Apple unveiled the iOS 26 update at the WWDC 2025 event with a long list of impressive features. The long-awaited design overhaul brings a new Liquid Glass theme, which is hailed as the biggest design upgrade to iOS since iOS 7. Additionally, Apple has also updated its first-party apps with new design trends and features. Apple Intelligence continues to be a big part of iOS 26, promising to enhance the user experience by multiple notches.
Hence, it now remains to be seen which iPhones will be compatible with iOS 26 and all its smart new features. Thankfully, Apple revealed it soon after the WWDC keynote event. Here’s a list of all the compatible iPhones that will be eligible to get the iOS 26 update.
But prior to that, let’s take a look at the devices running on iOS 18 which won’t get the new iOS 26 update later this year.
iOS 26 unsupported devices
– iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone XR
iOS 26 compatible iPhones:
– iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max
– iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Mini, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max
– iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max
– iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max
– iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max
– iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
– iPhone SE 2nd Gen, iPhone SE 3rd Gen
– iPhone 16e
iOS 26 Apple Intelligence compatibility
– iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max
– iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max
– iPhone 16e
