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You can redownload supporting apps, but the problem is that the official App Store doesn't have them once a new version of OS comes out. I remember when in 201
by splix 5y ago
You can redownload supporting apps, but the problem is that the official App Store doesn't have them once a new version of OS comes out.
I remember when in 2014 I decided to give away my unused iPad 1st gen, just as a e-reader. So I've erased it but no apps were supporting this device already. Even the official Apple Books app.
Yes, techicaly it wasn't bricked, it worked, you still can turn it on and off. But without software it's useless.
- zepto 5y agoOk - but that’s true of any old device that developers are no longer targeting. Classic Macs for example.
- splix 5y agoI understand that a company cannot keep all old software downloadable forever, but note that in this case it was just a four years old device.
- zepto 5y agoFirst gen is the operative word. That device is not representative. 4 years was an eternity in device capability at the time the first gen of the iPad was released. I’m writing this on a 6 year old iPad Pro that I use every day. Everything runs on it, and it shows no sign of being too slow or even needing a battery replacement. It seems like the problem has been solved.
- splix 5y agoIt wasn't a problem with the device. It was Apple decision that one day disallowed to download existing working software. They had the software, and I don't think it was too expensive to keep it downloadable for a few more years. Or you mean that there was a problem with Apple servers and now it's fixed?
- zepto 5y agoNo - I mean the problem is fixed in general. Not for this specific device.