There are many aspects to buying an iPhone, but one of them is the normal software updates that continue for years after you buy the new device, and with the announcement of iOS 18 in the coming months, it looks like this trend will continue. Apple has yet to officially verify when the software will be announced or when it will arrive, a new report claims to know which iPhones will be supported when iOS 18 is released.
The report, published via a post on X via an account that has since deleted it, claims that Apple’s iOS 18 update will be compatible with the iPhone XR, meaning that the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will also be included employing the same A12. Bionic chip. This account has a clever history of sharing top points about Apple’s upcoming software updates and the post was flagged through MacRumors after it was deleted.
Although the account deleted the post, it did so with posts in the afterlife and also proved to be accurate in the afterlife, suggesting that the deletion is not worth influencing our expectations. If the post is indeed accurate, the iOS 18 software update will include all the same models via the iOS 17 update that arrived last year.
With that in mind, here’s the list of iOS 18-capable iPhones:
Of course, you can load the new iPhones on that list, and Apple will most likely announce the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max this September.
If Apple follows its usual release cadence the new software update will be previewed at a June WWDC event alongside new iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro software updates. They will all then be made available for beta testing before they are released to the public this fall. We don’t yet know what the new iOS 18 update will have to offer, but rumors continue to claim that a focus on AI capabilities within Apple means Siri upgrades may be in the cards.
Apple’s iOS 18 software will of course power the latest iPhones this summer, but there are also rumors looking beyond that. Apple will likely ship the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Pro models in 2025 and rumors suggest that the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus will offer ProMotion displays, a first for non-Pro models. That should allow for more fluid 120Hz scrolling as well as support for an always-on display to show widgets, the time, and more when the screen is turned off and locked.
Based in the UK, Oliver has been writing about technology, entertainment, and games for more than a decade. If there’s something with a battery or a plug, he’s interested. After spending too much money building gaming PCs, Oliver switched to Apple and the Mac – and now spends too much on those instead.
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