How do I download iOS 17 on my iPhone 7 Plus?

Trying to hook up to my brother printer on my iPhone it tells me I need IP 17.0 download I tried it does not work what am I doing wrong please help



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iPhone 7 Plus, iOS 15

Posted on Jun 17, 2025 4:29 PM

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Posted on Jun 17, 2025 5:26 PM

Brother has several printing apps.

  • Brother Mobile Connect requires iOS 17.0 or later.
  • Brother iPrint&Scan requires iOS 15.0 or later.
  • Brother iPrint&Label requires iOS 16.0 or later.


Brother – Wireless & Cloud-Based: Modern Mobile Printing


Then there is AirPrint, if your Brother printer supports it. You might want to check to see whether either AirPlay or Brother iPrint&Scan will meet your needs, because the other two apps are incompatible with your iPhone 7 Plus.

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Apr 10, 2026 7:20 PM in response to Mnoossh111

Re: “غير قادر الجهاز على كل التحديثات اواجه مشاكل كثيره بالجوال”


Automated translation (from Arablc): “The device is unable to do all the updates. I face many problems with the mobile.”


That is correct. An iPhone 7 Plus is unable to do the updates to iOS 16, 17, 18, or 26. If you need something later than iOS 15, you need a new phone.

Aug 23, 2026 12:09 PM in response to abdufattoh

abdufattoh wrote:
i not useing instagram. Because I am a lot of need instagram

Ask the Meta Instagram developers to update their app to support earlier iOS versions.


Which versions an app provider supports is the provider's choice.


iPhone 7 is forever limited to iOS 15.


For more details on this “no”, see the seven previous pages of replies in this thread.


An iPhone 11 or later, or an iPhone SE 2nd or later, will get you iOS 26 support, and likely also iOS 27 support.

Sep 10, 2026 4:50 AM in response to Faith24-lesa

Faith24-lesa wrote:
i want to update my ios 17


Update from iOS 17, or update to iOS 17?


If you are running iOS 17, that implies that you have

  • An iPhone XR, XS, or XS Max that can update to iOS 18 – and no further, or
  • A newer model that can update to iOS 26, and that will be able to update to iOS 27.


If you have an iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X or earlier phone, you cannot update to iOS 17 or beyond. Your phone is too old. Time for you to purchase a new iPhone.

Sep 17, 2026 5:59 AM in response to Tanjim233

Tanjim233 wrote:
my iPhone 7plus version 15.8.8
now not updated my phone so my phone new version update My iphone 7 plus update no available 🥲


Posting an emoji of a crying face will not let you update an iPhone 7 Plus to iOS 16 or later. That phone, which ran iOS 10 when Apple introduced it in September 2016 – ten years ago – can only update as far as iOS 15. iOS 15 is five major versions behind iOS 27, the current version of iOS. If iOS 15 is not good enough to run the apps which you want to run – if app developers have abandoned support for your phone – you need a new phone.


About iOS 15 Updates - Apple Support


Apple did provide an update to your phone so that when a key security certificate expires next January, Messages and FaceTime (and maybe some other stuff) won't break. I believe that update is in iOS 15.8.6 and later. Anybody still using an iPhone 6s, 7, 7 Plus, or SE (1st generation) should be sure to update to the latest version of iOS 15 so their phone will have the patch.

Apr 10, 2026 7:15 PM in response to Mnoossh111

Mnoossh111 wrote:

غير قادر الجهاز على كل التحديثات اواجه مشاكل كثيره بالجوال


Your iPhone 7 is forever limited to iOS 15.


If you need a version of iOS newer than iOS 15, you will need a newer or new iPhone.


iPhone 11 and newer, and iPhone SE 2nd and newer, can get to iOS 26; to the current iOS version.


iPhone models compatible with iOS 26 - Apple Support

Aug 27, 2026 4:19 AM in response to Abubakarajao

Abubakarajao wrote:
Please up grade my phone tu iOS 18.5 please


No. If you are talking about the iPhone 7 Plus that is the subject of this thread, you cannot update it past iOS 15.


Even if you are talking about some other iPhone that is iOS 18, iOS 18.5 is no longer available – having long ago been superseded by newer versions of iOS 18 and iOS 26.

How do I download iOS 17 on my iPhone 7 Plus?

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