iOS 17 Compatible With iPhone XS and Newer, Available in Beta Today

[MacRumors]

Apple today announced that iOS 17 is compatible with the iPhone XS and newer, meaning that support has been dropped for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. The first iOS 17 beta will be available to members of Apple's Developer Program for testing later today, and a public beta will be released in July, according to Apple.

Likewise, the first developer betas of iPadOS 17, macOS Sonoma, and watchOS 10 will be available today, followed by public betas next month.

Apple says iOS 17 will be released to the public in the fall — likely in September alongside new iPhone 15 models. Read our iOS 17 announcement coverage for more details about what's new in the software update.

Article Link: iOS 17 Compatible With iPhone XS and Newer, Available in Beta Today

 

[remo99]

money money money

 

[n0va]

damn... i still use the 8+ 🥲

 

[Mikey86uk]

i assume the XR is still supported then? My Dad doesn't fancy upgrading yet so hopefully it is!

 

[i-Liam]

Bye iPhone X.

 

[Dbsr87]

Well I was planning on upgrading my iPhone X to the iPhone 15 Pro. This seals the deal.

 

[TVreporter]

Nooooooooooooooo

There goes my 8-plus.

 

[Populus]

As soon as I saw so many machine learning features I knew the A12 would be the cut for devices, the minimum requirement.

RIP iPhone 8 and X.

 

[Musashi3052]

My XS Max survives one more year! 🥳

 

[retta283]

No more 5.5" iPhones. 8 Plus was a good one to go out on.

 

[ZircoBen]

I was hoping my trusty iPhone 5C would get the miracle update, I guess today’s not the day.

 

[sw1tcher]

Apple today announced that iOS 17 is compatible with the iPhone XS and newer, meaning that support has been dropped for the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X

This was to be expected. iOS 18 will then drop support for iPhones using A12 chip (iPhone XS and XR)

 

[newfoundglory]

iPhone X is still so capable, going to be a very expensive year, as it looks like I will have to replace my iPad Pro (1st gen) as well

 

[ShaisGuy]

Sad to see that the iPhone X got killed after only 5 years. I know that's a long time compared to any Android phone but I was still hoping to see the iPhone X beat the iPhone 5Ss record of 6 major version updates.

 

[jdclifford]

No more 5.5" iPhones. 8 Plus was a good one to go out on

Did u forget about the 13 mini?

 

[autistic-savant]

😥

 

[retta283]

Did u forget about the 13 mini?

Mini is 5.4", not the same aspect ratio either.

 

[sw1tcher]

i assume the XR is still supported then?

I don't see why not as it uses an A12 chip whereas the iPhone 8 and X use the A11 chip

 

[aneftp]

Sad to see that the iPhone X got killed after only 5 years. I know that's a long time compared to any Android phone but I was still hoping to see the iPhone X beat the iPhone 5Ss record of 6 major version updates.

iPhone X is 2017. That’s 6 years.

 

[GizmoDVD]

Are we going to get people crying their 6 year old iphone doesn't get a free update?

 

[sw1tcher]

Did u forget about the 13 mini?

iPhone 13 mini is 5.4"

iPhone 8 plus is 5.5"

Close but not the same.

 

[JesseMario2009]

Well damn. There goes my iPhone 8.
I guess that bootrom exploit was all it took for apple to drop support for iPhone 8-iPhone X

 

[Greg.]

Maybe a dumb question but does this include the XR? My old work phone is one of those

 

[Sevendaymelee]

iPhone X is still so capable, going to be a very expensive year, as it looks like I will have to replace my iPad Pro (1st gen) as well

Why do you have to have the latest IOS version? It's not like 17 is going to be some revolutionary leap like iOS 5. If your phone still runs well, why not just wait until you're ready to upgrade?

 

[Bentham]

Patiently awaiting download…