Long past the time most will ever have them, My mother has a 10 year old andoid phone that still get security updates
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iOS 16 Drops Support for iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, Original iPhone SE and More
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That one will be supported according to https://www.apple.com/ipados/ipados-16-preview/
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Although that was released last year, not been any this year so I’d count it as not as secure. Been loads of security updates for iOS 15 in the mean time. it would be nice if apple would give a firm commitment to patching the older releases to the same standard as current for a year or two, I’d also like that for MacOS. Not like they don’t have the cash!
So, iPhone 7 ends up having one year less OS support than 6s had. I guess six years (for iPhone 7) is still pretty good, though. Is six years going to be the new norm?
Using a third-party screen, wouldn't that reduce the value of the trade in to zero?
Just read my post a few ones above yours. Only iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 4 will be dropped, all other iPads (all Pros, iPad 5+, mini5+ and Air3+ will be supported)
That is not the point. Point is if phone is still plenty capably, why spend thousand for phone one?
Heck, my mother still racking iPhone 6S plus and refuse to get new one.
By the way, nobody mentioned it.
RIP to the iPhones with headphone jacks. With the OG SE and 6S gone, that's a wrap for the headphone jack on iPhone.
RIP to the iPhones with headphone jacks. With the OG SE and 6S gone, that's a wrap for the headphone jack on iPhone.
Really all those phones disappeared suddenly?.
my thought is if you are spending half the amount for a fix and then you have a phone that wont "last as long on iOS updates" ...still a capable phone though
They won't be officially supported by Apple, outside of random security updates. Plus, the last iPod touch will be unsupported.
So annoying that the ipad 5th gen with an A9 gets iOS 16 but my 7 with an A10 does not..
It's just as bad as the iPhone 7 getting Spatial Audio support with AirPods Pro/Max, but the iPad Pro with an A10X does not.
I don't understand why iPadOS supports the A9 iPad (5th generation) while the iPhone 7 with an A10 chips gets dropped 
Why though. You can get iPhone XS or XS max for pretty cheap now.
At least in Canada, new iPhone will cost at least thousand.
Few year down the road, I can pick up iPhone 13 for cheap, then I will get few more updates.
For price of one new iPhone, I get get 2 or 3 old iPhone, that is pretty good deal to me.
I don't understand why iPadOS supports the A9 iPad (5th generation) while the iPhone 7 with an A10 chips gets dropped
iPhone is Apple’s cash cow. iPad and Mac, not so much.
Plus iPad is using iPadOS. iPadOS is starting my diverging from iOS at this point.
Well, they all had a good run. Now they can enjoy their retirement in style.
Sounds like you recommend I get the phone fixed for $330 and rock the XS Max for a while. Otherwise, it'll be $800-ish for a new 13/14.
I really thought when they ended iOS updates for my 7+ that I'd feel swayed into upgrading to a 13 (or 14 in the fall) but I feel unusually attached to this phone. We've been through a lot and I won't give up on it. Keep fighting the good fight, little buddy.
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I don't understand why iPadOS supports the A9 iPad (5th generation) while the iPhone 7 with an A10 chips gets dropped
iOS/iPadOS 16 compatibility besides the first gen iPad pros are for all devices released after 2017
Best thing for that is touch 7G was released in 2019 and that didn’t get iOS 16
It is up to you. But I don’t think $800ish iPhone 12 or 13 offers any compelling upgrade from me.
Heck, I am rocking iPhone XS Max and $100 dollars Pixel 2XL with me and it is more than enough for me.
it's kinda weird to me that the 7 & 7 Plus are getting dropped when the iPad Pro 1st gen & iPad 5th gen are still supported