problem accessing nytimes wordle with I phone 5 - IOS 12.5.7

"problem accessing nytimes wordle with I phone 5 - IOS 12.5.7: I've been accessing the wordle through the Ny times website for a couple of years. All of a sudden, I can get the page to load on my screen. Wondering if it's a new incompatability with the operating system? Anybody else having this problem?"

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iOS13 or later is required.

1. Go here: ‎Wordle! on the App Store
2. Scroll Down: to Information
3. Click: "V" in "Compatibility" dropdown box
4. As it Reads: "iPhone Requires iOS 13.0 or later."

Zachyy wrote:

That is not the official Wordle by the New York Times on the App Store, but rather a third party app.

You are correct. The New York Times merged Wordle into their official Crosswords App, which an iPhone capable of running iOS 16 or higher:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-games-word-number-logic/id307569751

I would assume that your iPhone is no longer compatible with The New York Times. When newer iOS comes out, most app developers stop their app support for previous iOS. IOS 12 is quite old and was released in 2018, for reference we are now on iOS 18. You may want to start looking into a newer iPhone that can run newer applications because as times goes, your iPhone will only continue to lose more support. Just to clarify, you may want to contact The New York Times support regarding this, as we are an Apple technical forum.

That is not the official Wordle by the New York Times on the App Store, but rather a third party app.

"That is not the official Wordle by the New York Times on the App Store, but rather a third party app."

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Thanks for clarifying that --not a big reader of it.