iPhone 11 is the oldest iPhone that Apple’s current iOS 26.x security releases list as supported, and it is also old enough to appear on Apple’s vintage list. Those two facts describe the same device at the same time, and together they draw a cleaner picture of how vintage status and software support are tracked…
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Apple's Vintage and Obsolete List, Category by Category: Mac to AirPods
Apple’s vintage and obsolete list, last updated August 31, 2026, currently names specific Mac laptops and desktops, a range of iPhone models, several iPad models, three Apple Watch generations and the first-generation AirPods. Below is every category as Apple’s own support page groups it, without guessing at anything the page leaves out. Mac desktops are…
The Cheapest New iPhone You Can Get This Month: $699, and the $30 Catch on the Two Above It
The cheapest new iPhone you can buy from Apple this month is the iPhone 17e at $699, and it is the only phone in the lower half of the lineup whose headline price does not lean on activating a carrier plan at checkout. If you want a 120Hz display, the second answer is iPhone 17…
Which iPhone to Keep in 2026 Rather Than Replace: The Cutoff Is iPhone 15 Pro, Not iPhone 11
Keep any iPhone 15 Pro or later. Replace an iPhone 13 or anything older. The line that decides it is not iOS 27, which runs on iPhone 11 and later plus iPhone SE from the second generation, but Apple Intelligence, which needs an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max or iPhone 16 or later…
Pro or Not in 2026: Apple's Pro iPhone Line Is Down to Two, and It Sits $100 Above iPhone Air
Most people should buy non-Pro, and specifically iPhone 17 at $899. Go Pro only if one of five published capabilities matters to you: the 4x and 8x telephoto, the variable aperture, ProRes RAW with Apple Log 2 and Genlock, USB 3 transfer at 10Gb/s, or battery ratings above 30 hours. If any of those does…
The Best iPhone Under $800 in 2026: iPhone 16 at $799, and the $30 That Decides It
Buy the iPhone 16 at $799. It is one of only two iPhones Apple still sells with a starting price under $800, the other being iPhone 17e at $699, and it is the one whose full specification you can read before you pay: an A18 chip, a 48MP Fusion main camera with a 12MP Ultra…
Apple's iPhone Ladder in 2026: $699 to $1,999 in Six Steps, and Only Two Are Worth Paying For
Apple’s iPhone lineup now runs from $699 to $1,999 across seven models, and only two of the six price steps between them buy enough capability to justify the money: the $100 from iPhone 16 to iPhone 17, and the $100 from iPhone Air to iPhone 18 Pro. Every other rung on the ladder is a…
iPhone Duo Has No Reviews Yet: Which of Apple's Numbers You Can Check, and Which Need Time
Nobody outside Apple has used an iPhone Duo, so every number attached to Apple’s first foldable is Apple’s own. That does not make the numbers useless, but it does mean a buyer has to sort them, because some are measurements anyone can confirm on October 23 and some are claims with no published test behind…
Apple Already Prepared Your iPhone for iOS 27 in an iOS 26 Update, and Said So Once
Apple named iOS 27 in its support library exactly once before this week, and it did it in the release notes for an iOS 26 update. The line reads that iOS 26.6 “optimizes the Spotlight index to prepare for iOS 27,” which means some of Monday’s groundwork was already done on your iPhone weeks ago.…
iOS 27 can install itself overnight: How Apple's two update switches work
If your iPhone is set to install updates automatically, iOS 27 can arrive without you choosing a moment for it. Apple’s own description is blunt: when an update is available, iPhone downloads and installs the update overnight while charging and connected to Wi-Fi. iPhone 18 Pro ships with iOS 27 already installed on September 18.…
iPhone Duo Unknowns, by Date: What Apple Fills In Before October 30, and What It Never Will
Some of what Apple has not yet published about the iPhone Duo has a date attached to it, and the rest has no date at all. Sorting the gaps that way is more useful than listing them, because it tells you which questions will be answered before you have to decide and which ones will…
iPhone Duo Battery Capacity: Apple Publishes Hour Ratings and Nothing About Its Two Cells
Apple publishes five battery hour ratings for the iPhone Duo and not one number about the cells that produce them. There is no capacity figure in mAh, no charge-cycle rating, and nothing published about how a phone with one battery in each half ages, reports its condition or is serviced. The two displays that separate…
