Apple Skips iPadOS 16 Entirely for 16.1, Pushes Release to Later This Fall

“This is an especially big year for iPadOS.

“This Fall, iPadOS will ship after iOS, as version 16.1 in a free software update.”

An exact release date for iPadOS 16.1 was not given.

Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The delay of the next iPadOS update breaks the tandem release schedule the company kept alongside iOS since 2019.

Apple will likely announce theiPhone 14and its next round of iPads next month.

CurrentiPad rumorssuggest a new design for the base model that may kick the Lightning port for USB-C.