Apple, which recently became the first company with a market value exceeding 3 trillion dollars, is one of the most stable manufacturers in terms of updates. The company provides at least 5 years of update support to the devices it releases, and especially by keeping old devices up-to-date, it prevents an electronic dump from forming. Of course, since this is no longer possible, support for expired models is terminated after a certain period of time.
Phones that cannot receive iOS 16 appeared
As it is known, Apple offers new versions of operating systems such as iOS, iPadOS, macOS and watchOS to users at WWDC events held in June every year. The company will not break the tradition and introduce new versions at WWDC 2022, which will be held in the coming months. So, which devices will not receive the iOS 16 version?
phones that cannot receive iOS 16
According to information from sources close to the company, Apple will require A10 and higher processors on phones to distribute the new version of iOS. Thus, iPhones with A9 and A9x processors and iPad devices with A8 processors will not be able to receive the new version.
Of course, we can say that we have reached the end of the road for models such as iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s+ and iPhone SE 2016, which marked a period with the list of iOS 16 compatible devices to a large extent. As you know, all three models are powered by the Apple A9 chipset and are stuck at the processor limit set by the company.
In addition, phones that will receive iOS 16 are expected to be as follows;
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone SE (2020)
- iPhone X
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
So what do you think about this issue? How do you think Apple’s update policy? Do not forget to share your views with us in the comments section or on the SDN Forum.
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