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iOS 13 Compatible With iPhone 6s and 6s Plus and Later
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Yes, this is good news considering how well the iPad Air 2 runs iOS 12. I'll be updating mine to iPadOS.
Can’t believe my 7 Plus is now considered minimum for iOS support... my my, how time flies. And I bought it a month after release.
2020, baby. Just last me a little longer...
2020, baby. Just last me a little longer...
The iPhone 6 had too little RAM from the start. I'm not surprised it got the ax this time around.
Should have killed the iPhone 6 and it’s crappy hardware long ago, been holding us back. Glad to see Apple back to pushing the envelope!
At what point will the iOS upgrade render my device inoperable with the High Sierra, Sierra, or El Capitan? There are a large minority of users, who for very valid reasons, choose to stay with what works - even if that means being a few years out-of-date.
My worry is that sooner or later incompatibilities will arise, for which there is little-to-no warning, and the criminal inability to downgrade one's device will throw a beautiful wrench in some people's workflows.
My worry is that sooner or later incompatibilities will arise, for which there is little-to-no warning, and the criminal inability to downgrade one's device will throw a beautiful wrench in some people's workflows.
You won't get iOS 14. Apple has about a 5 year cycle for iPhones getting the newest version of iOS (no iPhone 6 which came out 5 years ago in September).
Yeah sadly my iPhone 6 is under the bus.Your iPhone 7?? What about my iPhone SE!? I'm on the bottom rung now... It'll be a whisper-and-a-prayer if I get iOS 14.I'm just hoping there's a new SE 2 in the wings... But I already see what they've laid out for me, and I don't drink that kool-aid. iPhone XR is a fabulous item; I want a flat back, flat edges, WITHOUT a goram case, that I can sit/stand it to take photos with my Apple Watch remote camera. WTF is the point of the Apple Watch remote camera if the stupid phone is on a curved edge? Are the designers nuts? Or just out of touch with their own reality?
I traded in my humongous iPhone 6 for an SE as soon as I had the cash in hand and a trade-in value quote. Glad I did. I have the only 4" rose gold color model ever made. No other 4" phone has that color mix. It's a nice uniquity. I'm gonna be a little sad if there's no equivalent model this coming September, or next March.
[doublepost=1559596230][/doublepost]And my friends iPhone 5S is sadly not getting an update.
I don't see why people are complaining about dropping support for the iPhone 6. When they make the OS do more it's going to require newer hardware.
Your iPhone 6 will not magically stop working. It just won't be able to update to the latest OS. If you want the latest version of the OS a five year old phone isn't going to cut it.
Your iPhone 6 will not magically stop working. It just won't be able to update to the latest OS. If you want the latest version of the OS a five year old phone isn't going to cut it.
My friend bought a brand new iPhone 6 last year from his carrier and it came with iOS 11, even though the original iOS was version eight they only have one more version they can upgrade to.
Reminds me of when I bought the last G5 in the summer and it came with leopard I think, but there was no additional OS X versions to install on it after that.
Reminds me of when I bought the last G5 in the summer and it came with leopard I think, but there was no additional OS X versions to install on it after that.
No one wants to be left behind. Especially people with new phones from the iPhone 6 battery replacement saga.
Have a rose gold SE as well. Great phone/great video&camera/best size ever.Your iPhone 7?? What about my iPhone SE!? I'm on the bottom rung now... It'll be a whisper-and-a-prayer if I get iOS 14.
I traded in my humongous iPhone 6 for an SE as soon as I had the cash in hand and a trade-in value quote. Glad I did. I have the only 4" rose gold color model ever made. No other 4" phone has that color mix. It's a nice uniquity. I'm gonna be a little sad if there's no equivalent model this coming September, or next March.
Well I knew the 5S would be on the way out as it will be six years come September when it launched but I'm a little surprised about the 6. I honestly thought it would be supported for one more year.
My iPad Air 1 is not supported and I’m not surprised. Either way Apple bricked mine with 12.3. Thanks Apple! The digitizer doesn’t respond at all and honestly it’s not worth fixing even though it’s in mint condition.
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It’s because the A8 wasn’t much stronger than the A7. The A9 was a major leap. The A10 had some gains over it and then the A11 was another big leap over the A10. There’s a chart where they plot these performance gains.
But the single gig of RAM is also problematic and that’s probably the reason why A7/A8 devices can’t run iOS 13 well.
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It’s because the A8 wasn’t much stronger than the A7. The A9 was a major leap. The A10 had some gains over it and then the A11 was another big leap over the A10. There’s a chart where they plot these performance gains.
But the single gig of RAM is also problematic and that’s probably the reason why A7/A8 devices can’t run iOS 13 well.
I still have mine and have no complaints other than the battery but that happens to all devices. Happy to see the Air 2 getting iOS 13!
There were a lot of discussions on these forums back then that that was the case for sure, which is why I bought it on launch day. Seems like a good decision so far...
If someone feels that not having the latest OS is being "left behind" then they need to upgrade their phone. If you're still using an iPhone 6 in 2019 you're already behind. Saying that because they got Apple to install a new battery for $29 doesn't mean they have a new phone.
I have the feeling that Apple tested it on the iPhone 6 but performance was subpar. Can you imagine the complaints if people updated their iPhone 6 and it was even ten percent slower. All you would hear is "Apple is forcing me to buy a new phone"