- A new report claims that iOS 15 does not support iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPad (5th generation), iPad mini 4, or iPad Air 2.
- iOS 14 all supported the same devices as iOS 13, but reports suggest iOS 15 will no longer support devices with A9 chips or earlier.
- Apple may update iOS 14 from time to time in the future to secure unsupported devices.
Apple does as good a job as any smartphone maker when it comes to supporting its devices years after launch, but it can’t support every iPhone forever. That’s why every new iOS release typically ends support for at least one older iPhone model, and it looks like two could be on the chopping block by 2021.
This week French site iPhoneSoft reported that a developer at Apple has shared the list of devices that will be supported by the iOS 15 beta when it arrives at WWDC 2021 in June. If the information iPhoneSoft received is correct, Apple will drop support for any device that uses an A9 chip or earlier, including the iPhone 6s. Although the iPhone 6s is over six years old, it is still one of the best-selling devices in the resale markets.
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According to iPhoneSoft, these are the iPhones and iPads that iOS 15 won’t support when it launches this fall:
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone SE (1st generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad mini 4
- iPad Air 2
Meanwhile, these are all the iPhones and iPads that can run iOS 15 when it arrives later this year:
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- iPod touch (7th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 10.5-inch
- iPad Pro 9.7-inch
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
Notably, despite all the additions and improvements, iOS 14 supported all the same devices as iOS 13, extending the lifespan of several obsolete devices by at least another year. As the above list is correct, the same won’t be true for the next major update as two of the most popular old iPhone models join their predecessors as Apple’s smartphone offering continues to grow. That said, just because the iPhone 6s and iPhone SE can’t run iOS 15 doesn’t mean they’ll never receive an update again. Just a few days ago, Apple rolled out iOS 12.5.1 to release COVID-19 Exposure Notifications to the iPhone 6, iPhone 5s, and a few old iPad models. The 6s and SE are likely to receive similar treatment.
Jacob started as a hobby in college with video games and technology, but it soon became clear to him that this was what he wanted to do for a living. He currently lives in New York and writes for BGR. His previously published work can be found on TechHive, VentureBeat and Game Rant.