You sure are putting a lot of stock in a baseless rumor that goes against Apple's MO and would be inconsistent with their behavior over the past several years just so you can hate on Apple. Typical of today's MacRumors posters.
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Questionable Rumor Suggests iOS 13 Will Drop Compatibility for iPhone 5s Through iPhone 6s [Updated]
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You sure are putting a lot of stock in a baseless rumor that goes against Apple's MO and would be inconsistent with their behavior over the past several years just so you can hate on Apple. Typical of today's MacRumors posters.
Apple supports their phones longer than any other company in the world.
How is this forcing upgrades? If your phone works fine keep using it.
I would prefer my 6s and mini 2 not be supported than being supported and unusable. I took the bait too many times with EOL versions and regretted the move with no way to go back.
With a headline like that, I doubt MacRumours themselves know what a rumour means, lol. That's my point. Sorry.
The 6+ processor is barely an upgrade from the 5S. It's also pretty low on RAM. There, I gave you two reasons.
If they scrap the 5s/SE & 6/6s, then it's clearly a power move to force user upgrades to raise the stock price, as I see a ton of people with the phones that still have the headphone jack.
If true, I have said this before, that in the future Apple might limit the iOS upgrade cycle to 3 releases after purchase, or 3 years. The problem with this, is that Apple is fundamentally different than Android.
Once Apple stops supporting a device, it gets no updates whatsoever. No more security fixes, no updates to have compatibility with newer iCloud/Apple Music features, etc.
Android can be stuck on an older core OS version, but all the Google services get updated regularly for years.
If true, I have said this before, that in the future Apple might limit the iOS upgrade cycle to 3 releases after purchase, or 3 years. The problem with this, is that Apple is fundamentally different than Android.
Once Apple stops supporting a device, it gets no updates whatsoever. No more security fixes, no updates to have compatibility with newer iCloud/Apple Music features, etc.
Android can be stuck on an older core OS version, but all the Google services get updated regularly for years.
Most likely iOS 13 will require 2GB of RAM. I'd be surprised if it requires an A9 because the iPad mini 4 is a current model that still sports an A8, BUT it has 2GB of RAM. The iPod touch has an A8 with only 1GB but I suspect it is such a niche product Apple may try to quietly bury it or update it.
Anecdotally, Apple supports products with OS updates for at least 3 years after release. There are exceptions.
Anecdotally, Apple supports products with OS updates for at least 3 years after release. There are exceptions.
No, they know what one is. You're asking for a verified, unquestionable, rumor. That's not a rumor, buddy, that's a fact.
I doubt Apple would drop support for A9 devices, especially when the 2017 iPad came with an A9 chip. The A9 still holds up well to this day. I can see A7 and maybe A8 getting dropped, but A9?
Also, why am I having this feeling that iOS 13 may be incompatible with the SE due to “small screen size”? I know that would be very unlikely but that’s what I am having in mind.
Also, why am I having this feeling that iOS 13 may be incompatible with the SE due to “small screen size”? I know that would be very unlikely but that’s what I am having in mind.
I agree. If I recall correctly, the A9 was a significant upgrade over the A8.
They can keep it! You'd think with the slowdown in phone sales they'd be trying to keep their customers happy.
People loves hearing things that confirm their beliefs. A brilliant example of Cognitive dissonance.
So if you bought a 6S at the beginning of last Sept then your less than 5 months old iPhone no longer will support the next iOS version. Does anybody think that might upset those 6S owners?
Ok. I'm all for "rumours". I'm not so willing to accept "questionable" rumours. They aren't even rumours. They're clickbait.
Then why are you clicking the article and giving them cash? You do know you're just showing them it works, right?
>overpriced garbage
>old devices running perfectly fine because of build quality and good software
>new devices will outlast the old ones by a huge margin because of said things getting even better.
Tell me more sweet little lies.
Well it has to be true first.
And you didn’t by a 5 month old phone. You bought a 3 year old phone...
I am very interested to see if this ends up happening or not. Obviously they'll drop some, they always do but that many? That's really going to depend on what they change in the software. If IOS ends up being completely new experience then sure it makes total sense, but I don't think it's going to be like that. I will say the one major issue is for people who purchased new Apple Watches. Apple doesn't update the Apple Watch application in IOS unless there's a firmware update. So you won't be able to get the latest updates for your watch either. And to me that's where things get nuts. Because IOS doesn't change location of the files stored from the Watch in terms of backing up, health features and so forth. Either way it's going to be interesting to see what they do now that the Watch is on more wrists than ever before.
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