Unfortunately, iOS updates for iPhone don’t last forever. It is true that they have a longer software useful life than the vast majority of Android phones, but there comes a point where they no longer receive support and this usually happens when they were launched years ago and of course they are no longer up to date. sale. The list is getting bigger every year and there are already several Apple devices that have been made obsolete by software, although many of them can continue to be repaired.
iPhones that no longer have updates
Currently the list of iPhones that are no longer updated is as follows, although only some have been declared “vintage”, which means that Apple itself no longer even repairs them due to lack of original parts:
- iPhone (original) (not repairable)
- iPhone 3G (not repairable)
- iPhone 3GS (not repairable)
- iPhone 4 (not repairable)
- iPhone 5 (not repairable)
- iPhone 5c (not repairable)
- Iphone 5s
- Iphone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
It should be noted that when talking about these phones, there is no distinction made in which place they were bought, nor in their capacities or colors, considering the same before updates to any type of device.
There is an exception whereby they would update
Of the previous phones, there are some that have received a recent iOS update, surprisingly enough. This is the case of the iPhone 5s, 6 and 6 Plus, which received iOS 12.5.2 recently correcting a security problem and adapting them to the latest COVID-19 tracking tools. There is no obligation on Apple’s part and it is not even usual, but it is perfectly feasible for these situations to occur. Of course, the updates that these iPhones receive are always correlative to the last ones they obtained. That is, an iPhone that has stayed on iOS 12.5.2 will be able to receive iOS 12.5.3, but never any version that is iOS 13, iOS 14 or any other later.
Which ones will be left out of iOS 15?
There are still a couple of months to go before iOS 15 is released at Apple’s WWDC 2021, however there are already rumors about the iPhone that will be compatible with that version. Currently with iOS 14 are the iPhone 6s and later, including the first generation iPhone SE. Well, precisely these phones would be the ones that would be left out, having the cut-off line in the iPhone 7 and later.
Therefore, although we insist on emphasizing that it is not official yet, if you have an iPhone 6s, 6s Plus or SE (1st gen.) You should get used to the idea that iOS 14 could be its last major update. If you want to continue enjoying the new software, you will have to get an iPhone newer than these, although if you decide to keep it, you will continue to receive technical support for years, in addition to a performance that in no case should be bad. Apple optimizes each software version to the maximum for its compatible devices, so that in iOS 14 they would continue to be functional. However, you can always explore the odd way to install old versions of iOS.