How long will apple update the iPhone 5S

I don’t really have an answer, as they will know if it goes too slow or not. But I’ve noticed a pattern for Apple. Every 2 they tend to cut off at least a group of devices with the same hardware. Lately, it’s been a bit different with the iPhone 4beinf in iOS 7 and the iPod even though they have the same processor. So my guess is the iPhone 5s will be discontinued on iOS 14 if there is going to be one. I have an iPad mini 2 on iOS 11 and it’s a bit slow, but the benchmarks way better than the A6 chip. So if I were you, I wouldnot really worry about this until iOS12 or 13.

Iphone 5s is still going to be a very good value in 2017 and will get alot higher with updates than 5 and 5c so yes the iphone 5s is very worth getting seeing as its a very good phone and equivalent power to the 6 and 6+

The iPhone 5s is currently able run the most up to date iOS version, and should be able to do so, for maybe a couple more years.

Beyond that, there is no way to know when a device will stop being supported. Even Apple cannot tell you ahead of time. Only once a new iOS version has been developed and tested on devices can they know whether a specific one cannot run it correctly or at all. As it is, it is currently supported, and should be for the foreseeable near future.

The 5s will run the current version of iOS as of this writing. 10.2.1

Apple has not announced anything regarding the requirements of any future versions of iOS. Speculation regarding unannounced products is prohibited by the Apple Support Communities Terms of Use.

thanks!

They will do what ever they want to obsolete your phone and get you to buy the next one. This will be my last iphone or phone for that matter. Technology isn’t free.

No one here can answer that. Speculation is prohibited by the Apple Support Communities Terms of Use.

it will work on ios 11