The lock screen has been redesigned to match the appearance of iOS 16 and iOS 17.
Introduced Widgets onto the lock screen.
PDF document handling
iPadOS can now identify PDF form fields for quicker text input.
Siri
Users can now simply address Siri by its name instead of having to say "Hey Siri" to activate it.
Health app
The Health app is now available on iPads as well as on iPhones.
Notes app
The Notes app now supports real time collaboration between users in PDF documents.
Automatic verification codes
Adds support for one-time verification codes in the Mail app.
Adds feature to automatically delete verification codes.
Supported devices
iPadOS 17 requires iPads with an A10 FusionSoC or later. It drops support for iPads with an A9[3] and A9X[4] SoC, officially marking the end of support for iPads without Apple Pencil support.[5] iPadOS 17 is the first version of iPadOS to drop support for an iPad with the 12.9-inch display and Apple Pencil compatibility. This also marks the third time Apple has dropped support for 64-bit iPads. The iPad (6th generation) is the only supported iPad with the original 9.7-inch display and 2 GB of RAM .
The first developer beta of iPadOS 17 was released on June 6, 2023. The first public release, iPadOS 17.0, was officially released on September 18, 2023.