Apple’s iOS 19 is reported to drop support for iPhone models, along with claimed to be compatible with any iPhone that is capable of running iOS 18.
Gadinsider has compiled a lineup of iPhone models, claimed to be compatible with iOS 19.
- 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 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone SE (2nd generation or later)
The oldest devices in that list are the iPhone XS, and iPhone XR, all of which were released in September 2018.
Notably, if the report is accurate, it would be the second year in a row in which Apple did not drop support for any iPhone models with its major annual iOS release.
The first iOS 19 and iPadOS 19 betas are said to be released during Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025 next June, and the updates are likely to be released in September.
However, not many iOS 19 features have been rumoured yet, but Siri is expected to become more conversational like ChatGPT in a later iOS 19.4 update, which is likely to be released around March 2026.