iOS 27 Coming to Older iPhones May Just Be Apple's Winning Strategy
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Commentary: The phone's eighth year of software support isn't just a kindness. More people all over the world are using older iPhone models.
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Apple's iOS 27, unveiled at WWDC 2026, will be coming to iPhone models as old as the iPhone 11 series that launched in 2019. While eight years of software support is unprecedented, it's also potentially more necessary than ever.
Even though the iPhone 11 is unlikely to support any of the newer Apple Intelligence-related features, the additional year of fresh software support comes amid two important moments in the tech industry.
The most obvious has been the overall increased cost of electronics, attributed...
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