While Apple is set to announce iOS 17 in just two months at WWDC 2023, a new rumor published on Tuesday highlights an assortment of devices that won’t be supported by iOS 17 and iPadOS 17.
The rumor comes from an anonymous user on Twitter who has accurately reported details about Apple software updates in the past. According to this user, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 will drop support for the following devices:
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone X
- iPad (5th generation)
- 9.7-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro (1st generation)
As noted by MacRumors, Apple’s decision to drop these devices with iOS 17 could be related to an unpatchable bootrom vulnerability that affects the A5 through A11 chips.
As expected, Apple will continue to roll out security fixes for iOS 16 even after iOS 17 has been released. iOS 15 has received multiple updates this year to patch major security vulnerabilities.
Apple oftentimes restricts some of the features in a new iOS release to its newest devices. For instance, iOS 16 features such as Live Text are only supported on the iPhone XS, iPhone XR, and later. This also partially occurred with Stage Manager on the iPad, albeit Apple eventually partially backtracked those restrictions.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via 9to5Mac, @Fame_G_Monster, and MacRumors