iOS 14 Compatible With iPhone 6s and 6s Plus and Later

[MacRumors]

Apple's new iOS 14 operating system is compatible with many older iPhones, including the original iPhone SE, the iPhone 6s, and the iPhone 6s Plus, meaning the new update works with iPhones that are five years old and newer.

Apple's list of compatible devices confirms that ‌iOS 14‌ is compatible with all of these iPhones:

• iPhone 11
• iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
• iPhone XS and XS Max
• iPhone XR
• ‌iPhone‌ X
• ‌iPhone‌ 8 and ‌8 Plus
• ‌iPhone‌ 7 and 7 Plus
• ‌iPhone SE‌
• ‌iPhone‌ 6s and 6s Plus
• iPod touch (7th generation)

The new version of iPadOS is also compatible with a wide range of older devices:

• All ‌iPad‌ Pros
• iPad‌ (7th generation)
• iPad‌ (6th generation)
• iPad‌ (5th generation)
• iPad‌ mini 5
• iPad‌ mini 4
• iPad Air (3rd generation)
• iPad‌ Air 2

iOS and iPadOS 14 will be limited to registered developers at launch, but Apple plans to make a public beta available later this summer. iOS and iPadOS 14 will launch to the public in the fall.

Article Link: iOS 14 Compatible With iPhone 6s and 6s Plus and Later

 

[Airforcekid]

Being serious are any Android devices from the 6S time still getting updates? I havent stayed completly up to speed with them. This is amazing for people who hold phones for the long term.

 

[Sirious]

So happy that my iPad Air 2 lives to see another year of updates!

 

[gotluck]

This is the #1 factor in me not really considering android. Planning on grabbing an iPhone 12 anyway this fall, but my launch 6S has been a beast.

we also have a mini 4 and SE in the house, cheers for apple's support

 

[Sirious]

Being serious are any Android devices from the 6S time still getting updates? I havent stayed completly up to speed with them. This is amazing for people who hold phones for the long term.

Its seriously fantastic news for older generation users, like my parents, who dont always buy new devices like us and get "hand me downs". They can benefit so much with new features, without spending money on new devices.

 

[bodonnell202]

iPad Air 2 takes the crown as the longest supported iOS/iPadOS ever (previously tied with the iPhone 5s). Kind of makes me wish I'd held onto mine!

 

[velocityg4]

That's nice but a bit unexpected. Then again I suppose not since the 6s has as much RAM as the 7. It's just a bit slower but a lot of the specs are similar. I'm guessing iOS 15 will be a culling like iOS 13. It looks like Apple thins out the ranks every other generation now.

 

[Homme]

They didn’t mention the Mini’s but the Mini 4 is getting iPadOS 14 too

now if the 6/6+ series only had an extra Gig more RAM

 

[sickoagb]

WOW

 

[itsmilo]

Happy my old iPad Air 2 still supports it. It runs almost as smooth as my newer Pro thanks to the ram I guess!

 

[briansanderson]

Mind boggling my Air 2 is still being supported. Talking about getting your moneys worth from an Apple product. Wow.

 

[C DM]

I guess there other half of this comes down to whether or not all the new features will be supported on all the devices that can run iOS 14.

 

[redneckitengineer]

Hooray! I can hold onto my iPhone SE another year.

 

[canadianreader]

Apple's list of compatible devices confirms that ‌iOS 13‌ is compatible with all of these iPhones:

• iPhone 11
  
• iPhone 11 Pro
  
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
  
• iPhone XS
  ‌- iPhone XS‌ Max
  
• iPhone XR
  
• ‌iPhone‌ X
  
• ‌iPhone‌ 8 and ‌iPhone‌ 8 Plus
  
• ‌iPhone‌ 7 and 7 Plus
  
• ‌iPhone SE‌
  
• ‌iPhone‌ 6s and 6s Plus
  
• iPod touch (7th-generation)

The new version of iPadOS is also compatible with a wide range of older devices:

• All ‌iPad‌ Pros
  
• iPad‌ (7th generation)
  
• iPad‌ (6th generation)
  ‌- iPad‌ (5th generation)
  ‌- ‌iPad‌ mini 5
  ‌- ‌iPad‌ mini 4
  ‌- iPad Air (3rd generation)
  ‌- ‌iPad‌ Air 2

iOS and iPadOS 14 will be limited to registered developers at launch, but Apple plans to make a public beta available later this summer. iOS and iPadOS 14 will launch to the public in the fall.

Article Link: iOS 14 Compatible With iPhone 6s and 6s Plus and Later

iOS 14 not 13

 

[mi7chy]

Being serious are any Android devices from the 6S time still getting updates? I havent stayed completly up to speed with them. This is amazing for people who hold phones for the long term.

Android has had these features for almost a decade so iOS/iPadOS are catching up. For people that use cross platform this is welcomed change since it makes iOS/iPadOS less annoyingly outdated.

 

[Airforcekid]

Android has had these features for almost a decade so iOS/iPadOS are catching up. For people that use cross platform this is welcomed change since it makes iOS/iPadOS less annoyingly outdated.

My main concern would be security android has had the features for awhile though.

 

[Caviar_X]

this is GREAT

 

[ScreenSavers]

Incredible. I was sure the A8 iPads would be out, but Apple continues to impress.

 

[DinkThifferent]

Well done Apple!

So if there's anyone out there who uses "planned obsolescence" and "Apple" in the same sentence one more time: iOS 14 is your answer!

When iOS 14 will launch, the 6S will be a 5 year old phone, it was launched in the same year as the Samsung Galaxy S6, that phone is stuck on Android 7.1.

 

[exterminator]

Anyone knows when iOS 14 will go into public beta?

 

[Cloudane]

I can't believe they've FINALLY fixed the icon dump that has played a not-insignificant part in pushing me to Android about 2 or 3 times in its ~13 year existence. Better late than never

 

[C DM]

Anyone knows when iOS 14 will go into public beta?

Seems like sometime in July was what was mentioned.

 

[hovscorpion12]

Anyone knows when iOS 14 will go into public beta?

July. No official set date. Most likely 2nd week.

 

[mnsportsgeek]

Glad my 5th gen iPad is getting this. I was a little worried.

I don't know how much more life it has in it though. It only lasts about a day on standby right now, and it's probably not worth the battery replacement like maybe a pro would be.

 

[dogslobber]

My 6S will live to phone another year then.