With Apple officially releasing iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and watchOS 9 at WWDC 2022, in addition to new features, everyone is most concerned regarding whether their devices can be upgraded, so the following will help you organize all upgrades ‘s model.
Full list of iPhone models that can be upgraded to iOS 16
Just like the previous rumors, Apple gave up support for the iPhone SE (first generation), iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, which means that these five iPhones can only run iOS 15 at most, and the iPod The Touch won’t get iOS 16 either, so it’s no surprise that Apple has decided to discontinue the iPod Touch.
Here is the full list of iPhone models that can be upgraded to iOS 16:
- iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
- iPhone X
- iPhone SE （2020）
- iPhone XS and XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone 11、iPhone 11 Pro 和 iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 mini、iPhone 12、iPhone 12 Pro 和 iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 mini、iPhone 13、iPhone 13 Pro 和 iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone SE （2022）
For the new features in iOS 16, read this report:“More Apple Watch” iOS 16 released: more interactive lock screen, more seamless sharing!
Full list of iPad models that can be upgraded to iPadOS 16
Like the iPhone, there are certain iPad models that cannot be upgraded to iPadOS 16, including: iPad mini 4 and iPad Air 2
Here is the full list of iPad models that can be upgraded to iPadOS 16:
- iPad mini (5th and 6th generation)
- iPad (5th to 9th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd to 5th generation)
- iPad Pro (all models)
For the new features in iPadOS 16, read this report:iPadOS 16 is here!Make iPad more productive and collaborative
Full list of Apple Watch models that can be upgraded to watchOS 9
For the watchOS 9 part, Apple Watch Series 3 will not be able to upgrade to watchOS 9, and can only maintain the watchOS 8 operating system.
Here is the full list of Apple models that can be upgraded to watchOS 9:
- Apple Watch Series 4
- Apple Watch Series 5
- Apple Watch Series 6
- Apple Watch Series 7
- Apple Watch SE
For the new features in iPadOS 16, read this report:watchOS 9 officially launched!Added new watch face, triathlon mode, sleep stage detection and more
Full list of Mac models that can be upgraded to macOS Ventura
There are quite a few Mac models that can be upgraded to macOS Ventura, MacBook Pro and Air parts, MacBook Air following 2018 and MacBook Pro following 2017 are supported:
- MacBook Pro 14（2021 ）
- MacBook Pro 16（2021 ）
- MacBook Pro 13（M1、2020）
- MacBook Pro 13 (2020, with two Thunderbolt 3)
- MacBook Pro 13 (2020, with four Thunderbolt 3)
- MacBook Pro 16（2019）
- MacBook Pro 13 (2019, with two Thunderbolt 3)
- MacBook Pro 15（2019）
- MacBook Pro 13 (2019, with four Thunderbolt 3)
- MacBook Pro 15（ 2018）
- MacBook Pro 13 (2018, four Thunderbolt 3)
- MacBook Pro 15（2017）
- MacBook Pro 13 (2017, four Thunderbolt 3)
- MacBook Pro 13 (2017, two Thunderbolt 3)
- MacBook Air （M1， 2020）
- MacBook Air （Retina、 13 吋、 2020）
- MacBook Air （Retina、 13 吋、2019）
- MacBook Air （Retina、 13 吋、 2018）
iMac models from 2017 and later can be upgraded:
- iMac 24（M1，2021）
- iMac 27（2020）
- iMac 27（2019）
- iMac 21.5（2019）
- iMac Pro （2017）
- iMac 27（2017）
- iMac 21.5（2017 ）
- iMac 21.5（2017 ）
Finally, the Mac Pro, Mac Studio and Mac mini, the full list is as follows:
- Mac Studio
- Mac Pro（2019）
- Mac Pro（Rack、 2019）
- Mac mini（M1、2020）
- Mac mini（2018）
For the new features in macOS Ventura, read this report:The new operating system “macOS Ventura” is finally unveiled, bringing new functions such as front-end scheduling and connection
