Honestly, I feel the fact that Apple made this workaround so arduous is sad - they're completely dropping options to legitimate old hardware just to force consumers to buy newer devices. The old version would then download, and it functions as well as it can, considering it's outdated. 'Download an older version of this app? The current version requires iOS 10.0 or later, but you can download the last compatible version.' This time, instead of getting a message regarding the OS being outdated, there was a 'Cloud with Arrow' icon, and upon clicking it I received the following prompt: I simply attempted the installation via iTunes, which failed ('incompatible OS version'), then tried to install it again from the App Store on my iPad 4.

In my testing, I did not actually need to unplug the iPad mid-install. You will now be prompted to install the last compatible version of the app.On the iPad, go into the App Store and re-install the app.Google Chrome will attempt to install but will hang on the iPad.Wait until Chrome finishes downloading, and unplug the iPad.Install Chrome (or other legacy apps ) via iTunes onto the iPad.

Install iTunes on a computer and Sync iPad.

I found this option in the Google forums: I'm resurrecting this issue because similar threads on Apple forums are incorrect in saying that there is no way to install Chrome or other legacy apps on IOS 9 or older.

Download itunes on chrome os