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Update iOS 16.0

Hello, i need to update my iphone 7 with iOS 16.0.please help me out of this issue its a humble request,

Regards,


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iPhone 7, iOS 15

Posted on Sep 8, 2024 2:22 PM

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Posted on Sep 8, 2024 2:26 PM

You can ask as nicely as you want, but that won't change the fact that the iPhone 7 cannot run iOS 16. It just doesn't have the processing power.


You need an iPhone 8 or iPhone X if you want to run iOS 16.



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Update iOS 16.0

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