- A new report states that iOS 15 will not support iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPad (5th generation), iPad mini 4 or iPad Air 2.
- iOS 14 supports all the same devices as iOS 13, but reports suggest that iOS 15 will no longer offer compatibility with any device with A9 or earlier chips.
- Apple may occasionally update iOS 14 in the future to keep unsupported devices safe.
Apple does a job as good as any smartphone maker when it comes to backing up its devices years after launch, but it can’t support all iPhones in perpetuity. Therefore, each new version of iOS usually ends up with the compatibility of at least one older iPhone model, and it looks like by 2021 there would be two on the cutting block.
This week, French site iPhoneSoft reported that an Apple developer shared the list of devices compatible with the iOS 15 beta version when it arrives next June at WWDC 2021. If the information iPhoneSoft receipt is correct, Apple will no longer be compatible with all devices that use an A9 chip or earlier, including the iPhone 6s. Although the iPhone 6s is over six years old, it remains one of the best-selling devices in the resale markets.
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Seconds iPhoneSoft, these are the iPhones and iPads that iOS 15 will not support when it launches this fall:
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone SE (1st generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad mini 4
- iPad Air 2
In the meantime, here are all the iPhones and iPads that will be able to run iOS 15 when it arrives later this year:
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- iPod touch (7th generation)
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (4th generation)
- 11-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation)
- 11-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)
- 10.5-inch iPad Pro
- 9.7-inch iPad Pro
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
It should be noted that, despite all the additions and improvements, iOS 14 supported all the same devices as iOS 13, extending the life of several devices aged at least one more year. Since the above list is accurate, the same will not happen for the next big update, as two of the most popular old iPhone models join their predecessors as Apple’s line of smartphones continues growing up. That said, just because the iPhone 6s and iPhone SE can’t run iOS 15 doesn’t mean they’ll never get any more updates. A few days ago, Apple released iOS 12.5.1 to bring COVID-19 exposure notifications to the iPhone 6, iPhone 5s and some older iPad models. Probably 6 and SE will receive similar treatment.