Macworld iOS 26 has been a controversial release, primarily due to the Liquid Glass UI spread across the entire system. While Apple has yet to share official figures, third-party reports suggest adoption is significantly lower than usual.

Apple's compatibility list covers most modern iPhones for iOS 26. Here's where your model lands and what to expect if you're on older hardware. Nelson Aguilar With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and ...

When Apple stops supporting older iPhones and iPads with the latest version of iOS or iPadOS, it usually isn’t the end of the line—Apple keeps releasing new security-only patches for those devices for another year or two, keeping them usable while their hardware is still reasonably capable.