  • That points to a developer-site mistake—possibly from older grouped model labels—rather than a late compatibility expansion like the recent watchOS 27 Series 9 confusion.

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