Apple has announced iOS 16, featuring an all-new Lock Screen design with Apple Watch style typographic changes, notification updates, improvements to Maps, Messages, Focus and Live Text, as well as Wallet upgrades such as a new buy now, pay later service called Apple Pay Later, and sharing of Apple Wallet keys through third-party services such as WhatsApp.
Hot on the heels of the announcement, Apple has shared a list of all devices that will support the update later this year, dropping support for five iPhone models.
Apple has revealed that iOS 16 will be available on the iPhone 8 and later, dropping support for the original iPhone SE, the iPhone 6s, the iPhone 6s Plus, and the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
What devices will support iOS 16?
Apple has said that iOS 16 will be available on the iPhone 8 and later, meaning that the update will be available on the following iPhone models:
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone Xs
- iPhone Xs Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone SE (2nd generation and later)