Browser no longer supported on iphone?

Your phone is 6+ years old. There are a lot of apps that will not run on the outdated iOS 12.5.7.

You need at least an iPhone 7 to run iOS 15. Better to get an iPhone 8 or higher to run the latest iOS 16.

Just-make-it-work you can easily resolve the confusion by identifying your iPhone's model name:

Settings > General > About

What is its Model Name please. That information will tell us the iOS version it is capable of running. Thank you.

Please read If a website says that your browser is out of date in Update to the latest version of Safari - Apple Support.

Use a different browser such as Chrome or Firefox.

amyfromjohnston wrote:

I have updated my phone Im on 16.4.1 which is the newest update, but am still getting this on random pages, the site owners seem to have no idea what Im talking about to be able to fix the issue.

Of course they don't. If Safari is the latest version, which it is, then the website code is flawed. No one can fix that, other than the website's owner or custodian or developer or whoever is responsible for maintaining that web page.

They need to find competent assistance:

Please read If a website says that your browser is out of date in Update to the latest version of Safari - Apple Support.

An iPhone 7 is 5+ years old. An iPhone 8 is 4+ years old. I did not suggest a "new" phone, I suggested something that would provide you with the functionality that you are looking for.

An iPhone that only runs up to iOS 12.5.7 is not 3 years old. If you bought the phone "new" 3 years ago, it sat in a warehouse somewhere for 3+ years before you purchased the product.

What is interesting is that an iPhone 8.....one of the phones I suggested.....is older than your phone, yet it is far superior to the phone that you have.....and.....it will run the latest most up to date iOS 16 version.

Something does not add up.

I was able to install Opera, but not Firefox or Chrome. No difference some sites still say no longer supported. My phone is 3 years old and not new tech then so the newest ios it will load is 12.5.7.

I understand the desire for frugality. If you want an iPhone that will run the latest iOS version an iPhone 8 meets that need. They are readily available on the used market for about $300 in a 64 GB configuration.

But... you must understand that it will become outdated very quickly, and then you're back to where you are now. There is a reason these things command the prices they do. The market decides. You are that market. So do you spend $300 a year, every year, or do you spend $1000 now for something better that will have an economic life of at least five years? Because the iPhone 8 was introduced six years ago, and it remains fully supported.

Which is the more frugal option?

I know what I'd do, but as Bob Timmons wrote... "your call."

You can't fix the issue from your end, many websites don't play nice with Safari, even if it's the latest version.

That is why I suggested using a different browser.

Yes, well that seems to be the only solution but it still isn't a happy ending, given all the bookmarks and favorites accumulated over the years on Safari. Unless there is a way to transfer them in one fell swoop, which I doubt. What a pain in the rear.

If you have a complete backup of your current phone, when you buy a new phone, you have the option to transfer the backup of the "old" phone over to the "new" phone. So, the "new" phone will look just like your "old" phone did about 30-45 minutes later.

It's mighty important to always have a current backup of your phone. If you need more info on that, see the link just below:

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Thanks for the clarification on the "special offer".

The issue here is that the iPhone 6....no matter how old it might be....is only capable of running iOS 12.5.7, and there are significantly older phones than yours.....like the iPhone 8....that can run the latest iOS 16.

Kind of a Catch 22, but it's your call.

No need to apologize; I am just interested in providing a definitive answer so that you can determine your options.

The iPhone 6 was discontinued in September 2016, excluding variants that were discontinued two years later. If yours is only capable of running iOS 12.5.7 that means it is not one of those later variants, and is at least six and a half years old now.

That information definitively confirms what Bob Timmons wrote.

The phone in fact is 3 years old, and not from being in a warehouse.

Buying a 2016 model BMW in 2019 does not make it a 2019 model BMW. It will always be a 2016 model BMW.

Just-make-it-work told us that.....

"My phone is 3 years old and not new tech then so the newest ios it will load is 12.5.7."

We took that at face value. But, it would not hurt to also know the model number.

Mine is up to date. And half the websites I visit I now get this message.