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That usually is more or less automatic. If an update is available for your device it'll show up as such and you only need to accept it.
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That usually is more or less automatic. If an update is available for your device it'll show up as such and you only need to accept it.

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Hello, mainrotor,<br />
<br />
If you're looking to update only to ios 8 instead of 9, you will need to download the IPSW firmware file, and update from iTunes.<br />
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Cheers!<br />
Sean
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Hello, mainrotor,

If you're looking to update only to ios 8 instead of 9, you will need to download the IPSW firmware file, and update from iTunes.

Cheers!
Sean

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There are people unhappy with upgrading an iPad 2 to iOS 8.<br />
<a href="https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6990781?start=0&tstart=0" rel="ugc">https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6990781?start=0&tstart=0</a><br />
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I would investigate further before deciding.
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There are people unhappy with upgrading an iPad 2 to iOS 8.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6990781?start=0&tstart=0 [https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6990781?start=0&tstart=0]

I would investigate further before deciding.

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davidanders,<br />
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OP may just be looking at iOS v8 to jailbreak, given that very recently (October 2015), the US Government made jailbreaking tablets and smart televisions no longer illegal.<br />
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-Sean
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davidanders,

OP may just be looking at iOS v8 to jailbreak, given that very recently (October 2015), the US Government made jailbreaking tablets and smart televisions no longer illegal.

-Sean

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Hi all,<br />
I want to update the iOS on my iPad 2 to iOS 8. &nbsp;How do I go about doing this?<br />
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Thanks in advance,<br />
mrotor
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Hi all,
I want to update the iOS on my iPad 2 to iOS 8.  How do I go about doing this?

Thanks in advance,
mrotor

How do I update the iOS on my iPad 2

iPad is an iOS-based line of tablet computers built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPad includes built-in Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity on select models. An iPad can shoot video, take photos, play music, and perform Internet functions such as web-browsing and emailing. Other functions – games, reference, GPS navigation, social networking, etc. – can be enabled by downloading and installing apps.

iPad

iOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple; it is a derivative of the Mac OS X desktop operating system, with which it shares many (but not all) common frameworks and other components. These include Cocoa Touch, the Mach/Darwin/XNU kernel and code from the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD). Each iOS application runs in its own secure sandbox to prevent altering other applications, the operating system, or any other data.

Apple's early computers ran on a variety of operating systems, including a Pascal version and one based on CP/M, before releasing its ProDOS with the advent of its 16-bit computer. With the release of the Lisa, which had its own OS, Apple and computing entered the graphical age; it was followed by the Macintosh, which offered a series of "System" operating systems. Other Mac operating systems included PowerPC until Apple acquired NeXT and folded it into the Mac OS. Current operating systems for Apple devices are Mac OS-X and iOS.