![]() ![]() Now let's start exploring the new features in iOS 12. Supported iPhone modelsīasically, iOS 12 supports every device that iOS 11 supported. We'll explore that more shortly.įor now, here are the models of iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch supported by iOS 12, according to Apple. In our tests, we found that Apple succeeded on that front-but that the performance gains vary depending on the specific device. Now, iOS 12 seeks to improve performance even on older devices with healthy batteries. (The company also offered a discounted battery replacement program to address the issue on affected iPhones.) When users confirmed that Apple was throttling performance on older devices to preserve battery life and stop unwanted shutdowns, detractors were quick to argue that it showed Apple deliberately limiting the shelf life of iPhones to get consumers to buy new devices. Apple denied this, and offered compelling arguments behind its throttling decision. The goal is also to improve slow performance on older devices-something for which Apple has often been criticized. And it's true-almost everything iOS 12 adds works on the iPhone 5S in addition to the iPhone 8. ![]() ![]() So let's see what we can learn from several weeks with the iOS 12 beta and the final golden master release.Īt WWDC 2018, Apple tried to position this as an update that's as much for older devices as for new ones. There's more value to this exercise than just navel-gazing: examining iOS 12 can help reveal whether the iPhone and iPad will be there for you not just now, but in a few years. It adds or expands upon a few ways for third-party developers to make different kinds of apps or to tap into the work Apple has done on Siri, machine learning, or augmented reality to bring new capabilities to those apps. iOS 12 also adds new features to Apple's own apps-and many of those features are driven by the company's machine-learning efforts.Īpple is a changing company, and its priorities in iOS tell us a lot about what it's angling for in the near (and not-so-near) future. That's what a lot of iOS 12 is about.īut there's more to iOS 12 than the average user will notice. Further Reading iOS 12 on the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPad Mini 2: It’s actually faster!Īnd while Apple is pushing some fairly radical and unproven new ideas on the hardware side, first with the iPhone X and now the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR, it makes sense to take a breather and focus on addressing those complaints from users and pundits in iOS 12. ![]()
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