Apple will preview iOS 27 next week at WWDC26. According to well-known Chinese leaker Instant Digital, iOS 27 will only be compatible with the iPhone 12 and newer, meaning it will drop support for four iPhone models that iOS 26 is compatible with.
If Instant Digital’s information is accurate, iOS 27 will NOT be compatible the following iPhone models:
Rest assured though, that Apple will continue to make iOS 26 security updates available for those devices for at least a few years.
According to the leaker, iOS 27 will be compatible with the following iPhone models:
Keep in mind, iOS 27’s Apple Intelligence features, including the revamped, more personalized version of Siri, will only be available on iPhone 15 Pro and later models.
Instant Digital has a fairly decent record when it comes to rumors like this, and Apple has been known to drop older iPhones from the compatibility lists of iOS releases from time to time. However, until Apple confirms the compatibility list for iOS 27, this should be treated as the rumor it is.