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Why doesn’t ios 16 work on iPhones 7?

Why doesn’t ios 16 work on iPhones 7?

Posted on Sep 17, 2022 05:47 AM

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Sep 17, 2022 05:53 AM in response to Mymy_

It doesn't have the hardware needed to run a higher version of the operating system.

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Sep 17, 2022 06:31 AM in response to Mymy_

Unfortunately, it's too old to run that operating system.

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Sep 17, 2022 08:26 AM in response to Mymy_

Because Apple chose not to support it.

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