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The iPad Air is supported to iOS 12, with the latest 12.5.7 update released on January 23, 2023. Design. The iPad Air marked the first major design change for the iPad since the iPad 2; it has a thinner design that is 7.5 millimeters thick and has a smaller screen bezel similar to the iPad Mini.
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The iPad Air is the 1st-generation tablet computer of the iPad Air series, designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced on October 22, 2013, and was released on November 1, 2013. It was discontinued with the launch of the 9.7-inch iPad Pro on March 21, 2016.
The iPad Air features a thinner design with similarities to the contemporaneous iPad mini 2 with the same 64-bit Apple A7 processor with the M7 motion coprocessor.
The 1st-generation iPad Air became available in November 2013 from AT&T, Sprint, and Verizon in the United States. In Canada, the prices and plans were more expensive at carriers Bell, Rogers, Telus, and others.
Aftermarket support
Aftermarket and refurbished units continue to be available through 3rd-party sources. However, user reviews of the older iPad Air have trended negative as it is considered obsolete, with operating system support limited to iOS 12.5.4. It does not support the iPadOS operating system that was released in September 2019.
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5.Apple iPad Air (1st Generation) 16GB WiFi Only Space Gray Refurbished, Walmart. Accessed 2021-09-04.
6.Apple iPad Air A1474, MD785LL/A, 16GB, Wi-Fi, Space Gray w/ 1 YEAR EXTENDED CPS LIMITED WARRANTY(Refurbished), Amazon. Accessed 2021-09-04.
•iPad Air at Apple (archived 2014-09-24)
•iPad Air - Technical Specifications at Apple Support
•iPad Air 1st generation at the iPad Wiki
•iPad Air at Wikipedia
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Send and reply to messages on iPad. You can use the Messages app to send text messages, images, and much more. You can reply within a conversation or to specific comments in a thread. You can even use Siri to listen and respond to your messages.
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