
The advantage over Venmo: no app to install, and Apple already has your banking information on file. Riffing off the popular Venmo app, where millions of students split pizza bills and rent notices via the peer-to-peer app, Apple is bringing the same technology to its text message network, Messages. Also note that later operating systems are more secure from cybersecurity breaches. If you're hanging on to an original iPhone 5, here are some of the new operating system changes you'll miss. More: Get ready for thousands of augmented reality Apple apps More: 11 changes coming to iPhone with Apple's iOS 11 But the very niftiest features, particularly the augmented reality apps that will bring Pokémon Go-type digital overlays onto your physical world - will only work with later model phones. The cutoff is the iPhone 5, the phone that was first introduced in 2012 and pulled off the market 12 months later, and the 5C, released in 2013.Īny phone afterward - iPhone 5S, 6, 6S, 7 and SE - can run the latest operating system. LOS ANGELES - If you have an old iPhone 5 model you've been using for several years, now it's time to upgrade.Īpple's new mobile operating system update, iOS11, will be released later this month, and it includes new features that won't work with some older iPhones. You can read more about iOS 11’s most exciting features here.Watch Video: What to expect in latest iOS update Called ARKit, the software allows developers to craft apps that use cameras on iPhones or iPads to make it appear as though the real world is blending with what appears on your screen. IOS 11 will also support apps built on Apple’s new augmented reality platform. The update also includes a new Files app that will make managing documents smoother. For iPad users, iOS 11 will bring a new keyboard that makes it easier to switch between typing letters and numbers. The newest version of iOS offers new tools designed to streamline apps, making them faster as well as more efficient. Here are the differences between iOS 11 and iOS 10


iOS 11 will also work with the 6th generation iPod Touch. Among iPads, the new operating system will work with the 7th generation iPad (2017), iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 10.5-inch and 9.7-inch), iPad Mini (2, 3 and 4) and iPad Air and iPad Air 2.

IOS 11 is compatible with the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5s.
