Is the Apple iPhone 13 still supported?
End-of-support date: September 2028.
Time until support ends
Our estimateSeptember 2028
Source: endoflife.date (community-tracked) · verified 2026-06-10
What happens when support ends
- 🔓 Security risk grows monthly. New vulnerabilities are discovered constantly; on an unsupported phone they are never fixed. Banking, payments, email, and password apps become progressively riskier.
- 📱 Apps drop off. Developers raise their minimum OS requirements over time — first you lose updates to apps, then the apps themselves.
- 💸 Resale value falls fast.The market prices support: once a phone leaves a manufacturer's update list, its used value drops sharply and keeps falling.
More questions about the iPhone 13
Is the iPhone 13 still supported in 2026, and for how long?
Yes — it still runs the latest iOS in 2026. It launched in September 2021, so on Apple's typical seven-year pattern we estimate updates ending around September 2028; Apple's written five-year minimum has already been met (September 2026). Treat the 2028 figure as an informed estimate, not a promise.
Should I buy the iPhone 13 or the iPhone 16e?
The 16e costs more but is the smarter long-term buy: it adds years of extra update runway into 2032, an A18 chip with Apple Intelligence, and USB-C. Choose the iPhone 13 only if the low refurbished price is the deciding factor and you plan to keep it a couple of years at most.
Does the iPhone 13 get Apple Intelligence?
No. Its A15 Bionic chip doesn't meet the hardware requirement, so none of Apple's newer AI features run on it. If those matter to you, you'll need an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, or the iPhone 16e.
Safer alternatives
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Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from documented update history (estimate — see our methodology), last verified 2026-06-10. How we compute end dates.