iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 will drop support for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X, first-generation 9.7-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and fifth-generation iPad, according to a source via Twitter “with a proven track record for upcoming software updates,” according to MacRumors.
If this rumor is accurate, iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 would be incompatible with most devices powered by the A11 Bionic chip or older. The only exceptions would be the sixth-generation and seventh-generation iPad models with the A10 Fusion chip and the second-generation 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro with the A10X Fusion chip.
iPhones and iPads equipped with the A5 through A11 chip are affected by a bootrom security vulnerability that Apple cannot patch on these devices, as the bootrom operates in a read-only state. The exploit has allowed for these devices to be perpetually jailbroken on a wide range of iOS versions, allowing users to modify the iOS file system.
MacDailyNews Take: Still rocking an iPhone X or one of these other older products? It’ll soon be time for a new iPhone and/or iPad!
iPhone X debuted in November 2017, seven years before the expected public release of iOS 17. Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago. Products are considered obsolete when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 7 years ago. Apple’s vintage and obsolete products list is here.
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Yeah, I know: dumb question. Please humor me 🙂
Am I correct that iPhone XS MAX would be in that group “considered obsolete”?
Thanks.