Whereas Apple is about to announce iOS 17 in simply two months at WWDC 2023, a brand new rumor printed on Tuesday highlights an assortment of units that gained’t be supported by iOS 17 and iPadOS 17.
The rumor comes from an nameless person on Twitter who has precisely reported particulars about Apple software program updates previously. In accordance with this person, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 will drop help for the next units:
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone X
- iPad (fifth technology)
- 9.7-inch iPad Professional (1st technology)
- 12.9-inch iPad Professional (1st technology)
As famous by MacRumors, Apple’s choice to drop these units with iOS 17 might be associated to an unpatchable bootrom vulnerability that impacts the A5 by way of A11 chips.
As anticipated, Apple will proceed to roll out safety fixes for iOS 16 even after iOS 17 has been launched. iOS 15 has acquired a number of updates this yr to patch main safety vulnerabilities.
Apple oftentimes restricts a few of the options in a brand new iOS launch to its latest units. As an example, iOS 16 options comparable to Reside Textual content are solely supported on the iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later. This additionally partially occurred with Stage Supervisor on the iPad, albeit Apple finally partially backtracked these restrictions.
Keep tuned for extra particulars as they develop into accessible.
By way of 9to5Mac, @Fame_G_Monster, and MacRumors
