Will iPhone 7 support iOS 16?

why can’t iPhone 7 get iOS 16


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Posted on May 20, 2023 10:17 AM

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Posted on May 2, 2024 6:03 AM

Jamesdavidbatoctoy wrote:

I want ios


If you have an iPhone, you have iOS.


But you will not have iOS 16 on an iPhone 7. Only a version of iOS that the iPhone 7 supports. For the iPhone 7, the latest release of iOS 15 is the end of the line. Today, that's iOS 15.8.2. If iOS 15 is not recent enough for you, you will need to replace your iPhone 7 with a more recent iPhone.


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Dec 9, 2023 12:12 PM in response to edu192

edu192 wrote:

Why iPhone 7 didn’t use iOS 16


If you're not satisfied with the answer here – that it doesn't have the hardware needed to run iOS 16 well, you can contact Apple and ask them "Why".


As a practical matter, the phone doesn't support iOS 16 – and never will – whether this thread, or Apple Support, answer the "Why" question to your satisfaction, or not.

Mar 24, 2024 6:52 AM in response to sokaina177

sokaina177 wrote:

Is it possible to update the iPhone 7+ system to become system 8?


Nope.


No iPhone 7 Plus to iPhone 8 Plus hardware upgrade exists.


No iPhone anything to iPhone anything hardware update exists.


Not short of replacement with a newer (used, refurb) or new iPhone.


You’ll best want to replace that iPhone 7 Plus with an iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone SE 2nd, or newer.


Or scrounge an iPhone 8 or iPhone X, as they’re not as far off current support as is an iPhone 7 Plus.

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