Well, Cupertino’s got their signals crossed a bit as their iOS 10 press release states:
“iOS 10 will be available this fall as a free software update for iPhone 5 and later, all iPad Air and iPad Pro models, iPad 4th generation, iPad mini 2 and later, and iPod touch 6th generation.”
But, Apple’s iOS 10 webpage states (the devices listed that are not mentioned in the press release are in red):
iOS 10 is compatible with these devices.
iPhone
• iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone 6s
• iPhone 6 Plus
• iPhone 6
• iPhone SE
• iPhone 5s
• iPhone 5c
• iPhone 5
iPad
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch
• iPad Pro 9.7-inch
• iPad Air 2
• iPad Air
• iPad 4th generation
• iPad 3rd generation
• iPad 2
• iPad mini 4
• iPad mini 3
• iPad mini 2
• iPad mini
iPod touch
• iPod touch 6th generation
• iPod touch 5th generation
So, which is it, Apple? Are iPod touch 5th generation, iPad 2, and iPad 3rd generation owners who’d like to run iOS 10 finally in need of an upgrade or not?
It’s either a misprint, or that the beta will be tried on that hardware to see if it works properly. If it does, then it’ll be supported, but if it doesn’t then it’ll be axed.
Cool… seems fair enough. Bring it on!
Go Apple!
I would trust what is listed on the web page, which includes iPad 2 and iPod Touch 5. The point being the iPod Touch 5 is the same as the iPhone 5. The iPad 2, some are still under factory warranty. It was a mistake to have continued to sell the iPad 2, but they did, for education. Bummer, because it will probably be pretty bad experience as iOS 9 has been on the iPad 2.
Disagree about iOS 9 on iPad2. The very first release was PAINFULLY slow, but each release after that sped things up quite a bit. Running the current version is a pretty decent experience, all things considered…
> The point being the iPod Touch 5 is the same as the iPhone 5.
They are obviously not the “same” (meaning equal). 🙂 They don’t even use the same processor. iPhone 5 is an A6 device. iPhone touch 5th gen is an A5 device.
However, they are equivalent in screen resolution, so if performance (A6 versus A5) is not an issue, and Apple wants to make the 4-inch Retina display the minimum screen size going forward, it makes sense the keep the iPod touch 5th gen on the supported list, while removing the iPhone 4S (which is also an A5 device).
Also, iPod touch 5th gen was still sold as “new” less than one year ago (when the current A8 model was released), so it makes sense to continue to support it (even if all iOS 10 features are not fully supported).
I have an iPod touch 5th gen. It runs iOS 9 well. I’m happy to see it on the list (at least the web site version). And I’ll be happy to be Apple’s low-end specs tester… 🙂
It most likely means not all features will work on those in red. As has been the case on previous updates.
So, currently when you run an iPhone app on the iPad, the scale and format is that of an iPhone 4. Does the elimination of the iPhone 4 from iOS 10 mean that the default scale and format of the display of iPhone apps on the iPad will be that of the iPhone 5? It matters and I’d sure like to know the answer.
The website is updated asof June 14. The devices above in red are no longer listed.