mikreg14
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Q: Why won't iPod 5s be included in the iOS 10 update?

Can someone please explain why since the iPhone 5 is being included and the iPod 5 is new than the iPhone 5. The iPod 6 is being included and both iPods are basically identical. So I don't understand.

Posted on Sep 9, 2016 4:32 PM

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Q: Why won't iPod 5s be included in the iOS 10 update?

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  • by Niel,

    Niel Niel Sep 9, 2016 4:38 PM in response to mikreg14
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    Sep 9, 2016 4:38 PM in response to mikreg14

    They only appear identical on the outside and are very different inside; the specific detail is that the sixth generation’s CPU is far more recent.

     

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  • by ChrisJ4203,

    ChrisJ4203 ChrisJ4203 Sep 9, 2016 4:39 PM in response to mikreg14
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    Sep 9, 2016 4:39 PM in response to mikreg14

    No one here could explain that. This is a user to user support forum, and speculation about Apple policy is prohibited. If you wish an answer from Apple, you would need to contact them directly. You can use the Contact Us links at the bottom of the page, or you can use their Twitter account at @AppleSupport.

  • by MichelPM,

    MichelPM MichelPM Sep 9, 2016 5:20 PM in response to mikreg14
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    Sep 9, 2016 5:20 PM in response to mikreg14

    Apple dumped all iPod Touch models EXCEPT the newest 6th gen models.

    Only Apple knows why.

    The 6th gen iPod Touch is the closest an iPod Touch has ever come to matching the specs of its full iPhone brethren.

    No other iPod Touch model has the needed and newest hardware that the current iPod Touch 6th gen models have to handle iOS 10.

     

    Sorry.

     

  • by Skydiver119,

    Skydiver119 Skydiver119 Sep 9, 2016 5:40 PM in response to mikreg14
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    Sep 9, 2016 5:40 PM in response to mikreg14

    The 6 has a better processor than the 5, so likely the 5 simply doesn't have the 'oomph' to run 10.

     

    From someone that's had both, I know the game that crashed a lot on the 5 doesn't on the 6.

     

    Given the number of devices that aren't eligible for 10, I bet there is a minimum processor requirement for the OS

  • by lllaass,

    lllaass lllaass Sep 10, 2016 1:06 AM in response to mikreg14
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    Sep 10, 2016 1:06 AM in response to mikreg14

    Seems the memory is the reason. The 5G only has 512 MB while all other iOS 10 devices have at least 1GB