iOS 16 Drops Support for iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, Original iPhone SE and More
Apple's newly announced iOS 16 operating system is compatible with many of the iPhones that are able to run iOS 15, but it does drop support for some older devices, including the iPhone SE, the iPhone 6s, the iPhone 6s Plus, the iPod touch, and the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
According to Apple, iOS 16 will be available only on the iPhone 8 and later, with a full compatibility list below:
As for iPadOS 16, it is compatible with the following iPads:
iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 are available to developers starting today, with Apple set to provide a public beta later this summer.
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Top Rated Comments
It was a hell of a run for the 6s.
Wow. Surprised they ditched the 7/7+..
Expected the SE and 6S to be dropped but the 7 took me by surprise! I assume this means the iPod Touch and iPads with A10 chips will be dropped too?
So annoying that the ipad 5th gen with an A9 gets iOS 16 but my 7 with an A10 does not..
surprised about iPhone 7 and 7 plus. Especially 7 plus as that has 3GB of RAM
RIP A9 iPhones though
My 7+ is still perfect, I think I'll hold on to it, now without the annoying update alerts.
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