Apple recently announced the iOS 16 update for iPhone devices, but unfortunately not all iPhone phones will be compatible with the new update, but support will drop for some iPhone phones, and not all features will be available on all devices that the update will receive.
iPhones that will receive the iOS 16 update
The current iOS 15 update supports the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, and the first generation of the iPhone SE, and the latest versions of that.
This will not be the case with the iOS 16 update that will drop support for The following iPhones that will not receive the update:
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone SE first generation
iOS 16 update will work with iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus and later, as well as iPhone SE second generation and later, and here is the full list of supported iPhone phones attached to the picture.
If your iPhone is not listed in the image, it will not receive any major updates following iOS 15 and its minor updates, and the phones listed in the image will continue to receive updates, including the iOS 16 update in the coming period.
The advantages of the iOS 16 update are many, but despite that, not all of these features will work on all supported iPhone phones, but some of them will be limited to specific versions without the other because they require certain specifications.
Features that will work on iPhone XR and XS phones and later
There are some features that will not work on iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X because they require the Apple A12 Bionic processor, so what is the latest, which will work on iPhone XR, XS, XS Max, iPhone 11, 12, 13 series, and the second and third generation of iPhone SE.
These are the advantages we mean:
- Live Text in video with quick options like translation and currency conversion.
- Support for adding emojis with voice dictation.
- All new voice dictation features.
- Add medications through the camera.
- Improved Visual Lookup image search feature.
Features that will be available on iPhone 11 phones and later
- Text accompanies sounds and FaceTime calls so the hearing-impaired can see what’s going on in front of them on the screen and easily communicate with others.
Exclusive features in iPhone 13
- Blurring foreground elements in portrait mode.
- Improved quality when recording in cinematic mode.
