This will allow me to keep my iPhone 12 for one more year. But I do plan to replace my iPhone 12 with an iPhone 16 Plus 512 GB or a "regular" iPhone 16 Pro 512 GB.
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Revealed: iOS 18 Works With These iPhone Models
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If the XS indeed gets iOS 18, then it will be like iPhone 4 getting up to iOS 7 and iPhone 4s getting up to iOS 9
Apples and oranges (pun not intended)
Those older phones pre-A9 used much slower chips
a12, a13 are still very capable chips. Heck using the iPad 9 (a13) on iPadOS 17 is a dream, using the iPhone 11/11 pro on iOS 17 is super fast and smooth
These are not the same as using an iPhone 4 on iOS 7 or 4s on iOS 9 type of experiences
That might be a hard no.
The iPhone 16 and 16 Plus use the older A16 SoC, and the Neural Engine may not be powerful enough to run AI featuires. The iPhone 16 Pro models could do it because the Neural Engine on the A17 Pro SoC may just make it for the AI features.Hunh?
No,
the iPhone 4 only received 4 versions of iOS support and the 4s only received 5
This will mean the XR/XS get 7 versions (and who knows if they will get more next year)
So I'll still be able to use my second-generation iPhone SE for at least a couple more years. Nice!
I’m very glad that AI features are largely kept off older devices, and this was a reason I’ve been hesitant to get iOS 18 when it comes. I’m still going to get it late and see how other devices handle it first.
I’ve lived through multiple instances of completely fine iPhones getting absolutely destroyed from the new demands of an iOS update (most notably the iPhone 4s. Which if you jailbreak it and downgrade its updates, it’s no longer incredibly slow).
I’ve lived through multiple instances of completely fine iPhones getting absolutely destroyed from the new demands of an iOS update (most notably the iPhone 4s. Which if you jailbreak it and downgrade its updates, it’s no longer incredibly slow).
The X SHOULD have gotten iOS 17 (and could have handled it), but due to the checkm8 vulnerability, Apple decided to pull that plug.
“According to Gurman, the on-device AI capabilities will largely require an iPhone 15 Pro or later to work”
Lmfao I’d love to see this. Apple is not legally bound to bring new features to your old iPhone
That sounds almost as ridiculous as the woman suing the nice cream shop because her pistachio ice cream doesn’t actually have real pistachios. It has pistachio flavoring.
You have a choice
1. Buy a new iPhone
2. Update your iPhone.
Expecting apple to have multiple variants or versions of software and maintain them all is a bit silly.
Also imagine the nightmare when ppl are confused because they don’t know which version of the update they are installing. That goes against apples mantra of “it just works”.
On top of that, it’s 2024. My brothers iPhone 11 is slower than my 15 pro max but it performs very well still for a device as old as it is so newer updates aren’t a problem these days for older iPhones.
That’s the sad part. Apples older phones work and perform better than newer mid range android phones with the same specs.
Still, using android is an inferior experience but finally google is at least trying to support their products for once.
Apple keynote is today so it’s not surprising.
Sure it will support older phones but how much sluggish will they be if they update to this version?
And if they restrict AI features to the 15 Pro, they better brace from some negative PR.
And if they restrict AI features to the 15 Pro, they better brace from some negative PR.
My phone is on the list, but I don't want it and won't ever use it. I will stay on the last 17 update until my phone doesn't work with apps, then goodbye smartphones forever. I want no part of the AI "revolution". I'm out.
That means you don't get it. It's official now. You saw the picture of A17 Pro alongside all M series. Which is kinda dumb since that M1 is the same chip as in my 13 Pro which isn't getting it. It's all about the RAM.
That makes sense now that you say it. Nothing to do with neutral engine but everything to do with RAM. Not I am thinking we will see iPhone 16 and 16 Pro getting a bump in RAM to future proof it for AI
Just like the iPhone 15 with the same A16 and 6GB RAM as the 14 Pro got the 24mp photo option and my 14 Pro didn’t get it.