06-08-2022, 11:12 AM
What hardware you need to run iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, macOS Ventura, and tvOS 16
New versions of Apple's operating systems generally come with new lists of compatible hardware. Here are what you need to run iOS 16, watch OS 9, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and tvOS 16:
an iPhone launched in fall 2017 or later to use iOS 16
an Apple Watch launched in fall 2018 or later to use watchOS 9
an iPhone running iOS 16 to be paired to the Apple Watch in order to use the new watchOS software
an Apple TV launched in fall 2015 or later to use tvOS 16
an iPad launched in fall 2015 or later that uses at least an A9X processor to use iPadOS 16
To summarize, if all of your Apple devices in the ecosystem are purchased new from Apple in fall 2018 or later, all of them will get the latest software.
A complete, itemized list is at https://forums.macresource.com/posting.php?1
I was to lazy (tired, mostly) even to CnP the list of individual Macs and iPads, but they and the other devices are listed above.
New versions of Apple's operating systems generally come with new lists of compatible hardware. Here are what you need to run iOS 16, watch OS 9, iPadOS 16, macOS Ventura, and tvOS 16:
an iPhone launched in fall 2017 or later to use iOS 16
an Apple Watch launched in fall 2018 or later to use watchOS 9
an iPhone running iOS 16 to be paired to the Apple Watch in order to use the new watchOS software
an Apple TV launched in fall 2015 or later to use tvOS 16
an iPad launched in fall 2015 or later that uses at least an A9X processor to use iPadOS 16
To summarize, if all of your Apple devices in the ecosystem are purchased new from Apple in fall 2018 or later, all of them will get the latest software.
A complete, itemized list is at https://forums.macresource.com/posting.php?1
I was to lazy (tired, mostly) even to CnP the list of individual Macs and iPads, but they and the other devices are listed above.