Last week, Apple released the first beta system update for iOS 15.3, which is expected to be the last system push of the year.
With the arrival of 2022, Apple has also put on the agenda for the development of next year's iOS 16 system, and which models the new system will support is also a topic of concern.
Recently, foreign media got some details about the iOS 16 system from Apple's internal developers.
According to iPhonesoft, the iOS 16 system will be released at next year's WWDC Apple Developer Conference.
The news revealed that the iPhone model compatible with iOS 16.
As can be seen from the iOS 16 system update support list, there will be 3 iPhone models that no longer support the update, namely iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and 2016 iPhone SE.
The minimum supported model for iOS 16 will be the iPhone 7 series, and the minimum supported processor version will be A10.
At the same time, this also means that the seventh generation of iPod touch launched in 2019 will support iOS 16.
In fact, it is not surprising that iOS 16 will eliminate the iPhone 6s series.
The three models including the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone SE support the most systems in the past, from iOS 9 to iOS 15, a total of 7 generations of system updates.
The iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus were released in September 2015, six years ago, while the iPhone SE was released in March 2016, which is about 6 years old.
This is also a testament to the long life cycle of Apple products in terms of software upgrades and maintenance.
It can be seen that the A9 processor on these three models is also quite long-lived.
But over time, the hardware of these three models will struggle to run the new system.
After all, these devices have been introduced for a long time, the hardware performance has not adapted to the updated software system, and running a new system will only increase the burden on the device.
In addition, these three iPhones are also the starting update models of iOS 13, iOS 14 and iOS 15, and have set an update record for the iOS system.
Some time ago, Apple also announced the devices that will be included in the obsolete products, which is the best-selling iPhone 6 series in history.
When a product has been on sale for 7 years, it will be included in the list of obsolete products.
Apple will stop providing any hardware services for obsolete products, and authorized service providers will no longer be able to order parts for obsolete products.
Under this rule, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus are also expected to be on the list of obsolete products next year.
In addition, after the release of the official version of the iOS 15 system, Apple has no longer carried out mandatory updates.
In addition, security updates will continue to be rolled out for iOS 14 systems, and the device security of users of older systems will continue to be maintained.
It is expected that in the years after the arrival of the official version of iOS 16, iPhone 6s series and original iPhone SE users will still be able to receive security maintenance updates for iOS 15.
In addition, in terms of iPad, iPadOS 16 also abandons support for older processor devices such as A9.
Including iPad 5, iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4, and iPad Pro released in 2015 will no longer support iPadOS 16.
As is customary, the iOS 16 system will be announced at the WWDC Apple Developer Conference next June.
The official version will arrive with the new iPhone in September, so let's wait and see.
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