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How to update my iPhone 6 to iOS 14

How to update my iPhone 6 iOS to 14

iPhone 6, iOS 12

Posted on Dec 27, 2021 9:33 AM

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iPhone 6 is an outdated iPhone (9 september 2014), can’t be update to a higher iOS.

iOS 12.5.5 is last security updates for iPhone 6 -> released September 23.

Posted on Dec 27, 2021 10:59 AM

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Jan 23, 2022 9:41 PM in response to jimbo176

jimbo176 wrote:
Why is it that u apple people say u can’t update the iPhone 6 to iOS 14 but YouTube have videos starting u can


A lot of things are possible in theory, but in practice they don't really work. At least in the United States it could be a violation of digital rights management under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. A lot of the drivers for the crucial components won't be there because they have to be in the iOS build. I found an online description of what it might be like as:


Try flipping your phone face down for 5 seconds every few minutes, and randomly quitting apps. That will coarsely simulate the performance problems you would get if you did manage it.

How to update my iPhone 6 to iOS 14

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