Apple drops iOS 16 support for iPhone 6s, 7 and SE

Apple's WWDC keynote took place on Monday and the tech giant unveiled new products and also new operating systems for its phones, tablets, watches and computers. The new OS coming to Apple devices include the watchOS 9, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura and iOS 16.

However, the announcement of new operating systems means that older devices would be phased out from the OS upgrade. According to Apple, iOS 16 is only available on iPhone 8 and later devices. Similarly, the watchOS 9 will not be supported on Apple series Watch 3 and iPadOS 16 will only support the iPad Pro versions, iPad Air (3rd generation and later), iPad (5th gen and later) and iPad mini (5th gen and later).

Here is the full list of iPhones compatible with iOS 16:

• 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 (2nd generation or later).

Full list of watchOS 9 compatible watches

• Apple Watch Series 4
• Apple Watch Series 5
• Apple Watch SE
• Apple Watch Series 6
• Apple Watch Series 7

Full list of macOS Ventura compatible devices

• iMac (2017 and later)
• iMac Pro (2017)
• Mac Pro (2019 and later)
• Mac Mini (2018 and later)
• Mac Studio (2022)
• MacBook Pro (2017 and later)
• MacBook Air (2018 and later)
• MacBook (2017 and later)

Full list of iPadOS 16 compatible devices

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (5th-Gen)
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (4th-Gen)
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3th-Gen)
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (2nd-Gen)
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (1st-Gen)
• 11-inch iPad Pro (3th-Gen)
• 11-inch iPad Pro (2nd-Gen)
• 11-inch iPad Pro (1st-Gen)
• 10.5-inch iPad Pro
• 9.7-inch iPad Pro
• iPad 9
• iPad 8
• iPad 7
• iPad 6
• iPad 5
• iPad Air 5
• iPad Air 4
• iPad Air 3
• iPad mini 6
• iPad mini 5