iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 are still more than 3 months away, but we may already know which devices will be compatible with the updates.
iOS 18 will be compatible with the same iPhone models as iOS 17, meaning that the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR from 2018 will remain compatible for at least a year, according to reports shared this week via a verified source. Number sharing history for long-running iOS updates.
If the rumor is true, iOS 18 will be with the following iPhone models:
The same source expects iPadOS 18 to come to iPad models with the A10X Fusion chip.
This means that iPadOS 18 would not be compatible with the first-generation 10. 5-inch iPad Pro or second-generation 12. 9-inch iPad Pro models released in 2017. This almost means that iPadOS 18 would drop for iPad models powered by the popular A10 Fusion chip, which adds the sixth- and seventh-generation iPads.
According to this information, iPadOS 18 would be with the following iPad models:
Apple will announce iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 at its annual WWDC developer convention in June, and updates are expected to roll out to all users with a compatible device in September. So far, the updates are expected to include new generative AI features for Siri. and more, for RCS in the Messages & Layout Changes app.
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