Apple’s newest iPhone software program is iOS 16 and it’s out now. The brand new model of the venerable cell software program is destined for the brand new iPhone 14 collection, however a complete host of older iPhones help it too.
iOS 16 isn’t fairly suitable with the whole lot that would run iOS 15 (or iOS 13 or 14 for that matter). That’s as a result of it doesn’t embrace compatibility for the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus from 2015 or the iPhone 7 from 2016. The unique iPhone SE can be now not included, whereas the seventh technology iPod contact has additionally dropped off the record since final yr – it’s now discontinued, after all, too, the final of the iPods to go the best way of the Dodo.
The earliest iPhone on the record for iOS 16 compatibility is 2017’s iPhone 8 and eight Plus, which is pretty spectacular contemplating numerous Android gadgets solely supply three years of safety updates.
iOS 16 iPhone compatibility: full record
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Professional
- iPhone 13 Professional Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Professional
- iPhone 12 Professional Max
- iPhone 11 Professional Max
- iPhone 11 Professional
- iPhone 11
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 8
- iPhone SE (2020, 2nd technology)
- iPhone SE (2022, third technology)
When you’ve got an Apple Watch, you’ll want to put in iOS 16 on it earlier than you may set up watchOS 9.
