Yesterday at WWDC Apple unveiled the new version of its major OSes – the ones that power its phones, tablets, watches and computers. Here are which of the current devices will be updated to the new version. Show iOS 16 iOS 16 adds widgets to the lock screen, improves notifications, adds new features to Messages, Apple Wallet support for handling digital IDs and Pay Later. There is also Always On Display, but that will be available on the next generation phones. iOS 16 supports the iPhone 8/8 Plus and iPhone X from 2017 and later models. This means that some of the older devices that ran version 15 – iPhone 6s (from 2015), iPhone 7, the original SE and the iPod touch (7th gen) – are no longer supported.  iPadOS 16 iPadOS 16 added improved multitasking capabilities and full support for external displays on M1-powered iPads. Additionally, there are new collaboration tools for Mail and Safari, the Weather app arrived on Apple’s tablets along with other improvements. The new version supports all iPad Pro versions, iPad Airs (3rd generation and later), vanilla iPad (5th gen and later) and iPad mini (5th gen and later). Compared to iPadOS 15, this drops support for iPad Air 2 (from 2014, nearly 8 years old now) and iPad mini 4 (2015). watchOS 9 Note that running watchOS 9 requires a phone with iOS 16, meaning that even if you have the latest Apple Watch, you also need an iPhone 8/X or later. As for the watches themselves, the Apple Watch Series 4 and later are supported, as well as the Watch SE. Support for the Series 3 was dropped. For comparison, here are the devices supported by iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and watchOS 8:
Compatibility lists for the older versions: iOS 15 • iPadOS 15 • watchOS 8 macOS Ventura macOS Ventura works on both Intel and Apple powered desktop and laptop computers, starting with 2017 models of MacBook (Pro) and iMac (Pro). sweet sixteen —iPhone 6S and 7, iPod Touch are all getting dropped in the next update.
Apple One of the selling points of iPhones and iPads is that you'll get several years of prompt software updates, released at the same time to all devices regardless of your specific model or cellular carrier. On Monday, Apple announced iOS and iPadOS 16, and those new versions come with a new set of minimum hardware requirements. Apple's press release and preview page say that the OS will support "iPhone 8 and later." That means that the new update won't be compatible with phones using Apple A9 or A10 chips, including the iPhone 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, the first-gen iPhone SE, and the seventh-generation iPod Touch. Here's the official list of compatible devices:
Frustrating as it can be for users of older hardware to discover that they'll no longer be receiving software updates, Apple's iPhones and iPads still enjoy dramatically better update support than most Android phones. Google's Pixel devices are usually the best you can get, and they promise five years of security patches but only three years of Android version updates (less, for older phones). Apple provides six or seven years of version updates and has been known to provide a year or two of security-only updates to older devices that can't upgrade to the latest version of iOS (though it has no stated policy about this, so you're usually left to guess about it). Raising system requirements can also be useful for app developers, who have to choose which versions of iOS to support with their apps. Targeting a version with higher system requirements means that their app will be running on a faster CPU and GPU and more RAM, so they can do more performance-intensive things without making your device feel too slow. Which iOS are no longer supported?Video: Watch Everything Announced at Apple's WWDC 2022 Event
This means any phones introduced in 2016 or earlier, including the iPhone 6S, iPhone SE and iPhone 7, won't be getting Apple software updates anymore.
What iPhones will stop working in 2023?Apple sold tens of millions of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models after their launch in 2015. The iPhone 6 is reportedly “safe until 2023,” but the iPhone 6 Plus isn't so lucky. This popular iPhone model won't stop working overnight — but that's not the real danger. There are two key problems you'll face as an owner.
Will my iPhone 7 stop working in 2022?How long will the iPhone 7 be supported? The iPhone 7 will be officially supported till September 12, 2022, which is when iOS 16 gets released. After the iOS 16 release takes place, Apple may stop signing iOS 15.6. 1 within a month of the release.
Does iPhone 6 still work in 2022?Until iOS 16 was released in September 2022, a used iPhone 6S was still able to run the most recent Apple mobile operating system: iOS 15. It is the oldest iPhone to receive the iOS 15 update (the iPhone 6 is stuck on the last version of iOS 12).
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