Rumor: If You Have This iPhone, It May Not Work With iOS 19

Apple is expected to give us a first look at iOS 19 at WWDC in June, but this OS revamp—which is rumored to be the biggest visual overhaul that iOS has seen since iOS 7 in 2013—may not play nice with your current iPhone.

According to 9to5Google, a “private and anonymous” X account posted the phones that will be compatible with iOS 19. Notably absent from the list are the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max. Per the rumor, here is the full list of devices that’ll be compatible with iOS 19.

• iPhone 11

• iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max

• iPhone 12 and 12 mini

• iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max

• iPhone 13 and 13 mini

• iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max

• iPhone 14 and 14 Plus

• iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max

• iPhone 15 and 15 Plus

• iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max

• iPhone 16, 16 Plus, and 16e

• iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max

• iPhone SE 2nd gen and 3rd gen

In addition, iPadOS 19 is rumored to drop support for the 7th-generation iPad. 9to5Google notes that while the X account has a good track record of leaking Apple software features ahead of launch, this particular rumor does conflict with an equally reliable iPhoneSoft rumor from December 2023, which says all phones that run iOS 18 will also run iOS 19.

Should the rumors turn out to be accurate, it’ll be the first time Apple has dropped a phone from an iOS update since iOS 17, which was not supported on the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and iPhone X models. All of the models that received iOS 17 also received iOS 18.

Fortunately, those with a potentially discontinued iPhone will still receive security updates from Cupertino for awhile. The aforementioned iPhone 8 still receives updates; the latest was on March 31, 2025. Older phones just won’t get to play around with all the new iOS perks; maybe it’s time to consider upgrading to a new iPhone?

iPhone 16e compared to iPhone SE and iPhone 16

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