At its 2021 Worldwide Developers Conference,Bayo Apple officially revealed iOS 15. This latest update to the iPhone's operating system includes new FaceTime and iMessage capabilities, a redesigned Weather app, a smarter Spotlight search tool, and much more.
Though the final version of iOS 15 won't be available until this fall (unless you download one of the betas), you may already be wondering whether you'll need to upgrade to a new iPhone in order to use it.
Apple didn't announce specific device compatibility during WWDC but buried towards the bottom of its iOS 15 press release was the following note:
Availability
The developer preview of iOS 15 is available to Apple Developer Program members at developer.apple.com starting today, and a public beta will be available to iOS users next month at beta.apple.com. New software features will be available this fall as a free software update for iPhone 6s and later. For more information, visit apple.com/ios/ios-15-preview. Features are subject to change. Some features may not be available in all regions or all languages.
Yep, that says iPhone 6S and later. But it's worth noting that some features (like spatial audio and Portrait mode on FaceTime) are only compatible with iPhones that have an A12 Bionic chip or newer.
Regardless, the following devices can run iOS 15:
Phone 6S
iPhone 6S Plus
iPhone SE (2016)
iPhone 7
iPhone 7 Plus
iPhone 8
iPhone 8 Plus
iPhone X
iPhone XR
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone SE (2020)
iPhone 12
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
And, of course, the iPhone 13 family will be added to this list once that lineup is announced later this year.
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