Apple is facing a backlash from users after announcing that IOS 16 (its next major IOS version will be released this fall) will not support iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus. IOS 16 will bring significant changes and customization functions to the lock screen, and bring long-awaited changes in IMessage, such as marking as unread, message editing, and more.
For a long time, users have been asking Apple Give them more personalized control on IOS, and apple has finally achieved this in IOS 16. Unfortunately, all the new features of IOS 16, including the update itself, will not appear on users with many old iPhones, the most notable of which are iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus.
Iphone7 and iphone7 plus were released in september2016. The iPhone 7 plus is the first iPhone with dual cameras. These two models are the first models to get rid of the physical home button and replace it with tactile buttons. The iPhone 7 also marks the end of the iPhone headset jack.
IOS 15 supports older devices like the second-generation iPhone se, including iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus. Although it is expected that IOS 16 will abandon the iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S plus and ipod Touch support, but surprisingly, Apple also gave up support for iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus.
After the WWDC keynote speech on Monday, iPhone 7 users shared their disappointment over the lack of support for the upcoming IOS system on the Internet. "Wow, they gave up 7/7+," wrote one user on the forum. Other customers also complained on twitter.
A reasonable explanation is that the A10 fusion chip in iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus is not powerful enough to run IOS 16 and all its new features. However, when the 6th and 7th generation ipad (all use the same A10 fusion chip) this explanation is invalid when it is supported by ipados 16.
In addition, compared with the A10 fusion chip of the iPhone 7, the fifth generation iPad uses the A9 chip with weaker functions, which is also supported by the ipados 16. Although IOS and ipados are different, they also have many of the same functions and the same basic technologies.
In theory, apple can make IOS 16 support iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus, but only disable some heavy load functions related to newer CPU and ml. In doing so, iPhone 7 users will still benefit from the performance and security enhancements provided by IOS 16, as well as small improvements such as the ability to edit imessages, which do not require a lot of CPU work.
It is not new to only provide some functions for newer devices that cannot be used by older models, and it is a long-standing practice of apple.