iPhone Duo RAM: Apple Publishes a Memory Bandwidth Claim and No Memory Figure
Apple has not published how much memory the iPhone Duo has, and it has never published that figure for any iPhone. What its specifications carry instead is a speed comparison: the A20 Pro has up to 50 percent more memory bandwidth than the A19 Pro, which describes how fast memory moves rather than how much…
iPhone Duo's Posable Positions: The Five Apple Names, and What It Documents About the Rebuilt StandBy
Apple names five positions the iPhone Duo can be left in and says iOS responds to each of them: StandBy, landscape, portrait, seated and standing. Its own tagline for the phone is “Foldable. Posable. And durable,” and the press release lists an upgraded StandBy among the software changes. Both of iPhone Duo's displays are Always-On,…
iOS 27 Not Showing Up in Software Update? Apple Names VPNs, and Documents a Delete Update Fix
If iOS 27 does not appear in Software Update on Monday, or appears and refuses to download, Apple documents two things worth knowing before you touch anything else. The first is that “VPN or proxy connections might prevent your device from contacting the update servers.” The second is that Apple publishes a procedure for deleting…
Can You Go Back to iOS 26 After Installing iOS 27? Apple Publishes No Downgrade Path at All
Apple publishes no document describing how to return from one public release of iOS to an earlier one. Not a procedure, not a warning against it, not an acknowledgement that people want to, which means the honest answer to “can I go back to iOS 26 after installing iOS 27” is that Apple has never…
iPhone Duo Adaptive Layouts: What Apple Says Happens to an App When You Close the Phone
Apple describes what happens when you fold the iPhone Duo shut in a single phrase: layouts that adapt to open, closed and posed positions. That is the extent of the consumer-facing explanation, and it is the one piece of iOS behaviour that no other iPhone has ever needed. Split View on the inner display, which…
iPhone Stuck on the Apple Logo After the iOS 27 Update: Apple's Four Documented Steps
If your iPhone sits on the Apple logo with a progress bar after installing iOS 27, Apple has a support document for precisely that screen, and almost nobody cites it. Article 102317 asks you to do one thing first, which is to let the device finish. iOS 27 reaches iPhone 11 and later on Monday,…
iOS 27 Still Supports iPhone SE, and Two Apple Pages Disagree on Which SE a New Watch Needs
iOS 27 still supports the iPhone SE. Apple’s compatibility list ends with “iPhone SE (2nd generation and later),” which is the only open-ended entry on a list that otherwise names all 33 iPhones individually, and the free update lands on Monday, September 14. Apple names 33 iPhones for iOS 27 and leaves one entry open-ended.…
How Long Does iOS 27 Take to Install? Apple Has Never Published a Time for Any Release
Apple has never published how long an iOS update takes to install. Not for iOS 27, not for any earlier release, and not for any iPhone model, which means every “20 to 30 minutes” figure you will read on Monday is somebody’s estimate presented as fact. iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max ship with iOS…
Screen Dim and Charging Stalled After the iOS 27 Update? Apple Documents It as Heat Protection
If your iPhone runs warm after installing iOS 27 and then the screen dims, charging stalls, the camera flash refuses to fire or the signal weakens, Apple documents every one of those as deliberate protection rather than a fault. Its list of activities that can change a device’s temperature includes, word for word, “complete a…
Report Reveals Apple Will Pay Samsung $250 For Each iPhone Duo Screen
Apple signed a three year exclusive deal with Samsung for iPhone Duo screens. The premium M16 OLED foldable panels will cost the company around $250 each.
Why Apple's New iPhone Duo Costs More Than A Base MacBook Air
Apple priced the new iPhone Duo at $1,999, which is much higher than a MacBook Air. Here is why the titanium hinge and folding glass make it so expensive.
Will iOS 27 Break Your CarPlay, Bluetooth or Apps? What Apple Has Actually Changed
Apple has published no known-issues list for iOS 27, no security notes for it and no accessory compatibility page, so nothing on the record predicts a dead CarPlay connection or a lost Bluetooth pairing on Monday. What Apple has published is a short list of changes that touch exactly those areas, plus one deadline that…