Should I update to iPad OS 17.7 or hold off?

[Saturn007]

I'm being given the choice of update to iPad OS 17.7 or jumping to 18.

For obvious reasons, I do not want to upgrade to version 18 -- yet, if at all. (I'm on an iPad 9.)

However, is 17.7 OK? Or, should I hold off on it, too, until bug reports come in and bugs are fixed?

 

[Reverend Benny]

Have had 17.7 it installed since tuesday and it works fine on my M1 11" pro.

 

[Saturn007]

Rev., thanks for your input!

I backed up my devices and then installed it here on an iPad 9 and an iPhone SE 2022. No issues whatsoever.

 

[Reverend Benny]

Rev., thanks for your input!

I backed up my devices and then installed it here on an iPad 9 and an iPhone SE 2022. No issues whatsoever.

Thanks for the input, my mother has an iPad 9 and haven't got around to updating it yet. Good to know it works fine.

Have updated a few others, 10.5 iPad pro and Ipad Air 3 and it seems to run fine.
The only bug I have come across (iOS not iPadOS) twice now is a iMessage bug where I get a notification that I have a message and when opening the app there are no new ones.
Killing the app and opening it solves it and I can see the message.

Have restarted the device and haven't seen it since, fingers crossed it was only that.