I upgraded my dad to an iPhone 8 because I was so sure they would cut support 😂
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iOS 15 Compatible With All iPhones That Run iOS 14
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Hasn't really been a problem for any device after devices with the A5 chip. At this point the oldest devices are going on 7-8 years support, so if the user experience was poor for any of them, Apple would've just axed them.
It still applies. Once people install iOS 15 on their iPhone 6s and find that it’s even slower than with iOS 14, they’ll feel more motivated to buy a new device.
I’m still on iOS 12.x. Somehow, typing performance has been getting worse and worse, even without OS updates.
Well, an 11 Pro Max is newer than an iPhone XS, so it can run them...
Apple website lists the animated backgrounds as needing an A12 Bionic or above!
Yeah, kind of assume it will still be more work than downgrading through settings, but it should be possible with a restore.
Apple is exposing how silly it is to be spending that much on a phone anyway. Proving people will pay whatever. Yet they are supporting iOS 15 on 8 year old devices.
You've got to be kidding ! My iPhone 6S will STILL be supported ?
Heck, I was surprised even LAST YEAR. No other company does this, period.
Hail to everyone talking about how Apple is planning the obsolescence of its products.
Heck, I was surprised even LAST YEAR. No other company does this, period.
Hail to everyone talking about how Apple is planning the obsolescence of its products.
The iPhone 11 series has the A13 chip. Every phone with a notch other than the original iPhone X gets it.
Supporting older devices isn't a bad thing. They can still support the newer hardware without completely dropping the old ones. Several of the iOS 15 features are restricted to A12 and newer.
3rd party wise, Android/Windows etc. developers still have way more variables to deal with.
The only problem with my air 2 is the 16 gigs of storage lol.
And I am browsing on one right now - it might not be as snappy or modern looking anymore, but I honestly Think it would still be enough for how most people use an iPad. I even play pubg on it from time to time.
although I Think this is evidence of just how much iPadOS is Holding the new iPads back.
so if you were not given the OPTION to install iOS 15, you’d be singing the same tune “Apple cut support for my iPhone early, now I have to buy a new phone”
Apple can’t win with people like you
because the first gen iPad air had an aged A7 chip that apple stopped supporting since iOS 12?
Hah! I knew the iPad Air 2 would be a long-haul device. This is why you buy when they upgrade the RAM inside. Still going strong for my grandma.
exactly. not sure why this dude is concerned about the iPad air 1 when apple stopped supporting it like 3 years ago along with the iPhone 5s.
There's much more to it. Apple has complete control over when they produce an OS that isn't supported on their own hardware. Unless they're producing features that require newer Intel hardware (as they did with Metal), it's often the case that they drop hardware due to the manufacturer discontinuing support for newer drivers. This is why the 2013 iMacs were the only Haswell based Macs to not be supported for macOS Big Sur (because they had a Wi-Fi adapter for which there was no available updated driver for). This is probably why the 2014 Mac mini and 2013 Mac Pro are supported while, for all other Mac lines, the requirement is 2015 or newer.
No, it's been this way for pretty much every A-series SoC being at the bottom of the supported devices list. I have a first generation iPad mini (A5) and it runs iOS 9 like garbage compared to how it ran earlier OSes. I have a fourth generation iPad (A6X) and it runs iOS 10 like garbage compared to how it ran earlier OSes. I had a second generation iPad mini that ran iOS 12 like garbage compared to how it ran earlier OSes. And I have an iPad mini 4 that runs iPadOS 14 like garbage compared to how it ran earlier OSes (such as the OSes I list above). This is not something that stopped ever. I do agree that iOS 12 gave A7 devices and A8 iPhones an okay send-off compared to prior releases, but Apple had made a special effort to optimize those versions and it was still not great.
See above. You're wrong.
It has always been the case that an iOS/iPadOS device on its final operating system runs like crap. If nothing else forces you to buy something new, it's this fact. Also that your apps eventually stop working. So, yeah, planned obsolescence IS in effect here.
Oof. Yeah, I have problems with iOS/iPadOS devices with 32GB of storage nowadays. 16GB is only enough if you don't use iCloud photos and only use streaming services and very few non-stock apps. Barely usable if you want anything to actually live on those 16GB.
People will always be unhappy no matter what Apple or any other company on this planet will do. Personally I am glad iPhone 6S is supported by iOS 15. Now I wonder which devices will be unsupported starting with iOS 16. Will it be iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 or just the iPhone 6S?
I am shocked!
My kids still use their iPad Air 2 (from 2014!!!) and iPhone SE (first gen). I truly expected both of those to be dropped. Can't believe I'm getting another years' worth of use out of these devices.
My kids still use their iPad Air 2 (from 2014!!!) and iPhone SE (first gen). I truly expected both of those to be dropped. Can't believe I'm getting another years' worth of use out of these devices.
surprised that they didn't drop 6s.
Apple's new iOS 15 operating system is compatible with all of the iPhones that are able to run iOS 14, including the original iPhone SE, the iPhone 6s, and the iPhone 6s Plus.
Apple's list of compatible devices confirms that iOS 15 works with all of these iPhones:
As for iPadOS 15, it is compatible with a wide range of older devices:
- All iPhone 12 models
- All iPhone 11 models
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone SE (1st generation)
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- iPod touch (7th generation
iOS and iPadOS 15 are being provided to developers starting today, with Apple planning to release a public beta in July.
- All iPad Pros
- iPad (8th generation)
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad mini 5
- iPad mini 4
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Air 2
Article Link: iOS 15 Compatible With All iPhones That Run iOS 14
YMMV I reckon. I have a Mini 4 and it runs iPadOS 14 very well. No performance issues whatsoever. I mean it’s not fast, but it’s been that way since iOS 11 at least.
The battery life is being reduced by at least an hour with every major update, but that’s another story.