Later this year, Apple will make available the new operating system iOS 17, which brings with it several improvements and new features.
But three iPhone models will no longer be eligible to receive the long-awaited update. Find out which older iPhone models are off the new update list.
Three older iPhone models won’t get iOS 17
Later this year, Apple will launch the new iOS 17. As usual, the operating system should be announced in June, during the brand event, World Wide Developers Conference (WWDC).
It will be precisely during this event that the Cupertino company will also make available a beta version of iOS 17 that will only later be available in its final version that will reach the hands of all users.
With this operating system improvements and new features also come, and this is the good news. The bad news is that with the new iOS 17 it will not reach all iPhone models. Now it is known that the equipment that integrates the A11 Bionic processor, owned by the brand, will not be eligible for this important update.
More specifically, the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X models will not be updated to iOS 17.
On the other hand, Mark Gurman, a journalist for the Bloomberg news agency, also said that iOS users should not create too many expectations for the new operating system.
Apple is focusing its efforts in the area of ​​virtual reality
According to the well-known journalist, iOS 17 will not contain major significant changes because Apple is focusing all its efforts and human resources in the area of ​​virtual reality.
It should be remembered that Apple is expected to launch its AR/VR headsets later this year, which are rumored to have their own operating system for now called xrOS. Now, the operating system of this device may contain more interesting news.
As for iOS 17, one of the most anticipated novelties is Apple Pay Later. This feature will allow users to make any purchase and pay in installments over six weeks, without paying interest.
End-to-end encryption in the iMessage app could be another first for Apple’s upcoming smartphone operating system.