Apple’s latest iPhone software isiOS 17and the final build is finally here. The software was previewed during the company’sWorldwide Developer Conferencein June 2023 and apublic beta of iOS 17was then made available to download in July 2023, offering access to the new features for those who dared to download it.
There are some great new features, includingPersonalised Contact Posters, a feature called Check In andNameDrop, among plenty of others. Now the final software is here, the big question is, can your iPhone run it?
Which iPhones support iOS 17?
Apple supports the majority of iPhones with iOS 17, though a couple of devices have lost support compared toiOS 16, which is typically the case year-to-year. If you have an iPhone released since 2018, you’re good.
The full list of compatible iPhones is as follows:
You may notice that the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X aren’t on the list above and therefore they do not support iOS 17. These devices were all announced together in 2017 so they have had five years of software updates and therefore it may not come as a huge surprise they have found themselves on the chopping block this year.
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Will you get all the new iOS 17 features?
Sadly not, no. There are some features that require an iPhone 12 or newer, while others require an iPhone 12 Pro model, iPhone 13 Pro model,iPhone 14 Pro modelor one of the latestiPhone 15 models. You will get the majority of features, however, so it will only be the odd feature you won’t be able to make use of if you have an older device.
When is iOS 17 available?
Apple released the public beta of iOS 17 on 12 July and the final build of the software then appeared on 18 September, ahead of the availability of theiPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus,iPhone 15 ProandiPhone 15 Pro Maxon 22 September.
