How to Know When iPhone 8 Stops Receiving iOS Updates?

The iPhone 8 will not get any major version updates beyond ios 16. It is not compatible with ios 17, due to be released this fall.

It will undoubtedly get minor updates and security patches for a year or so, just as ios 15 is still receiving security updates today.

The iPhone 8 won’t be getting any major updates past iOS 16, but you should get bug fixes and security fixes for a few more years. So you’ll keep getting minor updates, but you won’t get any new major updates.

iOS 16 is the final major version for the iPhone 8. You’ll continue to slowly get minor builds like 16.7.5 (which has now been released) for a few more years.

iOS 16 will continue to get security and bug fixes through minor updates for a little while longer, but the neither the iPhone 8 nor the iPhone 8 Plus will get any future major updates like iOS 17 or iOS 18.

The iPhone 8 isn’t getting any more software updates. It is getting security updates occasionally, and it should for at least another 2 years.

Whether iphone 8 will receive new update of iOS or not I personally still impressive about iphone 8 design.

Still iphone 8 will still receive update with in the range of iOS 16. Right now we are using iOS 16.6.1. So we might be receiving 16.6.2, 16.6.3. Upto 16.6.9 hopefully but not sure.

If we are warn of the new update iOS 17 we should not try to installed it to iphone 8. In 2019 I was using iPhone 5 and when I updated the system, it went on white apple Logo screen and never work again it keep stucking on the white apple Logo. Every time I tried checking on website others suggest I should downgrade the system to the previous one. The only option was to through it away even after trying taking it if any repair. I fail and I throw it away and bought iphone 8. For me I will not repeat the same thing. Even of resent used to get upset when updating my iphone 8 in mind that it might stuck into the white apple logo again. Thank God I know now which iOS is not compatible with my iphone 8. Which is iOS 17.

Markycute07 wrote:

Please dont stop updating the iphone8 plus🙏🏻❤️

A: You are not talking to Apple.

B: You’re a bit late… The iPhone 8 may continue to get security updates for a while, but it will not get any more feature updates or major version upgrades.

Troyzerdude143 wrote:

Is that true cause I haven’t gotten one for 3 months not even a rapid response update

Nobody here knows exactly how long Apple will release security updates for iOS 16 – or when they will release any. Apple keeps a running history of iOS 16 updates here:

About iOS 16 Updates - Apple Support

My 10 year old iPad mini 2 received a security update in January of this year. I would think your device would get another 18 monthsish of security patches from Apple but on history of Apple older devices. The last update with functionality changes could be the rumored 16.7.

To put things in context, iPhone 6s models — all of which are 5 or 6 years old — and running iOS 15; received a security update just last week.

Your “8” STILL has significant useful life remaining - even if it can’t perform the “latest and greatest” functions of iOS 17.

You will be able to run most apps, but I would suggest getting an iPhone SE 3rd gen instead, as it has more features, including a faster chip (A15 on the SE instead of A11 on 8). In fact, the only feature you’d miss out on is 3D Touch, but it’s not nearly as useful nowadays as it was older versions. You’d also loose the opportunity to get a plus size, but it’s up to you whether that’s important or not.

iPhone 8 vs iPhone SE (2nd generation) - Apple Store

Not immediately, no. But slowly over the next few years, apps will start requiring newer versions.

Nobody knows for certain, but I’m pretty sure you’ll get security updates for at least another year, likely 2 years at the least.

March 2023

Not sure what March 2023 signifies.....maybe a prior release?

The most recent iOS update for the iPhone 8 was May 13, 2024......iOS 16.7.8

My iPhone 8 is on 16.7.8 as of June 16th 24