Why I can’t download Facebook anwhyvd instagram on my iPhone 6
Why is my iphone6 not downloading Facebook and instagram
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Why is my iphone6 not downloading Facebook and instagram
Both apps require iOS 13.4 or later. Your iPhone, which supports up to iOS 12.5.7, is not compatible with these apps.
Your iPhone cannot update to iOS 13 or later due to your internal hardware being too old to support it.
Apple ended major software update support for your iPhone in September 2019 - although it continues to receive security updates - with the most recent being iOS 12.5.7, released January 2023.
Many app developers have dropped support for iOS 12.x in its apps, often because the APIs in its apps have updated to the most recent version, making this iOS version not compatible.
The iPhone 6 is almost 9 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 16.5.
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 <- Your iPhone model
iPhone 6 Plus 64-bit September 2014 iOS 12.5.7
iPhone 6S 64-bit September 2015 iOS 15.7.6
iPhone 6S Plus 64-bit September 2015 iOS 15.7.6
iPhone SE (1st) 64-bit March 2016 iOS 15.7.6
iPhone 7 64-bit September 2016 iOS 15.7.6
iPhone 7 Plus 64-bit September 2016 iOS 15.7.6
Both apps require iOS 13.4 or later. Your iPhone, which supports up to iOS 12.5.7, is not compatible with these apps.
Your iPhone cannot update to iOS 13 or later due to your internal hardware being too old to support it.
Apple ended major software update support for your iPhone in September 2019 - although it continues to receive security updates - with the most recent being iOS 12.5.7, released January 2023.
Many app developers have dropped support for iOS 12.x in its apps, often because the APIs in its apps have updated to the most recent version, making this iOS version not compatible.
The iPhone 6 is almost 9 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 16.5.
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 <- Your iPhone model
iPhone 6 Plus 64-bit September 2014 iOS 12.5.7
iPhone 6S 64-bit September 2015 iOS 15.7.6
iPhone 6S Plus 64-bit September 2015 iOS 15.7.6
iPhone SE (1st) 64-bit March 2016 iOS 15.7.6
iPhone 7 64-bit September 2016 iOS 15.7.6
iPhone 7 Plus 64-bit September 2016 iOS 15.7.6
Why is my iPhone required iOS
Why I can’t download Facebook anwhyvd instagram on my iPhone 6