Can Your iPhone Run Apple’s New Mobile OS? See All Compatible Devices for iOS 18

The iPhone 16 series and the Apple Watch Series 10 are officially here, along with the release of Apple’s latest software — iOS 18. But if you haven’t decided to upgrade your technology, you may be left wondering if the iPhone is backward and supports new software. It’s quite possible, as many older devices can run iOS 18. It’s still a good idea to check, though.

You might be wondering: does your iPhone support iOS 18? Even if it does, will it support any new Apple Intelligence features?

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With iOS 18, your iPhone will get a bunch of new features, including the ability to customize your home screen and control center, lock and hide apps, access the redesigned Photos app and use Apple Intelligence — Apple’s new AI for iPhone and other devices.

Here’s everything you need to know.

Which phones will support iOS 18?

With iOS 18, you’ll be happy to know that every iPhone model that currently supports iOS 17 will also support iOS 18. If you’re currently using iOS 17, you’ll definitely be able to upgrade to iOS 18. Here’s the full. list of iPhone models that will support iOS 18:

Will my iPhone support Apple Intelligence?

Apple Intelligence, Apple’s proprietary AI program for your iPhone, is an integral part of iOS 18. Apple Intelligence will be released next month with iOS 18.1, as a beta, to the general public. It is currently available in iOS 18.1 developer beta.

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You can use Apple Intelligence to quickly summarize text in Safari, create personalized images in Messages and ask Siri to perform more complex tasks than ever before — but Apple Intelligence doesn’t come on every iPhone.

Only a few select iPhone models will support Apple Intelligence:

Apple Intelligence will also be available in iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1. It will only work on iPad and Mac models with M1 and later.

The two iPhone 15 Pro models are the only older models that support Apple Intelligence, because they both have the A17 Pro processor.

Which iPads support the new iPadOS 18?

The new iPad operating system update — iPadOS 18 — offers many new features similar to iOS 18, including Smart Script, a new calculator app and math notes with Apple Pencil. It also has an updated Text Browser and a redesigned tab bar for your apps.

The following iPad models are compatible with iPadOS 18:

• iPad Pro (M4)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation+)
• iPad Pro 11-inch (1st gen+)
• iPad Air (M2)
• iPad Air (3rd generation+)
• iPad (7th gen+)
• iPad mini (5th gen+)