How can I upgrade my iPhone 6 Plus version

I need to upgrade my iPhone 6 Plus version so I need help how can I do that?

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 12

Posted on Jan 28, 2022 12:14 AM

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Posted on Jan 28, 2022 12:48 AM

You do that (presumably you meant iOS version) by buying a new phone. The iPhone 6/6 Plus cannot be updated past iOS 12.5.5 (which was a special iOS release exclusively for the iPhone 5S/iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus, iPod touch 6, original iPad Air, iPad mini 2nd and 3rd generation, as these cannot be updated to iOS15 due to lack of RAM (iOS versions newer than iOS12 require a device with 2GB RAM).


If you need to use apps which require a more recent version of iOS, you will need to purchase a new phone. Most - if not all - developers have now dropped support for 1GB RAM devices. Your phone is almost 7½ years old, Apple can't support old(er) devices indefinitely.

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Jan 28, 2022 12:48 AM in response to herry273

You do that (presumably you meant iOS version) by buying a new phone. The iPhone 6/6 Plus cannot be updated past iOS 12.5.5 (which was a special iOS release exclusively for the iPhone 5S/iPhone 6/iPhone 6 Plus, iPod touch 6, original iPad Air, iPad mini 2nd and 3rd generation, as these cannot be updated to iOS15 due to lack of RAM (iOS versions newer than iOS12 require a device with 2GB RAM).


If you need to use apps which require a more recent version of iOS, you will need to purchase a new phone. Most - if not all - developers have now dropped support for 1GB RAM devices. Your phone is almost 7½ years old, Apple can't support old(er) devices indefinitely.

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