Apple regularly retires older generations of iPhones and stops releasing new generations of iOS for them. So,
last fall with the launch of iOS 16, the Cupertinorefused support for iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, 7 and 7 Plus, released back in 2015-2016. Now, when the upcoming iOS 17 is already being discussed on the Internet, information has surfaced on Twitter that the new OS will be incompatible with the iPhone 8, 8 iPhone Plus and even iPhone X. Also victims of “cuts” There will be iPad Pro 12.9 (1st generation) and iPad 5. One of the reasons for this decision may be due to the fact that iPhone and iPad on chips from A5 to A11 are subject to an incorrigible security vulnerability, which allows them to be easily hacked. We won’t receive confirmation or refutation of the rumor until the fall, although iOS 17 itself will be presented on June 5.
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