A report revealed a list of iPhone phones that will receive updates to the latest system, iOS 17, during the coming period, after the official announcement of the system in conjunction with the unveiling of the new iPhone 15.
Apple releases every year a new update for its mobile operating system, which is derived from the iPadOS tablet system, and with the approaching arrival of iOS 17, it comes time to ask about previous devices eligible to receive updates.
According to a report published by MacRumors, citing reliable sources, the latest iOS 17 operating system will have more proliferation than previous generations, and unlike last year’s iOS 16, the update this year will reach all iPhones running iOS 16 at the present time.
In this sense, the new system will reach Apple phones, starting with the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus generation, passing through the iPhone X, which is powered by the A11 processor, up to the latest iPhone 14.
The derivative system for iPad tablets, iPadOS 17, will also arrive for the first device with a 9.7-inch screen and the first-generation iPad Pro with a 12.9-inch screen, in addition to the fifth-generation iPad.
The report confirmed that the “secret” source that revealed the information is considered reliable by the blogger interested in Apple news and is said to have a “man” of the development team at Apple, which sometimes reveals some details of upcoming features for future iPhones, through the code if the feature or specifications. Physical need to develop software to complement.
If his information is correct about the iPhones that will receive this iOS 17, then this will not be the first time that Apple has kept the same list of devices eligible to receive two generations of the operating system, as iOS 15 has previously reached all devices that can run iOS 14, although Some iOS 15 features were not available on older iPhones.
While the next generation (iOS 16) came to stop old devices such as the iPhone SE, 6s, 6s Plus, 7 and 7 Plus.
It is worth noting that Apple plans to unveil the iPhone 15 next September, and therefore it will be the same date as the disclosure of the new version of the operating system, and then everything will be officially confirmed.