{"id":211734,"date":"2025-09-09T02:54:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/211734\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T02:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T02:54:15","slug":"will-your-iphone-run-ios-26-heres-the-complete-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/211734\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Your iPhone Run iOS 26? Here&#8217;s the Complete List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"u-speakableText-p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/i-tried-ios-26-for-a-month-and-these-3-features-stand-out-the-most\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">iOS 26<\/a> is nearly here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"u-speakableText-p2\">The most recent version of Apple&#8217;s mobile operating system will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/when-will-apple-release-ios-26-heres-my-prediction\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">most likely be released next week <\/a>to the general public (we&#8217;ll get more information about that tomorrow during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news-live\/apple-event-2025-live-updates-the-final-iphone-17-rumors-ahead-of-its-debut\/#link={%22role%22:%22standard%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/www.cnet.com\/news-live\/apple-event-2025-live-updates-the-final-iphone-17-rumors-ahead-of-its-debut\/%22,%22target%22:%22%22,%22absolute%22:%22%22,%22linkText%22:%22iPhone%2017%20Liveblog%22}#link={%22role%22:%22standard%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/www.cnet.com\/news-live\/apple-event-2025-live-updates-the-final-iphone-17-rumors-ahead-of-its-debut\/#link={%22role%22:%22standard%22,%22href%22:%22https:\/www.cnet.com\/news-live\/apple-event-2025-live-updates-the-final-iphone-17-rumors-ahead-of-its-debut\/%22,%22target%22:%22%22,%22absolute%22:%22%22,%22linkText%22:%22iPhone%2017%20Liveblog%22}%22,%22target%22:%22_blank%22,%22absolute%22:%22%22,%22linkText%22:%22iPhone%2017%20Liveblog%22}\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Apple&#8217;s September even<\/a>t) and bring new features like a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/ios-18-vs-ios-26-heres-how-liquid-glass-reworks-your-iphone-ui\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">translucent &#8220;Liquid Glass&#8221; look<\/a>, the latest on-device Apple Intelligence perks (real-time translation and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/services-and-software\/apples-new-visual-intelligence-function-will-look-up-anything-you-screenshot\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">smarter Visual Intelligence search<\/a>), and phone and text upgrades like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/its-about-darn-time-apple-will-finally-screen-your-calls-and-messages\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">built-in call screening<\/a> and in-chat polls.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"c-shortcodeImage_imageContainer\">  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"Tech Tips\" height=\"617.3049645390072\" width=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, not everyone will get a chance to test out the new software.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 26 requires, at the very least, Apple&#8217;s A13 Bionic chip, so some older devices will get left behind. Not sure where your phone stands? Check the full compatibility list below before you try to download iOS 26.  <\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=cnet.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Add CNET<\/a> as a preferred Google source on Chrome.<\/p>\n<p>  Every iPhone that will get iOS 26  <\/p>\n<p>The phones left off this year&#8217;s list are the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR.  <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"iphone-17-concept\" height=\"675\" width=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p>When the iPhone 17 is released later this year, it will come loaded with iOS 26.<\/p>\n<p> Apple\/CNET  Heads-up: Apple Intelligence isn&#8217;t for everyone  <\/p>\n<p>While all of the models above can install iOS 26, Apple Intelligence requires beefier hardware. Features such as Genmoji, Image Playground and the new Visual Intelligence search only work on:  <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 16 models<\/li>\n<li>iPhone 17 models<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you&#8217;re on an older device, you&#8217;ll still get all the design changes and everyday updates, but nothing involving Apple Intelligence.  <\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" height=\"306\" width=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch this:<\/strong> 26 More Things Hidden in iOS 26\n      <\/p>\n<p>  05:27    Not sure which iPhone you own?  <\/p>\n<p>On your iPhone, go to\u00a0<strong>Settings &gt; General &gt; About<\/strong>\u00a0and look at Model Name. If your phone isn&#8217;t on the compatibility list, it will keep receiving iOS 18 security patches for a while, but you won&#8217;t see any of iOS 26&#8217;s new features.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"iOS 26 is nearly here.\u00a0 The most recent version of Apple&#8217;s mobile operating system will most likely be&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":211735,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[611,158,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-211734","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115172085745520656","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=211734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/211734\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=211734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=211734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=211734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}