Apple has announced today its new iOS 26 operating system, which will be the continuation of the current iOS 18, which was first released with the iPhone 16 last September. The new version will be supported by a long list of devices, and here you can check that your iPhone is compatible and that you will receive an update.
The iOS 26 introduces a brand new Liquid Glass user interface, comes with some new features of the Apple Intelligence package and updated applications.
The new version will come out as an update this fall, most likely parallel with the premiere of the iPhone 17 smartphones in September. Apple has announced that iOS 26 will be supported by all iPhone 11 iPhone 11 of 2019. This means you can expect the update if you use any of the following models:
iPhone 16E, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 12, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 MINI iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE (2) and iPhone SE (3).
So it turns out that iOS 26 will not be available for the iPhone XS, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone XR, which will remain with iOS 18.
Of course, keep in mind that Apple Intelligence features are supported by a narrower range of devices, which includes all iPhone 16, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models.
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