Leaker Says iOS 27 Won't Be Compatible With These iPhones

Thursday June 4, 2026 8:25 am PDT by Joe Rossignol

Apple is set to unveil iOS 27 with an all-new Siri app and more next week, but there are some compatibility details to know about.

iOS 27 on iPhone 17 1
According to Instant Digital, a known Apple leaker on the Chinese social media platform Weibo, iOS 27 will be compatible with the iPhone 12 series and newer. However, given the more personalized version of Siri will be powered by Apple Intelligence, the revamped Siri is expected to be limited to the iPhone 15 Pro and newer.

If this rumor is accurate, iOS 27 will drop support for the following iPhone models:

iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone SE (2nd generation)

However, these devices will continue to receive iOS 26 security updates for at least a few years.

iOS 27 will be compatible with the following iPhone models, according to the leaker:

iPhone 17e
iPhone 17
iPhone 17 Pro
iPhone 17 Pro Max
iPhone Air
iPhone 16e
iPhone 16
iPhone 16 Plus
iPhone 16 Pro
iPhone 16 Pro Max
iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPhone 14
iPhone 14 Plus
iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro Max
iPhone 13
iPhone 13 mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 12
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone SE (3rd generation)

Apple will unveil iOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote this Monday, June 8, and the first developer beta should be released later that day. A public beta typically follows in July, ahead of a final release to all users in September.

iOS 27 been likened to Mac OS X Snow Leopard, in the sense that Apple is reportedly focused on bug fixes and stability improvements. There will still be some new features, though, including the dedicated Siri app with ChatGPT-like chatbot functionality and Apple Intelligence enhancements across other Apple apps.

Instant Digital has accurately leaked Apple information before, such as the yellow color for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, and the Apple Watch Ultra 2's Titanium Milanese Loop. However, the account does not have a perfect track record.

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Lounge vibes 05

22 weeks ago

iOS 26 should have been limited to iPhone models with 4GB RAM and lower and iOS 27 should do the same.

Completely disagree, there is absolutely no reason the 2021 iPad 9 (which was still being sold until 2024) and the 2022 iPhone SE 3 (which was literally still being sold last year) should lose support.
Absolutely never understood these posts of people advising Apple to *drop* devices.
If anything, given that all the rumors are that this year will be more of a refined release, it shouldn’t drop any devices.

Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Lounge vibes 05

22 weeks ago

So a company that constantly talks about reuse and recycled materials constantly makes perfectly good hardware "vintage". Speaking out of both sides of their mouth, eh?

Sure, but can you name an android phone from 2019 that’s still being supported?
Samsung and Google didn’t even promised seven years of support until 2024, and none of those 2024 devices are anywhere close to seven years old yet so we have no idea if they will even stick to that.
The Google pixel 4, which came out after the iPhone 11 series, stopped receiving software updates in October 2023. That’s almost 3 years ago. And yet the iPhone 11 is still supported. Even the iPhone 6S from 2015 and the iPad Air 2 from 2014 still get regular security updates about once a quarter, 11 and 12 years after they were released respectively.

Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)

JosephAW

22 weeks ago

Don’t mind being left behind by Apple and getting stuck on iOS 26 with updates for a few years, my big complaint is developers drop support for previous iOS versions way too early while other ones still maintain support as far back as iOS 13.
My banking app is notorious and dropping compatibility if older than two versions even though their interface is just a web portal forcing you to use Safari to access your account while other apps like Telegram try to keep support for the last seven iOS releases.

Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)

fireguy286

22 weeks ago

Guess my 11 Pro Max has less memory and performance than the 12 Pro Max 🤔📱
They’re not cutting it off just because it’s not 5G, right?

It's 7 years old.... the key marker for obsolete status at Apple.

Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Lounge vibes 05

22 weeks ago

Maybe try to re-read my post. I mentioned iOS 26 compatibility should have been limited to 6GB RAM and higher.

I read your post perfectly fine, I completely disagree with it.
Limiting OS 26 to devices with 6 GB or higher means that even the standard iPhone 13 and 13 Mini from just four 1/2 years ago lose support, and for literally no reason.
Especially when they are going to have to support iPads with less either way, given that the base iPad didn’t get 6 GB of RAM until last year.
Why are we now saying devices from 2021 and 2022 should be dropped when currently there are supporting devices from 2018 and 2019? It’s ridiculous.
It’s like saying that they should cut off all M1 and M2 Macs… just because.
No, they shouldn’t. There is absolutely no reason for it.

Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Nikhil72

22 weeks ago

I love when people complain about 7 year old devices not getting the latest OS, as if their hardware is rendered useless now. 7 years is a long time, and why should they hold features for users that are happy with their devices as they are? And then people complain that Apple isn’t pushing boundaries enough jfc.

Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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