The iPhone X was the first iPhone with Face ID. (Image: Shaurya Sharma/News18)
Despite being the first Apple device to feature Face ID, some devices, including the 2017 iPhone X, may lose software support this year.
Apple is set to unveil iOS 17, iPad OS 17 and a new version of MacOS on June 5 at WWDC 2023. However, it has been speculated that some devices may lose software support this year, including the 2017 iPhone X, despite being the first Apple device to feature Face ID and having a new design.
According to MacRumors, citing its source with a good track record, Apple may drop support for the iPhone X, iPhone 8 models, the first-generation 9.7-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and the fifth-generation iPad.
It appears that most of these devices are powered by the A11 Bionic chipset. However, iPhones and iPads that have an A5 to A11 chip are affected by a bootrom security vulnerability that Apple cannot fix; Ergo, as a result, Apple may consider discontinuing support for devices with the A11 chip or older. But, devices including the sixth-generation and seventh-generation iPad models that were introduced with the A10 Fusion chip and the second-generation 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro with the A10X Fusion chip are exceptions. Can
MacRumors further notes that having a bootrom vulnerability allows devices to be jailbroken and will result in modification of iOS system files, a fact that is likely to bother Apple.
Last year, Apple’s iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 updates ended support for a number of devices, including the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, the original iPhone SE, the last iPod touch, the second-generation iPad Air, and the fourth-generation iPad Air. Gave. ipad mini.
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