How to Know When iPhone 8 Stops Receiving iOS Updates?

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I agree the iphone 8 has the features that I need which apple failed to incorporate in their newer iphones such as iphone 10. I was Not impressed by apple’s facial recognicition feature found on their newer iphones.

My parents said that theyd put in half the money when my phone stops updating, for a new phone, when i typed in a google search backmarket said iphone 8's will stop updatin in 2024, i m not sure if this is true so does anyone have a answer ive been dieing for a new phone

King_KITTU_17 wrote:

My Concern is about Installing Apps, Is it worth to buy an iPhone 8 Plus in 2024?, Will I be able to Install and Run the Apps through Appstore?, Because by fare 8 and 8 Plus will be running IOS 16.

The 8 is discontinued. You would be buying a used phone at best.

I can't recommend buying used at all. There are too many risks involved, never mind the fact that you'd be buying a device that would be unsupported in a very short time.

If you need an inexpensive phone, buy an iPhone SE.

Why won’t my iPhone 8 update? It stopped at 16.7.4! And my best friends phone had all the new features. And I don’t know what to do I’ve tried to do it manually also but it just won’t update! Does anyone have any tips to help??

JustDokiDoki wrote:

I wonder if I should upgrade to a 13 mini or wait for SE 4 (if ever it comes out)

or just use a galaxy phone

Buy whatever phone you think suits your needs the most. Whether that is iPhone, Samsung, Google or anything else is up to you. But keep in mind, any phone you buy from ANY manufacturer will one day become too old to be updated. If longevity is important to you, buy the most current model you can afford, with the most memory you can afford.

Keep in mind that iPhone 13 Mini was released in 2021 and discontinued in 2023. Apple no longer sells this model, so you'd most assuredly have to buy a used iPhone 13 Mini if that is the model you want. If you do buy a used iPhone, please read this --> https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-250001038

Old thread but I just bought an 8 plus new in factory sealed box and activated it, updated to 16.6.7 and it’s running like the champ it is for 160$. So yes still very worth it. No problems here. Got it on swappa.

Honoured to be part of this eco system since 2013, a returning member who left in 2016 and rejoined in May 2024… I have got an iPhone 8 and iPhone 15 Pro… Both are perfectly synchronised and 8 is working flawlessly… Guess you need to upgrade but that doesn’t mean 8 became useless, no… Even people i have seen have synched their older iPhone 5 or 6 with newest models so yeah, not a bad choice… 8 is a good one

There’s a difference between Minor updates, containing bug fixes and security fixes, and Rapid Response updates.

Minor updates come out occasionally, with no set schedule, and usually contain fixes for minor security vulnerabilities, and major bugs.

Rapid Response updates come out rarely, also with no set schedule, and contain fixes for major security vulnerabilities that can’t wait until a typical minor update. These are incredibly small updates, usually installing within 5 minutes, if even. I, on my iPhone 11, have only gotten 2 rapid responses. Those were shortly after they introduced the system, so it likely was a set of tests to ensure the system was in working order.

So, you not getting rapid responses is a good thing. Hopefully you won’t get any. With minor updates, don’t expect anything major. iOS 16 is basically going to just get security fixes from here on out.

Apparently, you haven’t looked at the newest iPhone SE.

The SE might be fine for a child but it does not come close to a 8+

Apple should make a bigger screen on the se for seniors! Then they will be a viable replacement!

I feel that the 8 is a good phone but if the update stop I will probably be mad and go to android

My Concern is about Installing Apps, Is it worth to buy an iPhone 8 Plus in 2024?, Will I be able to Install and Run the Apps through Appstore?, Because by fare 8 and 8 Plus will be running IOS 16.

After 2023 will some app stop functioning on my iPhone 8plus