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Ask HN: What to Do with Old iPads?

30 points owenmakes | 2 comments | 26 Aug 25 12:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.538s | source

I have a bunch of old ipads which have become almost useless being stuck on iOS 9.3

I've been looking for solutions to this and it seems the only possible option is to jailbreak and downgrade iOS to a more usable version.

Any ideas?

1. JustExAWS ◴[26 Aug 25 14:57 UTC] No.45027489[source]▶
It’s been a couple of years. But even the oldest iPad - the one from 2010 - was able to download the “last compatible version” and stream Netflix.

Even an older iPad can run Netflix and Plex and maybe a couple of other streaming apps. You should be able to use it for Spotify and definitely Apple Music.

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2. tech234a ◴[26 Aug 25 15:45 UTC] No.45028144[source]▶
Maybe not the oldest version any more: https://x.com/fcbunn/status/1565036107049336832