These iPhones and iPads are slated to receive the next big update
No time right now?
With the next big update to iOS 15, owners of some iPhones can expect the end of support. Reports suggest that the popular, compact iPhone SE from 2016 has to believe in it.
Half a year before WWDC 2021 and a few months after the final release of iOS 14, the first rumors about the successor are circulating from quite reliable sources. According to them, in contrast to the update from iOS 13 to iOS 14, Apple will block a few iPhone models the way to the next major update.
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iOS 15: iPhone E (2016) and 6s should no longer receive an update
Like the blog The Verifier (already in November 2020) and the French website iPhonesoft want to have found out independently of each other, the iPhone SE (2016) and the two iPhone models 6s and 6s Plus should be removed from the update program after years of regular updates.
The iPhone SE from 2016 will probably not receive an update to iOS 15. (Image: Apple)
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus were originally introduced in September 2015, the first iPhone SE followed in March 2016. The devices were extremely popular at the time and sold millions of copies each. Apple discontinued the first iPhone SE with the launch of the iPhone Xs in 2018.
iOS 15: These iPhones should receive the 2021 update
According to The Verifier and iPhonesoft, the following iPhones will receive the next major iOS version in autumn 2021. There is no official confirmation from Apple yet, at the earliest in the course of the WWDC 2021 developer conference, the iPhone manufacturer will announce the next major iOS version and name the compatible devices. The list of supported devices sounds plausible:
The alleged iOS 15 candidates:
- 2021 iPhone range
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Mini
- iPhone 12
- 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)
iPadOS 15: These iPads should be compatible
While The Verifier only provided information about iPhones, iPhonesoft also wants to know which iPads should get the update to iPadOS 15. According to the website, both the iPad Mini 4, which was launched in September 2015, and the iPad Air 2, which was launched in October 2014, could fall out of the update cycle. These devices are powered by Apple’s A8 and A8X processors.
The alleged iPadOS 15 candidates:
- iPad Pro 12.9
- iPad Pro 11
- iPad Pro 10.5
- iPad Pro 9.7
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad Mini (5th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
In the past, The Verifier and iPhonesoft were correct with their predictions: The Verifier correctly predicted the end of support for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 after the release of iOS 12. Also reported both portals Even before the announcement of iOS 14, it was correct that all iPhones that received iOS 13 should also receive the next iOS generation.
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Article last updated on January 22, 2021.
