TheRealNap0le0n t1_j9ulgvd wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Reply to comment by Athiena in iPhone 14 Pro's Dynamic Island Gets the Android Treatment in Latest Copycat Effort by StrongInteraction594

You mean until Apple doesn't push updates anymore so it's stuck on an old iOS but app get updated and don't support the old iOS so inorder to use them you need to buy a new phone

Athiena t1_j9um2n9 wrote on February 24, 2023 at 5:55 PM

Apple supports phones longer than any other manufacturer with immediate updates that don’t leave you waiting for months wondering when your specific phone will get it.

In addition, the oldest phone currently supported by iOS 16 is the iPhone 7, released in 2016. However, most apps (for example YouTube) only require around iOS 14 to work. And the oldest phone that can run those is the iPhone 6s from 2015.

So unless you’re the type to keep the same device for 8 years, you will never need to buy a new iPhone to use apps.