Apple today announced iOS 11, the newest and most advanced version of the mobile operating system for mobile devices iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. System iOS 11 contains a number of new features, but following tradition, with the release of a new major version of the OS, Apple will also stop supporting some legacy mobile devices.
iOS 11 will not work on the following devices
With the release of iOS 11, Apple will end support for 32-bit applications, which also means devices iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch equipped with 32-bit A-series processors are also no longer supported. Therefore, when iOS 11 becomes available to all users later this year, it will not be eligible for installation on the following devices:
- iPhone 5
- iPhone 5c
- iPad 3
- iPad 4
List of compatible with iOS 11 devices
All other iOS devices that previously worked under iOS 10 will also be supported by the operating system iOS 11. The list includes the following devices:
iPhone:
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 5s
- iPod Touch sixth generation
iPad:
- New 9.7-inch iPad
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro
- 9.7-inch iPad Pro
- iPad Air 2
- iPad Air
- iPad mini 4
- iPad mini 3
- iPad mini 2
- iPad 5
System iOS 11 supports direct money transfer through the service Apple Pay Cash, which will become available on the following iOS devices in the USA:
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 6
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 6 Plus
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPad 5
- iPad Pro
- iPad Air 2
- iPad mini 3
Are you disappointed that iOS 11 lacks support for 32-bit devices? Since in iOS 11 support for the operation of 32-bit applications from App Store is completely stopped, in this case this step became a necessary and forced decision from the outside Apple.