iOS 17 Rumored to Drop Support for iPhone X, First-Generation iPad Pro, and More

[MacRumors]

iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 will drop support for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, first-generation 9.7-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and fifth-generation iPad, according to a source with a proven track record for upcoming software updates. The devices in this list were released between November 2015 and November 2017.

If this rumor is accurate, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 would be incompatible with most devices powered by the A11 Bionic chip or older. The only exceptions would be the sixth-generation and seventh-generation iPad models with the A10 Fusion chip and the second-generation 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro with the A10X Fusion chip.

iPhones and iPads equipped with the A5 through A11 chip are affected by a bootrom security vulnerability that Apple cannot patch on these devices, as the bootrom operates in a read-only state. The exploit has allowed for these devices to be perpetually jailbroken on a wide range of iOS versions, allowing users to modify the iOS file system.

Last year, iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 dropped support for quite a few devices, including the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, original iPhone SE, final iPod touch, second-generation iPad Air, and fourth-generation iPad mini.

Apple is expected to announce iOS 17 during its WWDC keynote on June 5.

Article Link: iOS 17 Rumored to Drop Support for iPhone X, First-Generation iPad Pro, and More

 

[dantracht]

Wild that the iPhone X is already losing support. If this is true that is. How time does fly.

 

[nfl46]

It’s difficult going back to the home button after Apple introduced us to the iPhone X.

 

[technole]

A11 Bionic and iPhone X is getting pretty old in the tooth, that was late 2017. I don't know that many who still have that phone considering how we got several better form factors after that.

 

[JokoWidodo]

Wild that the iPhone X is already losing support. If this is true that is. How time does fly.

this november the iPhone X will be 6 years old

 

[SmugMaverick]

So 5 years seems to be apples limit now.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Seems like yesterday when Apple announced iPhone X in 2017. One of my favorite iPhones ever after the iPhone 4.

 

[Prabas]

X runs so well though. I guess Apple has been adding too many emojis as major new feature each year and they take a lot of horsepower to render so A11 can't keep up with such advancements.

 

[BaggieBoy]

My 1st gen iPad Pro 12.9" is still doing OK, a couple of light spots on the screen.

 

[PauloSera]

I see this as a good thing. The narrower the range of performance thresholds the OS needs to hit, the more optimized it can be for what it does run on.

 

[Pirate!]

My 1st gen iPad Pro 12.9" is still doing OK, a couple of light spots on the screen.

Mine is alive and kicking, too. Battery dies very quickly if not in use (bizarrely), but lasts a good while if actually being used. Otherwise, still does everything I need it to.

 

[Devnul0]

So much for using my old 9.7" iPad Pro in kiosk mode running the Home app hanging on the wall

 

[_Spinn_]

Hard to believe that it has been almost 6 years since the iPhone X was released.

 

[technole]

I see this as a good thing. The narrower the range of performance thresholds the OS needs to hit, the more optimized it can be for what it does run on.

That's really it, when you control the ecosystem you want to move forward as soon as feasible.

Plus they gave the iPhone 6S practically a third life up until iOS 16 when they decided to help the older phones with surge performance when it needed it.

 

[msackey]

If my iPhone Xs didn't suddenly die at the beginning of the pandemic, I probably still wouldn't have upgraded. I had the iPhone Xs for a little over 2 years and Apple Store confirmed it would take several hundred dollars to repair as long as there was no human-caused damage (and there wouldn't be any; they remarked at how pristine the phone looked). My spouse got his Xs the same time I got mine, and his is still going strong some 5 years later!

 

[Duncan-UK]

So much for using my old 9.7" iPad Pro in kiosk mode running the Home app hanging on the wall

why? will it explode?

 

[Matsamoto]

I wonder if the iPad Pro 2018 and 2020 will drop support at the same time?

The 2020 have 6gb ram instead of 4gb ram (aside from the 1tb model), and a better gpu, but both have the same A12 cpu.
Hopefully it takes a couple of years to do that.

 

[t0rqx]

Wild that the iPhone X is already losing support. If this is true that is. How time does fly.

Forced upgrades.

 

[BigDO]

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Seems like yesterday when Apple announced iPhone X in 2017. One of my favorite iPhones ever after the iPhone 4.

For me, favorite was the 5(S), then X.

The extra bit of screen on the 5, combined with the much lighter and thinner body was incredible.

The X with its all screen, amazing OLED, and incredibly fast and accurate FaceID definitely doesn’t feel like 2017 If anything it was so good it feels like we haven’t moved on much since then.

 

[t0rqx]

Forced upgrades cycle being shorter it was imminent

 

[timber]

5 years is not that great compared with the current Samsung and Google update schedules which unlike Apple's are actually written down.

 

[WiiDSmoker]

why? will it explode?

Can’t update home app anymore

 

[Yebubbleman]

Cutting support for A9, A9X, A10 Fusion, and A10X Fusion iPads makes sense from an architectural standpoint. Also to match whatever it was in iOS that required that A9 and A10 Fusion be dropped.

Dropping A11 Bionic just because CheckRa1n exists seems needless. Big whoop, I can jailbreak the oldest generation of iPhones that are still supported and nothing else. Why should that matter at this point? Plus, it's not like there aren't other A8-A11 devices out there that are still getting updates (Apple TV HD and the first gen HomePod both still get updates and they still have an A8; First Generation Apple TV 4K has an A10X Fusion; The T2 Security Chip is an A10 Fusion derivative)

It’s difficult going back to the home button after Apple introduced us to the iPhone X.

Speak for yourself. I still hate FaceID and would gladly trade it for a home button and TouchID on a larger form factor than 4.7" any day.

I see this as a good thing. The narrower the range of performance thresholds the OS needs to hit, the more optimized it can be for what it does run on.

More devices for the landfills!

Also, it's not like Apple ever had problems optimizing performance for newer devices. It's older devices that they didn't put that same effort into optimizing for. Sure, I'd rather have my iPhone or iPad end support on a performant note, but it's also the case that it's been over a decade since the last time I said "Man, I can't wait for Apple to introduce another iOS version!" and if they announced that they were to skip a year, I'd do the complete opposite of complaining.

 

[xxray]

Doesn’t sound like this is the stability, bug fixes, and performance oriented update we were hoping for then.

 

[spazzcat]

So much for using my old 9.7" iPad Pro in kiosk mode running the Home app hanging on the wall

It's not like it is going to stop working.