A whistleblower this week leaked a list on Weibo of the Apple mobile phones that should be compatible and will receive iOS 17. The system update will be officially announced at the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June.
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The published image mentions all the latest Apple models, which were expected, but some older and still very popular models, such as the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, were excluded.
The new list starts with the iPhone XR and XS, moves on to the SE models and reaches the latest launched model, the iPhone 14.
While this is a leaked and unofficial list, it is based on Apple’s update policy, which generally provides updates to its phones for about 5 years. So it makes sense that the iPhone 8 series is not included this time around.
See the list of iPhones that will receive iOS 17 and what is known about the system
So far, it’s all guesswork. Insiders have reported that iOS 17 will mainly focus on providing greater stability and efficiency.
This is due to the fact that Apple should remain focused on developing its first virtual reality headset, which may be announced later this year with a new operating system.
See the full list of iPhones that will be updated according to the leak:
- iPhone SE 2020
- iPhone SE 2022
- iPhone XR
- iPhone Xs Max
- iphone xs
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12
- iphone 12 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14
Although Apple announced news of the program in June at WWDC, the launch should only take place in September, along with the iPhone 15 models.
Among the possible functions of iOS 17 are the permission to download apps from sources outside the App Store, in accordance with EU law; new notch screen features, which are expected to be used on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro; and improvements to security and system performance.
