The release of iOS 18 this year brought a host of new features to millions of iPhones, and a new leak suggests that the same phones that can run iOS 18 will also be eligible for an update to iOS 19.
According to the sometimes trustworthy iPhoneSoft (via 9to5Mac), handsets as old as the iPhone XS and iPhone XR, which introduced in 2018, will be able to get advantages from next year’s software update. Meanwhile, iOS 18 dropped for the iPhone X and iPhone 8, either of which introduced in 2017.
There is a caveat, however: not all of iOS 19’s new features will be available on all iPhones. Of course, this is something we’re already used to, as newer phones have the processing power to take care of Apple’s intelligence, while others don’t.
So far, we haven’t heard much about what updates iOS 19 will bring; Apple is said to be planning a ChatGPT-style update for Siri. For now, of course, you can use ChatGPT in Siri for more complex AI conversations.
However, the same report claims that one iPad style will be left out of the iPadOS 19 release. Apparently, the basic seventh-generation iPad, introduced in 2019 and powered by an Apple A10 chip, will be supported.
The new minimum requirement for iPadOS 19 would be an A12 chip, meaning all other iPads get the software update. We can expect a similar set of new features compared to iOS 19, with some tweaks and extras to fit the tablet form factor.
If Apple sticks to its usual schedule, then the first we’ll officially hear about iOS 19 and iPadOS 19 will be at the WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) 2025, most likely happening sometime in June. After that, we should get a beta testing period, before a full public release in September 2025.
Of course, the new software updates will work on the iPhone 17 series, as well as any new iPads Apple decides to release this year. We may get the eleventh-generation iPad before the end of 2025, as well as a new eighth-generation iPad Pro.
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