iPadOS 17

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<div style="font: bold 2em/1.2 -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'SF Pro Display', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: var(--wiki-color);">iPadOS 17</div>
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! class="ios-lab" | Developer
| class="ios-val" | [[Apple]]
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! class="ios-lab" | Announced
| class="ios-val" | June 5, 2023 (WWDC)
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! class="ios-lab" | Initial release
| class="ios-val" | September 18, 2023
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! class="ios-lab" | Final release
| class="ios-val" | 17.7.x security series
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! class="ios-lab" | iOS sibling
| class="ios-val" | [[iOS 17]]
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! class="ios-lab" | Preceded by
| class="ios-val" | [[iPadOS 16]]
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! class="ios-lab" | Succeeded by
| class="ios-val" | [[iPadOS 18]]
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iPadOS 17 is the fifth release of [[iPadOS]], released on September 18, 2023, back in lockstep with its iOS sibling. A consolidation year: the customizable Lock Screen (with iPad-scaled astronomy wallpapers and widgets) arrived a year after iPhones got it, widgets became interactive everywhere, and Stage Manager received the flexibility pass its critics demanded — freer window placement and sizing, plus built-in external webcam support over USB-C.

The Health app reached the iPad for the first time, with its data charts benefiting from the larger canvas, and PDF handling grew autofill and collaborative annotation in Notes — the quiet productivity wins that defined the cycle.

= Features =

Lock Screen customization and Live Activities; interactive widgets; Health on iPad; Stage Manager refinements and external camera support; PDF autofill and Notes collaboration; Freeform follow-along; Spotlight and Visual Look Up improvements; and the shared [[iOS 17]] set — Messages Check In, AirDrop improvements, autocorrect's transformer rebuild.

= Supported devices =

iPad (6th gen) and later, iPad mini 5 and later, iPad Air 3 and later, iPad Pro 2nd gen and later — dropping the iPad (5th gen) and first 12.9/9.7 Pros' remaining sibling (the 10.5 Pro and 12.9 2nd gen survived).

= Legacy =

iPadOS 17 mended Stage Manager's reputation and completed the Lock Screen platform across form factors. Its webcam and Health additions extended the iPad's claim on desk and clinical niches — but its incremental profile also fed the "when does iPad software match M-chip hardware?" chorus that [[iPadOS 26]] finally answered.