According to recent information from the MacRumors website, the iPhone X and iPhone 8/8 Plus may receive the update to iOS 17, contrary to previous rumors that suggested otherwise. An anonymous member of the MacRumors forum, known to have shared accurate information in the past, stated that rumors about the lack of iOS 17 support for these iPhone models are “simply incorrect”.
Will the iPhone X and iPhone 8/8 get iOS 17?
The leaker in question has already revealed correct details about the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro, which suggests that he might have a reliable source within Apple’s development team.
If the information that the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X receive the update to iOS 17 is correct, it will not be the first time that Apple decides to keep its smartphones in the list of supported cell phones for the next releases of its mobile operating system. This can be noticed by seeing that iOS 15 is compatible with all smartphones that can run iOS 15, although there are some iOS 15 features that are not available for older iPhones like the original iPhone SE and iPhone 6s.
What can lead Apple to drop iOS 17 for the iPhone X, 8 and 8 Plus?
There are some points that may cause Apple to give up on releasing iOS 17 for the iPhone X and iPhone 8/8 Plus. The first is that these models are already five years old, a limit period used by the company to withdraw support for new operating system updates from its older devices. Another point is the use of the Apple A11 Bionic processor, which has a ‘bootrom’ (or “SecureROM”) vulnerability, which is the first significant code executed by an Apple device. Finding a ‘bootrom’ related security issue means Apple won’t be able to fix it without changing the device’s hardware.
For now, information about the release of iOS 17 for iPhone X and iPhone 8/8 Plus has not yet been officially confirmed by Apple. Therefore, it is important to treat this news as a rumor and wait for more information and confirmations from other sources before drawing definitive conclusions.
Stay tuned for future updates and news about iOS 17 and the list of iPhones compatible with the new version of Apple’s operating system.