Estimated time iPhone 16 lineup is officially announced on The Apple event in less than a week (how to track it), will enter iOS 18Apple detailed this at its developer conference earlier this year. But if you’re not planning to upgrade to a newer iPhone model this year, you could be left behind with an operating system that’s no longer supported by Apple.
Generally, every year some older iPhone models are removed from Apple’s iOS compatibility list. For example, last year iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X were left out of the compatibility list. This meant that those iPhone owners could not update to iOS 17 and missed out on some notable features.
We will help you find out if your iPhone supports iOS 18 or not Apple Intelligence. Not sure what’s coming with the new update? Here is the summary The biggest announcements from WWDCincluding an overview of iOS 18.
iPhone compatible with iOS 18
We’ve got good news: If you had a compatible phone when you updated to iOS 17 last year, that device should still be compatible with iOS 18, According to Apple. This means you won’t have to buy a new phone to test most new software features.
In other words, if you have an iPhone 2017 model year or earlier (iPhone 8 or iPhone X), you can’t upgrade to the latest iOS, but your phone should continue to work without the latest bells and whistles.
Is your iPhone compatible with Apple Intelligence?
While your older device may still support the latest iOS, you likely won’t be able to test the Apple Intelligence beta yet. If the iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max – the best models of 2023 – your Not compatible with iPhone. It’s safe to say that the new iPhone 16 models will be fully Apple Intelligence compatible, but we’ll have to wait for the official details at the September 9 event.
New features expected in iOS 18
Apple Intelligence is the biggest update though It comes with iOS 18its features will be released in more installments over the next few months. And the more advanced features will not be available on older iPhone models except the iPhone 15 Pro series. However, the remaining features of iOS 18 will touch the phones listed above. Here are some of the things you can expect when you download Apple’s new software later this month.
Password application: Keep all your credentials safe in one place, including passwords and security alerts that you can access right in the app. (Although this functionality is currently available in Settings, moving it to the new app should make it easier to find and access.)
Improved Messages app: The new iMessages experience brings the option to make your text bold, italic, underline, and strikethrough. You will also be able to add animations to your text messages. It also brings an update RCS to iPhones to better support Android compatibility.
Organized photo library: The The Photos app is being redesignedit lets you create your own collections and host them in the app — think “wedding photos” or “trip to Aruba.” It removes the current tabbed bottom and bends to a grid layout. Introduced at WWDC was the updated carousel view removed during beta process.
Personalized home screen layout: Finally, you’ll get the option to rearrange your apps – for example, you can leave the middle space open to display your home screen image, and instead keep your apps flush with the screen border. You can also change the appearance of the applications by coloring them with any color and also by zooming the applications.
There are many other fixes and improvements to core apps like Maps, Calendar, Safari and more. Check out Cherlynn Low’s picks The best hidden features of iOS 18 and its sibling Apple’s operating system updates are based on betas released earlier this year.
