Is the Apple iPhone X still supported?
End-of-support date: December 2026.
Time until support ends
Our estimateDecember 2026
Source: Apple's documentation · verified 2026-06-12
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 X
How long will the iPhone X get updates?
It is stuck on iOS 16 but Apple was still issuing iOS 16 security patches (16.7.x) in 2026. With iOS 16 likely winding down soon, expect support to end around late 2026.
Can the iPhone X run iOS 17 or 18?
No. The iPhone X's maximum major version is iOS 16; iOS 17 and later dropped it. It only receives iOS 16 security updates now.
Is the iPhone X still safe to use in 2026?
For now, yes, because Apple is still patching iOS 16. But as those patches stop, it will become harder to recommend, so treat it as a short-term or secondary device.
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 2026-06-12. How we compute end dates.