General IOS16 compatibility and new features!

Ahmedoo94 · December 21, 2021

After three years of full compatibility, Apple should exclude several devices for iOS 16 and iPadOS 16.

Indeed, the oldest iPhones and iPads currently running iOS 15 are starting to get old.
We think of the iPhone SE 2016, the iPhone 6s, the iPad 5 or the iPad Pro first named 2015.

The four devices have one thing in common, the A9 / A9X chip.
And what about the iPad mini 4 and iPad Air 2 with A8 processor?

On which iPhone, iPod or iPad can I install iOS 16 and iPadOS 16? Here is exclusive information.

IOS 16: SEVEN DEVICES WILL NOT UPGRADE TO THE NEW VERSION

If iOS 14 had renewed the same devices as iOS 13, iOS 15 had surprised everyone by renewing the same list, a first in the history of Apple's mobile operating system. But after three years of reprieve, some smartphones and tablets will go by the wayside.

Obviously, needless to say that the iPhone 14 will be delivered directly with iOS 16 and an A16 chip.

But for the others, there will be unhappy customers because Apple will have to part with certain models in order to facilitate the deployment of new products and to better unify its fleet.

IOS 16 COMPATIBLE IPHONE

- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Max
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 Mini
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone SE 2020
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 7

NON-IOS 16 COMPATIBLE IPHONE

iOS 16 will not be available for download on A9 chips, namely:

- iphone 6s

- iPhone 6s Plus

- iPhone SE 2016

The minimum union should be the A10 chip, which guarantees decent performance for streaming, video games and the interface in general.

This is the one we had on the Apple TV 4K 2017 for example.

THE IPADS COMPATIBLE WITH IPADOS 16

- iPad Pro 2022
- iPad Pro 2021
- iPad Pro 12.9 pouces (2016+)
- iPad Pro 10.5 pouces (2016+)
- iPad Pro 11 pouces (2018+)
- iPad Air 3
- iPad Air 4
- iPad Air 5 (2022)
- iPad 6
- iPad 7
- iPad 8
- iPad 9
- iPad Mini 5
- iPad Mini 6

IPADS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH IPADOS 16

iPadOS 16 will likely not be available for download on:

- iPad Mini 4

- iPad Air 2

- iPad 5

- iPad Pro 9.7 and 12.9 inches (2015)

The three iPads are starting to get old with an A8, A8X and A9 chip, respectively.

Therefore, the list of tablets capable of installing iPadOS 16 will be shorter this year, pending new releases like the iPad Pro 2022 as well as the iPad Air 5.

IOS 16 COMPATIBLE IPODS

On the iPod side, Apple will keep the 2019 iPod Touch 7 with its A10 Fusion chip. It was already the last representative under iOS 15.

WHAT'S NEW IN IOS 16 FROM JUNE 2022

From now on, it remains to wait until next June to discover the new features of iOS 16.

We imagine that Apple will bet big on AR / VR with the probable presentation of its first mixed reality headset, but also new features on aesthetically because since iOS 7 there have been no major changes.

MacOS 11 had brought the neuomorphic style, that's something we might see in a few months.