iOS 19 will probably be introduced throughout WWDC 2025
A brand new rumor suggests Apple will minimize assist for 3 iPhone fashions in iOS 19, which contradicts a earlier rumor.
Apple has a variety of iPhone fashions out there on the planet, and plenty of of them nonetheless get common OS or safety updates. A rumor shared in December urged Apple would not change its compatibility record for iOS 19, however that will not be the case.
A brand new rumor claiming the suitable fashions would change with iOS 19 was posted on a personal social media account and reported on first by 9to5Mac. The fashions being dropped in iOS 19 are rumored to be iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR.
The identical leaker stated the seventh-generation iPad wouldn’t be suitable with iPadOS 19. This was additionally shared within the unique compatibility leak.
The next system households will probably be suitable with iOS 19 if the rumor is correct.
The next iPad generations are rumored to be supported for iPadOS 19.
The nameless leaker has been correct prior to now, so this rumor is rated as possible. Nonetheless, there may be one oddity with the rumor.
The three iPhones being dropped run the A12 Bionic, however lots of the base iPads which are rumored to run iPadOS 19 have A12 Bionic as effectively. It is not clear why Apple would dump assist for iPhones with A12 however not iPads with A12 in the identical launch — particularly since iOS and iPadOS are very comparable.
Apple could possibly be selecting these iPhones primarily based on particular specs unrelated to the chipset itself. That, or a function coming in iOS 19 however not iPadOS 19 has a cutoff of A13 in iPhone.
Apple is predicted to announce iOS 19 and iPadOS 19 throughout WWDC 2025 on June 9. The updates will probably be launched to the general public in September after the summer time beta interval.