There are a ton of rumours swirling about what’s coming in Apple’s subsequent large iPhone replace, iOS 17. Whereas there is likely to be a number of thrilling new options in retailer, not all iPhones are set to get them.
iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 will drop assist for the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, iPhone X, first-gen iPad Professional (each the 9.7- and 12.9-inch fashions) and fifth-gen iPad. MacRumors reported the data, citing a “supply with a confirmed observe report,” @Fame_G_Monster. Sadly, @Fame_G_Monster’s tweets are protected, and solely authorized followers can view them.
If the data is correct, plainly iOS 17 will drop assist for many units working on the A11 Bionic chip or older. MacRumors notes the one exceptions could be the sixth- and seventh-gen iPad fashions sporting the A10 Fusion chip and the second-gen iPad Professional fashions working the A10X Fusion chip.
It’s doable that is associated to a bootrom safety vulnerability plaguing the A5 by means of A11 chips. MacRumors says Apple can’t patch the vulnerability, which has allowed units working on these chips to be jailbroken on quite a lot of iOS variations.
We’ll possible study extra about iOS 17 and which units it can assist at Apple’s upcoming WWDC occasion, which begins June fifth.
Supply: @Fame_G_Monster Through: MacRumors