Apple Still Supporting Older iPhones and iPads With Latest Security Updates

Devices as old as the iPhone 6S and iPad Air 2 are still getting security patches from Apple.

Apple is releasing iOS and iPadOS 16.7.2 and 15.8 to patch vulnerabilities on devices that can't update to the latest iOS 17.

This is the first iOS 15 security update since September, suggesting Apple will support it a while longer.

13% of iPhones and 20% of iPads still run iOS 15, so continued updates help millions.

Older iOS versions may not get all the same patches as the newest iOS, so they're less secure over time.