Apple announced an update for iOS 16 following the operating system and its new features in remarks at the opening of the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2022, Monday (6/6) local time.
The company also announced that iOS 16 cannot be used on all types of iPhones. According to Apple, iOS 16 can only be used on iPhone 8 or later.
This condition is said to indicate that Apple has stopped production for the first generation iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The iPod touch, which was discontinued last month, will also no longer support iOS updates which means it stops at iOS 15.
With the iOS 16 update, Apple added more customization options for iPhone users. Starting with the new Lock Screen which has animated wallpapers and widgets. A new feature that allows users to select content on the Lock Screen, delete messages in iMessage, subtitles for text in photos and videos and much more.
iOS 16 also introduces iCloud Shared Photo Library for seamless sharing of photo collections with family, Messages and Mail updates that help users stay connected easily, and powerful improvements to Live Text and Visual Search.
iOS 16 will be available as beta software and will be available starting next month. While the official release is expected this fall.
Here’s a list of all iPhone models compatible with iOS 16:
iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
iPhone X
iPhone XS dan XS Max
iPhone XR
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max
iPhone 12 and 12 mini
iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max
iPhone 13 and 13 mini
iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max
iPhone SE (2nd and 3rd generation)
The iPadOS 16 is compatible with the following iPads:
iPad Pro (all models)
iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
iPad (5th generation and later)
iPad mini (5th generation and later)
Here’s a list of iPhones that are not compatible with iOS 16:
iPhone SE (first generation)
iPhone 6s
iPhone 6s Plus
iPhone 7
iPhone 7 Plus
iPod Touch
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