If you’re already worried about whether your iPhone or iPad will be supported on Apple’s following major software, iOS 16, you are right to do so. With the latest update, Apple has stopped supporting many iPhones and iPads.
iOS 16 iPad Compatibility
If you own one of these iPads, these are the iPadOS 16 supported devices:
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st generation)
- iPad Pro 10.5-inch
- iPad Pro 9.7-inch
- iPad (10th generation)
- iPad (9th generation)
- iPad (8th generation)
- iPad (7th generation)
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad mini (6th generation)
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad Air (5th generation)
- iPad Air (4th generation)
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
No longer supported iPads on iOS 16
Apple drop support for the following iPad models with iPadOS 16:
- iPad Mini 4
- iPad Air 2
iPhones compatible with iOS 16
If you have one of these iPhone models, you are eligible to update it to iOS 16:
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone SE (3rd generation)
- iPhone SE (2nd generation)
iPhones that won’t get iOS 16
Those who own one of these iPhone models will have to stay with iOS 15, as Apple has dropped support for these iPhones with iOS 16:
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 7
- iPhone SE 2016 (1st gen)