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How to update iPhone 7 to iOS 15?

iwant update ios 15


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iPhone 7, iOS 14

Posted on Mar 23, 2023 5:10 AM

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Mar 23, 2023 5:43 AM in response to muse129

You can update your iPhone to iOS 15.7.3 by going to Settings -> General -> Software Update and installing the particular update.


Make sure your iPhone has

  • charged to at least 50%
  • preferably connected to the charger
  • disabled any VPNs
  • disabled Low Power Mode
  • connected to a fast, reliable Wi-Fi


However, your iPhone cannot update to iOS 16 due to your internal hardware being too old to support it.


The iPhone 7 is over 6 years old.


iPhone 8 and later models are capable of supporting iOS 16.


You may consider buying a new iPhone. Even the entry-level iPhone SE can run the latest iOS version, iOS 16.3.1.


Here is a list of unsupported iPhones with max iOS supported:


Model            Architecture  Introduced       Max supported iOS
iPhone (1st)     32-bit        June 2007        iOS 3.1.3
iPhone 3G        32-bit        July 2008        iOS 4.2.1
iPhone 3GS       32-bit        June 2009        iOS 6.1.6
iPhone 4         32-bit        June 2010        iOS 7.1.2
iPhone 4S        32-bit        October 2011     iOS 9.3.6
iPhone 5         32-bit        September 2012   iOS 10.3.4
iPhone 5C        32-bit        September 2013   iOS 10.3.3
iPhone 5S        64-bit        September 2013   iOS 12.5.7
iPhone 6         64-bit        September 2014   iOS 12.5.7
iPhone 6 Plus    64-bit        September 2014   iOS 12.5.7
iPhone 6S        64-bit        September 2015   iOS 15.7.3
iPhone 6S Plus   64-bit        September 2015   iOS 15.7.3
iPhone SE (1st)  64-bit        March 2016       iOS 15.7.3
iPhone 7         64-bit        September 2016   iOS 15.7.3 <- Your iPhone model
iPhone 7 Plus    64-bit        September 2016   iOS 15.7.3


How to update iPhone 7 to iOS 15?

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