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Update ios10 to ios 12

I own a iphone 5 it's running ios10. All the apps i need is on ios 12. Can i update my software to run ios12 instead of ios10

iPhone 5, iOS 10

Posted on Jan 23, 2021 6:51 PM

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Posted on Jan 23, 2021 6:53 PM

The iPhone 5 cannot be updated beyond iOS 10.x.x.x. It does not have the necessary components to run newer software.

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Update ios10 to ios 12

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