Revealed: iOS 18 Works With These iPhone Models

[dampfnudel]

“According to Gurman, the on-device AI capabilities will largely require an iPhone 15 Pro or later to work”

So if the iPhone 14 Pro doesn’t get it, the iPhone 15 with the same A16 Pro and 6GB of RAM shouldn’t get it either theoretically.

 

[dampfnudel]

iOS 19 will probably drop support for the XS, XR, 11 and 11 Pro.

 

[cubbie5150]

My dad will be happy to know his not-quite 3 year old 2nd Gen SE will be supported on iOS18.

 

[Shirasaki]

You have a choice

1. Buy a new iPhone
2. Update your iPhone.

First choice costs lots of money. Second choice hits the usability hard and you are pushed to buy a new device anyway.

Expecting apple to have multiple variants or versions of software and maintain them all is a bit silly.

Tsk. It’s their software and their action of building such a reputation of long support. Silly or not, Microsoft can handle security updates for multiple major versions of their operating system. I don’t see why Apple can’t. Besides, security updates =/= feature updates.

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”.

Just make the whole process transparent and user would not notice anything unless in exceptional circumstances. Also, “it just works”? I thought it should be “it just doesn’t work” today.

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.

I don’t know your brothers use case, but if his use case is very basic, then yeah maybe he doesn’t have a problem despite using an objectively slower device.

That’s the sad part. Apples older phones work and perform better than newer mid range android phones with the same specs.

Sigh… why bring android to this discussion…

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.

Apple doesn’t really care about negative PR. They have a solid army of cults who will buy whatever Apple produces and defend Apple to no end. If they care, things would go a bit differently.

RIP to my 6th gen iPad 😖

It’s still useable though? I don’t get this “oh my device can’t install latest iOS so it automatically stops working” stereotype. Besides, it might be better for Apple to NOT offer that many years of major iOS update so older devices won’t get bogged down by newer versions. Their ability to pick the correct feature set for different generations of devices simply doesn’t exist.

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.

Trust me. You WILL be part of this AI “revolution” whether you like it or not.

 

[kb2755]

It’s still useable though? I don’t get this “oh my device can’t install latest iOS so it automatically stops working” stereotype. Besides, it might be better for Apple to NOT offer that many years of major iOS update so older devices won’t get bogged down by newer versions. Their ability to pick the correct feature set for different generations of devices simply doesn’t exist.

Provided there’s still 17.x.x security updates, I’ll keep using it. When those dry up, it’s done.

 

[Chidoro]

So if the iPhone 14 Pro doesn’t get it, the iPhone 15 with the same A16 Pro and 6GB of RAM shouldn’t get it either theoretically.

It’s not

 

[Funny Apple Man]

iOS 19 will probably drop support for the XS, XR, 11 and 11 Pro.

I won't be shocked if they decided to kill off two iPhone generations next year. They did the same with iOS 16, and iOS 13.

 

[JapanApple]

unreal! wonderful work Apple!.........