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IPadOS 27

2026 tablet operating system by Apple

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 21, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
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iPadOS 27 is the eighth major release of iPadOS, Apple's operating system for the iPad. The successor to iPadOS 26, it was announced on June 8, 2026, at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) alongside iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate, watchOS 27, visionOS 27, and tvOS 27. It was released on September 14, 2026.

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The public source identifies “IPadOS 27” as 2026 tablet operating system by Apple. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around IPadOS, tablet and operating.

Editorial reviewA practical starting point whose main value is the path it opens into stronger specialist and primary sources. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2026—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with IPadOS, tablet and operating providing the first useful test.
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This entry incorporates text from “IPadOS 27” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.