Which iPhones Are Compatible with iOS 17?

Charles Sep 21 • 18 min read

After WWDC23 (2023 Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference), Apple announced iOS 17. On September 18, 2023, iOS17 was released publicly. However, not all iPhones are compatible with this operating system. So which iPhones are compatible with iOS 17? The following article will answer your question.

Here's every iPhone model that will get Apple's iOS 17

iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XR
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone 12
iPhone 12 Mini
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 13
iPhone 13 Mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone SE (second generation and later)
iPhone 14 (including Plus)
iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 15
iPhone 15 Plus
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro Max

Which iPhones don't get iOS updates?

There are three more iPhone models that won't run Apple's latest mobile operating system: iPhone X, iPhone 8, and iPhone 8 Plus. Apple stopped providing feature upgrades for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 series with the release of iOS 16 last year. Those iPhones still run iOS 15.

What is the new features of iOS 17?

iOS 17 comes with a wide range of new features. Here are the outstanding iOS 17 features to try first.

StandBy Mode

In iOS 17, Apple enhances the lock screen experience with a new StandBy mode. Some of the options available include dual view, setting up different watch face and calendar looks with just a swipe, as well as being able to add photos from your gallery or add third-party widgets.

Contact Posters

One of the big changes in iOS 17 is the personalized contact interface, a feature Apple calls Contact Posters. This feature allows users to personalize their profile when communicating with other iPhone users, by customizing the incoming call interface according to their preferences, including images, fonts, text colors, and adding emojis. ... When calling someone, if the recipient uses an iPhone running iOS 17, these settings will appear on their smartphone interface.

Not only the default calling interface, Contact Posters can also be applied to third-party calling applications.

Live Voicemail

Live Voicemail helps users easily convert calls into voice messages and display them directly on the screen. Thanks to that, users can quickly see the content that the caller needs to convey before deciding whether to call back or not.

Personal Voice

With the Personal Voice feature, users can save their voice on the phone in case they lose their voice in the future. Personal Voice makes it easy to create and securely store a replica of your voice.

Offline Apple Maps

On iOS 17, Apple supports users to pre-download Apple Maps for use when there is no mobile network. This is considered an important addition, showing that Apple products are getting closer to rival Google Maps.

Shared passwords

iCloud Keychain on iOS has been greatly improved with the ability to share login information seamlessly with anyone. Users can share passwords on Apple services with trusted people quickly. Apple says this functionality is maximally secure and end-to-end encrypted.

Automatically delete 2FA codes

Typically, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) messages are not deleted after use, and this can be a security risk if stolen. However, on iPhone models running iOS 17, after the user uses it, the message containing this code will be deleted.

Interactive widgets

Unlike previous widgets that were mainly just for viewing information, iOS 17 users can now interact with them thanks to available manipulation features such as scrolling, buttons depending on certain functions, and animations.

Screen Distance

This is a feature that allows the device to warn that the screen distance is too close when viewing the phone. This helps reduce eye strain when using the iPhone at the wrong distance for long periods of time, as well as reduces the risk of nearsightedness in children.

iPhone Messages stickers

With iOS 17, you can respond to any text or image with an emoji or custom sticker. There are a huge of standard stickers, and themed stickers you can easily download from the Apple App Store.