Apple services such as Arcade, Apple Music, Fitness+, or Apple TV+ may stop working on some iPhone modelsiPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch unless users update to the latest operating system.
Anonymous leader by name StellaFudgeand who previously disclosed reliable information about some of the brand’s products prior to their launch, states that in early May lThe company will begin disabling its services on those iPhones and iPads that are still running iOS 11.. Also on Macs with macOS High Sierra, Apple Watch with watchOS 4, and Apple TV with tvOS 11.
Therefore, those users who still have devices with the specified versions, they won’t be able to access Apple Music, Apple TV+, Arcade, Fitness+, Podcast, and Apple Books. The only service that will remain active will be iCloud, the source said.
Only 19% of active iPhones run versions below iOS 16.
Fortunately, Any Apple device running iOS 11 can upgrade to iOS 12where the services will remain active. The same is true for the respective versions of macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. The firm can also send a notification to those users who are still using iOS 11 to upgrade if they don’t want to lose access to various platforms.
Anyway, according to Apple itself, only 19% of active devices are running versions prior to iOS 16. Of this number, 15% work with iOS 15 and only 4% with previous versions. Therefore, the number of people with iPhones running iOS 11 should be very small.
Curious, yes, that Apple decides to stop supporting its service on older versions of iOS. It’s something that some platforms like WhatsApp have been doing for years, but so far we haven’t seen this move from the Cupertino firm.
Apple won’t update certain iPhone models to iOS 17
The news that Apple is suspending services on older iPhone models, which the company has yet to confirm, comes after rumors that some popular iPhone models will not be updated to iOS 17. In particular, they offered for sale between November 2015 and November 2027. Therefore, devices such as the iPhone 8 or the first generation iPad Pro will not be able to receive the new version. This is the complete list.
- iPhone 8
- iphone 8 plus
- iphone x
- fifth generation iPad
- iPad Pro 9.7″ first generation
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro 1st generation
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