Here is the list of iPhones and iPads that support iOS 16 and iPadOS 16

After countless rumors and leaks, Apple finally officially announced iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 on stage at WWDC 2022 on the morning of June 7. The new updates come with a redesigned lock screen, improved iMessage, a completely new multitasking mode for iPad, and many other notable additions.

Apple traditionally releases a major update to its iPhone and iPad lineup each year. However, some older devices will no longer be eligible for the update, typically about seven years after they were first released. Here’s a list of devices that will be able to update to iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, as announced by Apple.

iOS 16 will be available on iPhone 8 and later

The iOS 16 update will officially roll out on September 12, 2022 to anyone with an iPhone 8 (or Plus), iPhone X, and second-generation iPhone SE or later. You can check if your iPhone has been updated by navigating to Settings > General > About.

That means if you own an iPhone 7, iPhone 6S, first-generation iPhone SE, or something older, you won’t be able to upgrade to this year’s version of iOS. Also missing from the supported list for the time being are all iPod Touch models, which have been removed from Apple’s website worldwide.

Also, it's worth noting that the latest version of iOS requires the device to be running on an A11 Bionic CPU or newer.

In short, To install iOS 16, you must be using one of the following iPhone models:

• iPhone 13 (regular, mini, Pro and Pro Max).
• iPhone 12 (regular, mini, Pro and Pro Max).
• iPhone 11 (regular, Pro and Pro Max).
• iPhone XS and XS Max.
• iPhone XR.
• iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.
• iPhone SE 2020 and 2022.

The newly launched iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro lineup will ship with iOS 16.

iPadOS 16 comes to iPad Pro, Air 3G, and iPad 5G

As for iPadOS 16, you'll be able to get the update if you own an iPad Pro, third-generation iPad Air, fifth-generation iPad, or fifth-generation iPad mini (which came out last year). Apple originally planned to release iPadOS 16 in September, but a few issues later forced the company to delay the update until later in the fall.

Like iOS 16, iPadOS 16 also drops some older iPad models from the software support list, such as the iPad mini 4 and iPad Air 2. This marks a change from last year's update, where all iPadOS 14-compatible devices were also upgraded to iPadOS 15.

However, iPadOS 16 will still basically maintain compatibility for models running on quite advanced chips like A9 and A10. You can run iPadOS 16 with the full experience on the following iPad models:

• iPad Pro (all models).
• iPad Air 5.
• iPad Air 4.
• iPad Air 3.
• iPad mini 6.
• iPad mini 5.
• iPad (5th generation and newer).

Old devices still get security updates

Just because your device no longer receives major updates doesn't mean you won't see regular security updates. While your iPhone stops receiving major OS updates, Apple will still maintain a policy of periodically releasing updates to optimize the user experience, often in the form of security patches.

However, this also means that you will no longer receive new features. And you may also find that some features are omitted because the device you are using is too old to meet your usage requirements.