One of the advantages of the iPhone is the great support at the update level offered by Apple: when we buy the company’s latest iPhone we can be sure that the device will receive updates for several years, something that does not happen with all manufacturers. As is evident, There comes a time when older models can no longer be updated to the most recent version.
There is less and less left until the launch of iOS 18, a version in which AI is expected to be one of the main protagonists. For this reason, many are beginning to wonder if their devices will be compatible with this new version. Although we must wait until Apple’s presentation next June to officially know which devices will be compatible with iOS 18, the latest rumors suggest that There will be more compatible models than we thought.
All iPhones that were updated to iOS 17 would be compatible with iOS 18
Until now, all calculations left out iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR, which did receive the update to iOS 17 last year. Now everything seems to indicate that iOS 18 will be compatible with all iPhones that have been updated to iOS 17, which indicates that the aforementioned iPhone XS and iPhone XR could be updated for another year. If the news is confirmed, These models would receive a total of seven full years of updates since Apple introduced them in 2018 until the release of iOS 19 in fall 2025.
Our colleagues at Applesfera have prepared a very complete list with all devices that can be updated to iOS 18. As we have already mentioned, If your iPhone has iOS 17 and the rumors are true, in a few months you will be able to update it to iOS 18. Specifically, these would be the mobile phones compatible with iOS 18:
- iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (3rd generation)
- iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
- iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS, XS Max
Of course, this does not mean that older iPhones will be compatible with all the new features of iOS 18. We know that Apple is working on big improvements that will come to our devices with the next version of its operating system, but it is logical to think that many of these new features will be reserved for the most modern devices. Still, having an extra year of updates is something that older iPhone users will appreciate.
Over the last few months we have seen how iOS 17 has brought enormous changes to our devices, allowing the download of applications from third-party stores and even from the developers’ websites to users in the European Union. With iOS 18, everything seems to indicate that the leading role of artificial intelligence could make this update become in the largest in the history of the iPhone.
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Via | 9to5Mac