Will YOUR iPhone support Apple's upcoming iOS 17? trends now
If your iPhone or iPad is over five years old, you'll miss out on the wave of new features and applications coming this fall with Apple's upgrade to iOS 17.
The iPhone X, the first to feature FaceID, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will not support the new operating system.
That means the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR will be the oldest devices capable of running the new operating system when available later this year.
The end of having to say 'Hey' to summon Siri, a new Journal app for tracking your life goals, improvements to autocorrect, and a 'Check In' feature to let friends and loved ones know you’ve arrived home safely are among iOS 17's new features.
But only the most advanced iPhones, from 2021's iPhone 12 and newer, will be able to control their device with hand gestures during a FaceTime call, unlocking fun augmented reality (AR) reaction graphics.
It felt so shiny and new in 2018, but the iPhone X (above) won't be eligible for the new iOS 17
Apple released the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in September 2017, the first line to feature an entirely new glass back.
And iPhone X was named in honor to mark the 10th anniversary of the iPhone when it was announced in 2018.
It was Apple's first full-screen smartphone and device to ditch Touch ID for face recognition.
When the iPhone X first came out, the price was $999 for 64GB and $1,149 for the 256GB model, making it the most expensive iPhone ever produced.
Under the hood, the difference between these pre-2018 models and the newer iPhones is the inclusion of Apple's A12 Bionic chip, a 64-bit six-core CPU with a maximum CPU clock rate of 2.49 GHz, or newer hardware.
The new updates with iOS 17 promise to be
