iOS 27 Will Stop Supporting iPhone 11 Series and iPhone SE 2
According to leaks from digital blogger Shana Digital on Sina Weibo, Apple's iOS 27 (beta) to be released at WWDC 2026 will continue to support iPhone 12 and later models, meaning iPhone 12 to 17 can continue to be updated to iOS 27, while older devices will be limited to iOS 26.
The iPhone 11 series, released in September 2019, and the iPhone SE 2, released in April 2020, have been discontinued for many years and are no longer sold by Apple, but Apple still provides major software and feature updates.
After iOS 27 is released, although these models will not be able to upgrade, Apple will continue to provide necessary security updates to fix vulnerabilities. Of course, continuing to update to the latest version may not be a good thing for these models, as performance issues may cause them to become increasingly laggy.
Some savvy users have even remained on the iOS 18 series and have not upgraded to iOS 26. For the iPhone 11 series and iPhone SE 2, staying on iOS 18 + replacing the battery should allow them to continue to be used for many years.
Of course, there will be some impact: some applications may have higher requirements for the iOS version. For example, X/Twitter's X Chat end-to-end encrypted chat application directly requires iOS 26 at a minimum, but mainstream applications usually offer higher version compatibility.
Below are the models rumored to support iOS 27:
iPhone 17e Release Date: March 11, 2026
iPhone 17 Release Date: September 19, 2025
iPhone 17 Pro Release Date: September 19, 2025
iPhone 17 Pro Max Release Date: September 19, 2025
iPhone Air Release Date: September 19, 2025
iPhone 16e Release Date: February 28, 2025
iPhone 16 Release Date: September 20, 2024
iPhone 16 Plus Release Date: September 20, 2024
iPhone 16 Pro Release Date: September 20, 2024
iPhone 16 Pro Max Release Date: September 20, 2024
iPhone 15 Release Date: September 22, 2023
iPhone 15 Plus Release Date: September 22, 2023
iPhone 15 Pro Release Date: September 22, 2023
iPhone 15 Pro Max Release Date: September 22, 2023
iPhone 14 Release Date: September 16, 2022
iPhone 14 Plus Release Date: October 7, 2022
iPhone 14 Pro Release Date: September 16, 2022
iPhone 14 Pro Max Release Date: September 16, 2022
iPhone 13 Release Date: September 24, 2021
iPhone 13 mini Release Date: September 24, 2021
iPhone 13 Pro Release Date: September 24, 2021
iPhone 13 Pro Max Release Date: September 24, 2021
iPhone 12 Release Date: October 23, 2020
iPhone 12 mini Release Date: November 13, 2020
iPhone 12 Pro Release Date: October 23, 2020
iPhone 12 Pro Max Release Date: November 13, 2020
iPhone SE 3 Release Date: March 18, 2022