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How long will the iphone 5s be supported with software updates?

How long will the iPhone 5s be supported with software updates?

Posted on Nov 14, 2019 1:05 PM

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Posted on Nov 14, 2019 1:10 PM

The 5s has stopped getting updates. It can not be updated to iOS 13.

There is a non-zero probability that it might get a minor security fix at some point over the next few years, but that's extremely rare once a device stops getting major version updates.

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Nov 14, 2019 1:10 PM in response to conrad194

The 5s has stopped getting updates. It can not be updated to iOS 13.

There is a non-zero probability that it might get a minor security fix at some point over the next few years, but that's extremely rare once a device stops getting major version updates.

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Nov 14, 2019 1:09 PM in response to conrad194

The iPhone 5s lost software support with iOS 13, the last version of iOS that supported the iPhone 5s was iOS 12.4.2.

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Nov 16, 2019 5:05 PM in response to KiltedTim

Thank you. The information is very helpful.

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How long will the iphone 5s be supported with software updates?

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