iOS 26 is Compatible With the iPhone 11 and Newer

[MacRumors]

Apple today revealed that iOS 26 is compatible with the iPhone 11 series and newer.

iOS 26 is compatible with the following iPhone models:

• iPhone 16e
• iPhone 16
• iPhone 16 Plus
• iPhone 16 Pro
• iPhone 16 Pro Max
• iPhone 15
• iPhone 15 Plus
• iPhone 15 Pro
• iPhone 15 Pro Max
• iPhone 14
• iPhone 14 Plus
• iPhone 14 Pro
• iPhone 14 Pro Max
• iPhone 13
• iPhone 13 mini
• iPhone 13 Pro
• iPhone 13 Pro Max
• iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 mini
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 11
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone SE (2nd generation and later)

Of course, iOS 26 will also be compatible with all future iPhone 17 models.

This means that iOS 18 is the final software version that supports the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, although those devices will continue to receive important security updates from Apple for at least a few more years.

iOS 26 features an all-new Liquid Glass design and so much more.

The first iOS 26 developer beta is available starting today, and a public beta will be available next month, according to Apple.

Article Link: iOS 26 is Compatible With the iPhone 11 and Newer

 

[BOB-86]

Feck, those are some ugly screen shots

 

[Mazda 3s]

Gurman has some excellent moles at Apple, that's for sure. He seems to get quite a bit right regarding these apple announcements (i.e. the name changes)

 

[iHorseHead]

That's a lot of devices to support tbh.

 

[sw1tcher]

Who thought this was a good idea?

That's going to make things harder to read.

 

[rafark]

Feck, those are some ugly screen shots

They look like cydia themes. Yikes

 

[Atog]

Who thought this was a good idea?

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That's going to make things harder to read.

That was the first thing which I noticed.

 

[deaglecat]

Pretty fair outcome for legacy phone users, to be fair.

 

[AlanMarron]

I hope that the glassy look can be disabled for older, less robust iPhones. Don't need my battery sucked dry by noon.

 

[oldmacs]

And once again, Apple is arbitrarily dropping devices , this supports iPads with the same processor and less ram (iPad 8 with 3gb of ram) but not the XS with 4GB.

 

[Sami13496]

The list is shocking

 

[oldmacs]

Pretty fair outcome for legacy phone users, to be fair.

If they had kept support for the XS and Xr I would agree, however since they are supporting lesser specced iPads with iPadOS 26, then not overly fair imho.

Yes the XS is getting on, but phone support cycles should be getting longer, not stagnating/decreasing as we’ve seen in recent years.

 

[JMStearnsX2]

I think they missed the opportunity to rename iOS back to iPhoneOS, since the iPhone is now the only device running it. And they've named each OS based on what it runs on.
Puzzling...

 

[JMStearnsX2]

If they had kept support for the XS and Xr I would agree, however since they are supporting lesser specced iPads with iPadOS 26, then not overly fair imho.

Yes the XS is getting on, but phone support cycles should be getting longer, not stagnating/decreasing as we’ve seen in recent years.

It's more than powerful enough.

 

[MacHeritage]

Edit: Whoops, wrong thread.

 

[TigerNike23]

Welp. Guess I’ll have to buy a new iPhone this year. The XS Max has been a beast and still runs quite well.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

Welp. Guess I’ll have to buy a new iPhone this year. The XS Max has been a beast and still runs quite well.

You'll still get security updates.

 

[svish]

Happy to see the iPhone 11 getting the update. Cannot wait to try it out on my 15 Pro Max.

 

[mandopicker101]

Maybe one more year with my iPhone 11. If the next version of the SE supports AirTag I’m in.

 

[Richdmoore]

I guess one more year with iPhone 11 and iPhone SE 2nd gen.

I suppose I should plan to save up to replace both after iOS 27 drops.

My wife was already complaining about battery life even after getting the AppleCare battery replacement service, but she keep vacillating on buying a new phone or keeping her current one for a bit longer.

 

[Computers 4 U LLC]

Downloaded and installed the first developer beta for iOS 26 without any issues, first impressions, it seems pretty stable but probably too soon to tell for sure.

 

[SactoGuy18]

I'm not sure if the Liquid Glass UI update is going to look good on the iPhone 11 with its lower resolution LCD display, though. It'll definitely look good on my iPhone 16 Plus (for obvious reasons).

 

[JosephAW]

So which models did they drop for Apple Intelligence?

 

[AppleTO]

I find it funny how they made a comparison to iOS 7 and the A6 chip, and how much more powerful the current chips are, but realistically the new OS and its effects are supported almost halfway back to the A6.

 

[xaanaax]

Who thought this was a good idea?

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That's going to make things harder to read.

Should we make a bet when Samsung copies this?