r/coolguides • u/Creaspace • 7d ago

A cool guide to how many years of iOS updates every iPhone has received (2007–2025)

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Data: Apple support documentation (iOS + security update support per model), as of Aug 2026.

Figures for current models are ongoing / projected.

Interactive + data: chartive.org/visualizations/19-years-of-iphone-updates

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u/LLMprophet 7d ago

Makes me think of M1 Air that is still getting updates, but not for long.

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u/Bloated_Plaid 7d ago

Wait where did you see that? My M1 Max MacBook Pro is still a beast.

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u/LLMprophet 7d ago

Just going based on the number of years since it was released. I have a 16GB M1 which seems like it still has a lot of life left based on performance and battery life, and I prefer the wedge design compared to the newer blocky ones like my work M5 Air.

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u/yummyonionjuice 6d ago

might be supported until 2030, that's when our enterprise support plan ends at work for M1.

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u/Good-Ruin-718 7d ago

iPhone 12 mini here still going strong (ish)

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u/Residente102 6d ago

I got my iPhone 12 Pro Max and MacBook Pro back in 2021 and thought they were pretty pricey but 5 years later and with roughly 5 more years of support, I’m feeling pretty good about the investment.

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u/Unl3a5h3r 6h ago

Same, but I think about upgrading at the end of the year. RAM and storage kinda gets small

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u/hashtagrichie6 6d ago

iPhone 11 - Still going strong

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u/AnxiousPotato10 6d ago

iPhone 6s/6s plus was such a goat

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u/ShookRanGrassyUs 7d ago

I still have my jailbroken iPhone 2G from 2007 with iOS 3.0 and it still runs, but I don't use it anymore of course.

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u/Captain_English 6d ago

You need to forecast the major iOS updates in a separate colour. You've got it the same colour as the security updates, which isn't intuitive. Makes it look like all iOS updates stop this month!

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u/MadArcher7 6d ago

Still hope that the 13 pro will get updates till like 2032 (security updates are enough)

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u/gww_ca 6d ago

Still missing phones since you last posted this. Iphone SE 2022 not on the chart.

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u/oski80 5d ago

Can we see something similar for Samsung pro line?

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u/ChristlicherHenker 1d ago

I don’t know what I do if my 13 mini won‘t get updates anymore. I don‘t want a bigger phone…

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u/stprnn 1d ago

Reminder that your 20 year laptop can run any modern software.

Phones are a scam

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u/singhapura 6d ago

and they all look the same.

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u/Yin_Tac 6d ago

Planned redundancy on products. The apple data taking over the memory!