iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 don't drop support for any iPhones—and just a few iPads
Summary
Apple’s new iOS 27 update will work on all iPhones that ran iOS 26, including models as old as the iPhone 11 and second-generation iPhone SE. iPadOS 27 will drop support for a few older iPads but mostly keeps compatibility with newer devices. Some new features will only work on iPhones and iPads with advanced chips and more memory.Key Facts
- iOS 27 supports all iPhones compatible with iOS 26, back to iPhone 11 and iPhone SE (2nd generation).
- iPadOS 27 no longer supports the 3rd-gen iPad Air, 8th-gen iPad, and 5th-gen iPad mini, which use the older A12 Bionic chip.
- Supported iPads for iPadOS 27 use newer chips like the A13 or better.
- iOS 27 has performance improvements on older devices, partly due to a new CPU scheduler that manages tasks more efficiently.
- Advanced new features using “Apple Intelligence” require devices with at least 8GB of RAM and newer chipset models, such as iPhone 15 Pro or newer.
- On iPads, Apple Intelligence features need an iPad Air or iPad Pro with M1 chip or newer.
- More powerful local processing models need at least 12GB of RAM and the newest Apple Silicon chips, like those on iPhone 17 Pro or new M4/M5 iPads.
- iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 are currently available as developer beta versions, with public beta coming in July and full releases planned for this fall.
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