Is the Apple iPhone 6 still supported?
End-of-support date: January 2023.
Support ended
Our estimateJanuary 2023
Source: Apple's documentation · verified 2026-06-12
What it means now that 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 6
How long will the iPhone 6 get updates?
Its software life is over. The last update was iOS 12.5.7 in January 2023, so it no longer gets ongoing security patches and is not safe for sensitive online use.
What is the newest iOS the iPhone 6 can run?
The iPhone 6 is limited to iOS 12, ending at iOS 12.5.7. The slightly newer iPhone 6s can run up to iOS 15, which is why it is still patched while the 6 is not.
Is the iPhone 6 worth keeping in 2026?
Only as a cheap offline device or backup. Without security updates and with very limited RAM, it cannot safely run modern apps or browse sensitive sites.
Safer alternatives
All three carry a GREEN Safe-to-Buy badge today.
Data sources & last verified: this phone's support window comes from documented update history (estimate — see our methodology), last verified 2026-06-12. How we compute end dates.