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iPad is a tablet computer designed by Apple running the iPadOS operating system. iPad applications are usually written in Objective-C or Swift in the Xcode IDE, although it is also possible to use other tools to build iPad applications. Questions that are not dependent on hardware should use the iOS tag instead.

iPad is a tablet computer designed by Apple running the operating system. iPad applications are usually written in and in the IDE, although it's possible to use other tools to build iPad applications as well.

Only use if you have problems with the hardware itself. For iPad Mini related questions use .

Models:

  1. iPad series:

    • iPad (1st generation)
    • iPad 2
    • iPad (3rd generation)
    • iPad (4th generation)
    • iPad (2017, 5th generation)
    • iPad (2018)

  2. iPad Mini series:

    • iPad Mini (1st generation)
    • iPad Mini 2
    • iPad Mini 3
    • iPad Mini 4
    • iPad Mini (2019)

  3. iPad Air series:

    • iPad Air (1st generation)
    • iPad Air 2
    • iPad Air (2019)

  4. iPad Pro series:

    • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
    • iPad Pro 9.7-inch (1st generation)
    • iPad Pro 10.5-inch (1st generation)
    • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
    • iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
    • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)

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