How to upgrade my iPhone 7 to iOS 16

I can’t install Netflix because my phone is not yet upgraded to iOS 16


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Posted on Oct 18, 2023 2:44 PM

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Posted on Feb 11, 2024 8:56 AM

Re: “Yes”


Yes, the iPhone 7 cannot run iOS 16. Yes, the iPhone 7 will not offer you an upgrade to iOS 16. Yes, if you want to run anything higher than the latest release of iOS 15, you will need a newer iPhone.

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Jan 3, 2024 11:36 AM in response to Sagar123Rajpoot

The hardware in the iPhone 7......cannot support the software requirements of iOS 16. It all has to to with processor speed and other boring stuff like that.


But....just for fun....let's assume that you can install iOS 16 on the iPhone 7....(even though you can't)....


The iPhone 7 would run unbelievably slow.....and probably so hot.....that it would be unusable. You would be begging to reload iOS 15 back onto the phone.....(which you would not be able to do)

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