Support for the Series 3 was dropped.įor comparison, here are the devices supported by iOS 15, iPadOS 15 and watchOS 8:Ĭompatibility lists for the older versions: iOS 15 As for the watches themselves, the Apple Watch Series 4 and later are supported, as well as the Watch SE. Note that running watchOS 9 requires a phone with iOS 16, meaning that even if you have the latest Apple Watch, you also need an iPhone 8/X or later. Compared to iPadOS 15, this drops support for iPad Air 2 (from 2014, nearly 8 years old now) and iPad mini 4 (2015). The new version supports all iPad Pro versions, iPad Airs (3rd generation and later), vanilla iPad (5th gen and later) and iPad mini (5th gen and later). Additionally, there are new collaboration tools for Mail and Safari, the Weather app arrived on Apple’s tablets along with other improvements.
IPadOS 16 added improved multitasking capabilities and full support for external displays on M1-powered iPads. This means that some of the older devices that ran version 15 – iPhone 6s (from 2015), iPhone 7, the original SE and the iPod touch (7th gen) – are no longer supported. At the September event, we're certain the iPhone 7 will debut with redesigned antenna bands and no headphone jack. You can easily watch the event on your device or Apple TVwe'll tell you how below. IOS 16 supports the iPhone 8/8 Plus and iPhone X from 2017 and later models. By Conner Carey Tue, Next Wednesday, September 7, Apple will hold its fall keynote event and officially release the iPhone 7. There is also Always On Display, but that will be available on the next generation phones. IOS 16 adds widgets to the lock screen, improves notifications, adds new features to Messages, Apple Wallet support for handling digital IDs and Pay Later. Here are which of the current devices will be updated to the new version. Yesterday at WWDC Apple unveiled the new version of its major OSes – the ones that power its phones, tablets, watches and computers.