How long does Apple support iPhones?
All 52 iPhone models across 19generations since 2007. For dead models, the dates are history: when Apple shipped each one's final security update. For living models, our standard seven-year estimate.
52
models since 2007
19
generations
31
still supported
21
support ended
The receipts behind our 7-year estimate
Every iPhone released since 2011 that has already died got between 4.0 and 9.5 years of updates — an average of 7.9 years across all 17of them. That documented track record is why we estimate living iPhones at release + 7 years (and why it's conservative). Full methodology →
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iPhone 17 era
2025–2026| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 17e | Mar 2026 | est. → Mar 2033 · 79mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 17 | Sep 2025 | est. → Sep 2032 · 73mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone Air | Sep 2025 | est. → Sep 2032 · 73mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 17 Pro | Sep 2025 | est. → Sep 2032 · 73mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 17 Pro Max | Sep 2025 | est. → Sep 2032 · 73mo left | latest iOS |
iPhone 16 era
2024–2025| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 16e | Feb 2025 | est. → Feb 2032 · 67mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 16 | Sep 2024 | est. → Sep 2031 · 61mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 16 Plus | Sep 2024 | est. → Sep 2031 · 61mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 16 Pro | Sep 2024 | est. → Sep 2031 · 61mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 16 Pro Max | Sep 2024 | est. → Sep 2031 · 61mo left | latest iOS |
iPhone 15 era
2023| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 15 | Sep 2023 | est. → Sep 2030 · 49mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 15 Plus | Sep 2023 | est. → Sep 2030 · 49mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 15 Pro | Sep 2023 | est. → Sep 2030 · 49mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 15 Pro Max | Sep 2023 | est. → Sep 2030 · 49mo left | latest iOS |
iPhone 14 era
2022| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone SE (3rd gen) | Mar 2022 | est. → Mar 2029 · 31mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 14 | Sep 2022 | est. → Sep 2029 · 37mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 14 Plus | Oct 2022 | est. → Oct 2029 · 38mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 14 Pro | Sep 2022 | est. → Sep 2029 · 37mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max | Sep 2022 | est. → Sep 2029 · 37mo left | latest iOS |
iPhone 13 era
2021| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 13 | Sep 2021 | est. → Sep 2028 · 25mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 13 mini | Sep 2021 | est. → Sep 2028 · 25mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 13 Pro | Sep 2021 | est. → Sep 2028 · 25mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 13 Pro Max | Sep 2021 | est. → Sep 2028 · 25mo left | latest iOS |
iPhone 12 era
2020| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone SE (2nd gen) | Apr 2020 | est. → Apr 2027 · 8mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 12 | Oct 2020 | est. → Oct 2027 · 14mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 12 mini | Nov 2020 | est. → Nov 2027 · 15mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 12 Pro | Oct 2020 | est. → Oct 2027 · 14mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 12 Pro Max | Nov 2020 | est. → Nov 2027 · 15mo left | latest iOS |
iPhone 11 era
2019| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 11 | Sep 2019 | est. → Sep 2026 · 1mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 11 Pro | Sep 2019 | est. → Sep 2026 · 1mo left | latest iOS | |
| iPhone 11 Pro Max | Sep 2019 | est. → Sep 2026 · 1mo left | latest iOS |
iPhone XS / XR era
2018| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone XR | Oct 2018 | died Apr 2026 · 7.5y | iOS 18 | |
| iPhone XS | Sep 2018 | died Apr 2026 · 7.6y | iOS 18 | |
| iPhone XS Max | Sep 2018 | died Apr 2026 · 7.6y | iOS 18 |
iPhone 8 / X era
2017| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 8 | Sep 2017 | died Mar 2025 · 7.5y | iOS 16 | |
| iPhone 8 Plus | Sep 2017 | died Mar 2025 · 7.5y | iOS 16 | |
| iPhone X | Sep 2017 | died Mar 2025 · 7.5y | iOS 16 |
iPhone 7 era
2016| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone SE (1st gen) | Mar 2016 | died Mar 2025 · 9.0y | iOS 15 | |
| iPhone 7 | Sep 2016 | died Mar 2025 · 8.5y | iOS 15 | |
| iPhone 7 Plus | Sep 2016 | died Mar 2025 · 8.5y | iOS 15 |
iPhone 6s era
2015| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 6s | Sep 2015 | died Mar 2025 · 9.5y | iOS 15 | |
| iPhone 6s Plus | Sep 2015 | died Mar 2025 · 9.5y | iOS 15 |
iPhone 6 era
2014| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 6 | Sep 2014 | died Jan 2023 · 8.3y | iOS 12 | |
| iPhone 6 Plus | Sep 2014 | died Jan 2023 · 8.3y | iOS 12 |
iPhone 5s / 5c era
2013| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 5s | Sep 2013 | died Jan 2023 · 9.3y | iOS 12 | |
| iPhone 5c | Sep 2013 | died Sep 2017 · 4.0y | iOS 10 |
iPhone 5 era
2012| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 5 | Sep 2012 | died Jul 2019 · 6.8y | iOS 10 |
iPhone 4S era
2011| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 4S | Oct 2011 | died Jul 2019 · 7.8y | iOS 9 |
iPhone 4 era
2010| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 4 | Jun 2010 | died Sep 2014 · 4.2y | iOS 7 |
iPhone 3GS era
2009| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 3GS | Jun 2009 | died Feb 2014 · 4.7y | iOS 6 |
iPhone 3G era
2008| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone 3G | Jul 2008 | died Mar 2011 · 2.6y | iOS 4 |
The original
2007| Model | Released | Lifespan | Support ended | Final iOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iPhone (1st gen) | Jun 2007 | died Jun 2010 · 3.0y | iOS 3 |
Support-end dates for dead models are documented history, verified against endoflife.date (community-tracked) on 2026-06-11. Living models marked “est.” use our documented-track-record estimate — methodology. Models with a blue name link to our full verdict page.