There is now less than a week left to launch Apple iPhone 17 series. Along with this series, the old iPhone users are also waiting for the iOS 26 update to rollout. Now the company has finalized the plan of its rollout. According to this, this update for many old iPhone models will not be rolled out. This means that no new feature or security updates will be available in those old iPhones.
Support for these iPhones closed
Apple has released a list of 11 old iPhone models who will not get any update coming in iOS 26 or future. In this list, iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus and iPhone SE (1st Gen) are present. All these models will continue to run on their last available iOS updates. Let us know that Apple usually releases software updates for 5-6 years for each iPhone model. After this, they are phased out.
What will be the effect of this?
Due to lack of software or security updates, it becomes difficult to run apps in old phones. Actually, developers design apps according to the new version. In such a situation, these apps do not work in old phones. Apart from this, due to lack of security update, hacking and other threats in the phone increase. They do not get any security patch, due to which the security flaw cannot be overcome.
What do we do now?
If your iPhone is also included in the list above, then it is advisable to upgrade it from the new model. All models for the post-iPhone 13 series are yet to be updated for 3-4 years. If you want security and software updates for a long time, then you can buy models of iPhone 17 series to be launched on 9 September. These are going to get the latest software and features.
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