iPhone 6S and iPhone SE at the end of support with iOS 15: check the compatibility list
Source: HW Upgrade added 23rd Nov 2020
iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus have received five years of software support, but in 2021 Apple may decide to abandon them according to new rumors
by Nino Grasso published 23 November 2020 , at 12: 41 in the Apple channel
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Second rumors not yet confirmed Apple may end support for iPhone SE, iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus with the release of iOS 15 . The next Apple OS, expected to debut by the end of 2021, will therefore be available for all devices from iPhone 7 on.
The indiscretion was leaked through The Verifier, a source that last year predicted that iOS 14 would have been the latest version of the OS on iPhone SE (the original model), iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. The source therefore confirms what was declared last year, with Apple that – by doing so – it would have guaranteed the two devices of the “6S” family five years of software support with “major” updates . This is the practice regarding the Cupertino company.
iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus were launched in September 2015, followed by iPhone SE at a short distance (March 2016). The Verifier correctly predicted that all smartphones with iOS support 11 would be states compatible with iOS 14, however it is not to be taken as a fully reliable source. Previously, in fact, the reported rumors have not always materialized, so even the latest news – although realistic – could be denied.
No mention was made of the iPads that will keep the support also on iPadOS 15: if the iPadOS compatibility list is confirmed 14 all models from iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, 5th generation iPad and all iPad Pros should be updated. Below is the list of iPhones that, according to The Verifier, will be updated to iOS 15 :
- All iPhones released in 2021
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- 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 (2020)
- iPod touch (7th generation)