Re: If you own an iPhone X or older - you should throw it over the next bridge

Chris wrote on Sun, 28 Jul 2024 15:56:59 -0000 (UTC) :

In addition, all older devices like the iPhone 8 series also didn't make
the cut this year. As for what's to come, Apple is expected to announce the
iPhone 16 lineup in September with iOS 18, presumably with new A18 silicon.

 
As we all know iOS 15, 16 & 17 - supporting all the way back to the 6s -
have received regular updates over the last year or so, so I wouldn't be so
hasty ditching your old phone.

It's not clear when Chris says "regular updates" that he's aware Apple has
explicitly publicly stated that will NOT fully support anything but iOS 18
when it is released.
 <https://screenrant.com/apple-product-security-update-lifespan/>
 <https://support.apple.com/guide/deployment/about-software-updates-depc4c80847a/>
 <https://hothardware.com/news/apple-admits-only-fully-patches-security-flaws-in-latest-os-releases>
 <https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/10/apple-clarifies-security-update-policy-only-the-latest-oses-are-fully-patched/>

That means iOS 15, 16 & 17, etc., will be unsupported just like Windows XP
and Android 4.4 are unsupported - even as all get a bugfix once in a while.

Just as Windows XP and Android 4.4 devices are regularly updated, the only
safe thing do to with any of them (Windows XP or Android older than Android
10, including an iPhone X or older) is to throw it over the next bridge.