Will your iPhone get iOS 16? This new leak may tell you

Date:
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 15:32:00 +0000

Description:
The iPhone 6S is among a number of iPhones and iPads that might not get another major update.

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Were not expecting iOS 16 for a long time yet, with Apple likely to announce the software at WWDC 2022 in June, then release it alongside the iPhone 14 in September, but already we might know which phones will get the update.

Thats thanks to a source speaking to French site iPhoneSoft , who claims that the iPhone 6S , iPhone 6S Plus , and original iPhone SE wont get iOS 16.

They also add that iPadOS 16 wont come to the iPad mini 4 , iPad Air 2 , iPad 9.7 (2017) , iPad Pro 9.7 (2016) , or iPad Pro 12.9 (2015) . This appears to be a chipset limitation, with them noting that only devices with an A10 chipset or newer will be getting iOS 16 or iPadOS 16.

Its worth noting though that they seem more sure of the iPhone list than the iPad one, saying for the latter simply that its likely they wont get iPadOS 16.

In all cases wed take this with a pinch of salt, especially so far from the launch of iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, but supposedly this source is a developer who works for Apple, so if anyone would know they should.

Then again, this far from launch anything could change, so even if this is
the plan currently it might not be by June or September. iOS 15 is likely to be the end of the line for lots of devices (Image credit: Apple) Analysis: Apple will likely drop support for these devices

While we cant be sure this leak is accurate, wed fully expect Apple will drop support for some devices this year.

Remarkably, its been several software generations since Apple last stopped supporting an iPhone, back with the launch of iOS 13, which killed support
for the iPhone 6 range and the iPhone 5S.

So removing support for the likes of the iPhone 6S is if anything overdue, with that phone having now received six major software updates. The original iPhone SE is in the same boat, and some of the listed iPads have had as many as seven updates though the iPad 9.7 (2017) has only had five, so thats perhaps the least likely to be culled.

So even without this leak wed think most if not all of these gadgets have
seen their last major update, though you never know Apple historically hasnt gone quite this long without removing support for devices, so were in uncharted territory here. Make the most of iOS with the best free iPhone apps

Via Phone Arena



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