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Questionable Rumor Says iOS 13 Will Drop Support for iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and iPhone SE
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This assumes the average user is informed and will carefully weigh such a decision, and we know that’s not the case. People expect Apple to release OS updates that run smoothly on their device.
No way. Normally they cripple the old devices with the final update before dropping support.
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But it is 4''
I'm not sure they'll change the UI in some way, but if they do getting rid of the smaller phones could help. And let me tell you as a developer I'm looking forward to having only bigger displays to work with, optimising an app for the Plus size phones and having to support the 5s and the SE can be a pain sometimes.
I don't think we'll see a major overhaul this year, so I think the SE will still be updated and I know many people still have it, but a new UI taking into account the fact that we have taller phones and no home button has to come sooner or later.
I'm fine with them dropping support for 6 and 6+, they're quite old and the fact you can't upgrade the OS doesn't mean you have to get rid of them, as apps like Whatsapp will support iOS 12 for a few years
They can’t support a device indefinitely. Also at the moment Apple have to test each device to see how it will handle the new update. They may then tweak the update to make it run better on certain devices or decided that a device can’t run the update at all. Even with this process some people still complain once they have upgraded. They can’t test every update on every device they’ve ever made indefinitely and if the goal is to let the user decide if they want to upgrade would there even be a point in testing the update to make sure it’s compatible with said device?
I assume you don’t have those models, so why would you hope for the others to be cut off?
Phones that are losing support?
5S- definitely
6/Plus- Maybe
SE- No way
Of course I could be proven wrong but the SE in my opinion is just too young.
5S- definitely
6/Plus- Maybe
SE- No way
Of course I could be proven wrong but the SE in my opinion is just too young.
Just because people might not be able to update to iOS 13, doesn't automatically make these phones useless. Lots of people continue to use their phones long after they're able to received updates. And it's not like the performance differences between iOS 12 and iOS 13 are going to be substantial. That ship sailed long ago.
SE makes zero sense. It has 2GB if RAM and the A9 pushing far less pixels than the 6S/6S Plus.
iPhone 5S I can see being given the axe by Apple but the 6 maybe one more year. SE? No way the phone’s only three years old.
I agree, but the 6s is still supported and the se has the same soc, so...
But I would be surprised if the iPad mini 3 would still be supported, since it has the same a7 1gb stock as the iPad mini 2, that would be discontinued.
I think all 1gb idevices won’ t get IOS13.
More likely that iOS 13 will be feature crippled on older devices, not brick them.
Well, there is one way they risk this hit. Say for example iOS 13 runs terribly on these devices, now they've taken people who have a smooth operating system and are enjoying the currently available services to a software that they hate. Maybe they upgrade to a new iPhone, but maybe they go to Android or maybe they are just miserable on iOS13 which leads to more support calls.
If on the other hand you keep these owners happy on iOS12, yeah they miss out on some of your new services, but they remain happy paying customers for your current services and when they are finally ready to upgrade they won't have a sour apple taste in their mouth and would be more likely to pick an iPhone than considering the competition.
Market analysis is a magical thing and I'm sure Apple spends a lot of resources modeling out these kinds of scenarios. If they remove support for any devices in iOS13 I'm sure they've crunched the numbers and looked at all the angles.
I wonder when they stopped selling the 6. We can say it’s 5 years old since the day it was new, but with apple selling brand new old models alongside brand new new model iPads and iPhones for years, I’ll bet the bulk of users got a lot less than 5 years out of their purchase.
As proven on Mac OS wich can get hacked to run on non supported HW with very little to 0 issue or speed lags, it rareli is about the specs alone... unfortunatly.
They are getting slower update cycles (due to pricing probably) and they found a way to make people update anyway.
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were discontinued in most markets on September 7, 2016
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Discontinued September 9, 2015; 3 years ago (128 GB models); September 7, 2016; 2 years ago (16 and 64 GB models); September 12, 2018; 7 months ago (32 GB models)
I’m still using my 6 plus and it just keeps on going. Will be a shame not to be able to upgrade but I knew this day was coming eventually. Will be 5 years old come September. Replaced the battery about a year ago which really breathed some new life into it. The only thing really showing it’s age is the camera. Friends and colleagues are none the wiser with daylight photos but indoors and dusk give it away. All in all a great reminder of the quality of the product. I’ve had 5 work laptops during the same period.
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iOS 13 will not be compatible with the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, or iPhone SE, and support for the original iPad Air and iPad mini 2 will also be dropped, according to a questionable rumor tipped to us by French blog iPhoneSoft.fr.
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This is at least the second time we've heard this rumor this year, but it remains questionable for a few reasons. For one, the iPhone SE uses the same A9 chip as the iPhone 6s and the fifth-generation iPad, so it would seem inconsistent if the iPhone SE was dropped but the latter two devices remained supported.
It could be theorized that Apple wants to drop support for iOS devices with 4-inch displays, including the iPhone 5s and iPhone SE, but there is again some inconsistency there, as the sixth-generation iPod touch will allegedly run iOS 13.
This rumor would be significant if accurate, however, as the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in particular were tremendously popular devices that are likely still in the hands of many millions of customers. Meanwhile, the fan-favorite iPhone SE was only released just over three years ago, in March 2016.
iOS 13 is expected to be unveiled at Apple's annual WWDC keynote on June 3, so we'll find out for sure in less than a month.
Article Link: Questionable Rumor Says iOS 13 Will Drop Support for iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and iPhone SE
Yeah but it’s essentially a 4” iPhone 6S and the 6S wasn’t included which leads me to believe the rumor is incorrect. iPhone 5S, 6 and 6 Plus make perfect sense as they will be 6 and 5 years old with 1GB of RAM.
True, but those were "refurbished." I don't know about Apple's track record in terms of OS support for refurbished devices. They do sell some 2014 and 2015 era Macs as refurbished, so who knows.
But the SE was on the main apple.com/iphone website just last year. It would be way too Android-like to ditch OS support so quick.
News flash: no way to make a user upgrade to anything. Can cause someone to shop for something else though.
For some you can, it's called EcosystemNews flash: no way to make a user upgrade to anything. Can cause someone to shop for something else though.
Lock them in, then keep reeling!