Apple has said how long the iPhone 15 line will be updated for, and its less than Samsung promises

Date:
Thu, 06 Jun 2024 09:22:38 +0000

Description:
The iPhone 15 Pro Max and presumably the rest of the iPhone 15 line will get at least five years of updates.

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Until now, Apple has never made any sort of promises as to how long it would support its phones for, but thanks to the UKs Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (PSTI) regulation it has now had to for the first time.

As spotted by Android Authority , Apple has published its compliance
statement for the iPhone 15 Pro Max , which reveals that the phones defined support period is a minimum five years from the first supply date.

That first supply date is when the iPhone 15 line launched, on September 22, 2023, so in other words the iPhone 15 Pro Max will get software updates until at least September 22, 2028. (Image credit: Apple / Android Authority)

However, these updates dont have to be new iOS versions, rather the defined support period refers just to security updates, so its possible that the
phone will get less than five years of iOS version updates.

In practice, we doubt that will be the case, and this revelation isnt surprising, since Apple typically delivers five years of iOS updates to its phones, and occasionally as many as six years, with security updates arriving for at least as long.

And while this document is only talking about the iPhone 15 Pro Max, wed expect the rest of the iPhone 15 series will be updated for just as long.

Also note that Apple said that five years was the minimum support the phone would get, so it might get updated for longer though as noted, in terms of iOS version updates five years is fairly standard for iPhones, so we wouldnt count on that. Beaten by Samsung and Google

Thats a reasonable duration in any case, and until recently would have had
any Android phone beat, but these days Samsung and Google both promise more with some of their handsets.

Both the Samsung Galaxy S24 series and the Google Pixel 8 line for example will get seven years of both Android version updates and security patches.

So its a shame Apple didnt take this opportunity to match or beat what
Samsung and Google are now promising, but five years of support is still more than what a lot of other Android brands are offering. And you never know, maybe Apple will save any extended support announcements for the iPhone 16 , which is probably now only a few months away. You might also like iPhone 15 Pro Max review : the best just got better Best iPhone : which Apple
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