Introduction

Apple is known for its timely updates, no other brand is close to Apple when it comes to providing timely software updates to their devices. For instance, the five-year-old iPhone XS still got the iOS 17 of 2023. Even premium Android smartphones only get a maximum of 4 years of software updates. Apple Handsets and other devices are made for the long run which makes them ideal for everyone as they get better with time. But in this blog, we will be discussing those devices that weren’t on the list of Apple Upgrade cycle.

These iPhones will not get the iOS 17 Update

iOS 17 is quite a big update when it comes to considering the arrival of new features. Contact posters, privacy upgrades live stickers in video calls, live voicemail etc are some of the important features introduced with iOS 17. But unfortunately, people with these three iPhones will not be able to enjoy the new iOS 17 features, the handsets are iPhone X, iPhone 8 & iPhone 8 Plus (2017 Launched). If you have these iPhones then you need to upgrade to a new one for the latest features or else keep using it on iOS 16 as Apple will still provide security updates for these devices.

Watch OS 10 Supported on All Apple Watches

Watch OS10 update is for all Apple watches but to explore its new features your iPhone should be on iOS 17 otherwise, you have to rely on Watch OS 9. The apps on watch os 10 are redesigned to provide a new user experience by providing full-view content on your Apple Watch that lets you use your smartwatch with more ease. Apart from revamped app experience Apple Watch OS10 offers new watch faces, new metrics for cycling, A new Power Zones Workout View, Elevation alerts and enhanced mental health monitoring within the Apple Health app.

MacOS 14 Sonoma powering Apple Silicon chip-based machines

Apple a few years back announced its own chipset with the Apple M1 chip, the goal of launching its own processor was to provide more future assistance software-wise which was earlier difficult due to Intel chips. This year MacOS 14 Sonoma will not be available on MacBook Pro (2017), MacBook (2017) and iMac (2017) which all have Intel processors in it. For enjoying the new MacOs 14, users need to upgrade to Apple's Mac machines that have Apple own’s silicon chipset. The new features that Sonoma will bring to new Macbooks and iMac are Stunning new screen savers, Widgets on the Desktop, Accessibility of iPhone widgets on your Mac, more games, accurate auto-correct, enhanced privacy and many more features that can make the user experience more interesting.

iPadOS 17 changing the iPad user experience

iPad OS 17 will revamp the whole iPad experience by providing a customizable lock screen, availability of widgets on the lock screen, better iMessage experience, enhanced Facetime features like Record a video or audio message when someone misses your FaceTime call and many other crazy features that you can explore. iPad OS 17 will not be available for iPad Pro (1st Gen),iPad (5th Gen) so if you have these iPads then you have to upgrade as iPad Os 17 has some major crazy upgrades.