iPhone OS is updated: which models will not receive all functions

The iOS 15 Beta for iPhone Now available to developers, and one of the most important features of the mobile operating system an Apple is its availability for phones like the iPhone 6S, which was launched more than six years ago, although it was also known Not all features will be available on older models.

This is due to the requirements for the main characteristics of the software that needs the A12 Bionic chip, Apple’s most powerful processor is in the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR models, which were introduced in 2018.

for this reason, Users who have an iPhone 6S from 2014 or a model before 2018 that doesn’t have the A12 Bionic chip won’t be able to access the improvements included in iOS 15. This is because the new jobs focus on a neural engine for image and video processing with artificial intelligence functions.

The Features that will only be available on iPhone 2018 devices with the A12 Bionic chip or later They are as follows:

• FaceTime improvements: Apple’s latest models with iOS 15 will have Portrait mode, which will allow background blurring during a video call
• New in Apple Maps: The iPhone alternative to Google Maps will add a road assistant with augmented reality for pedestrians, an interactive mode with a 3D view that will provide details of geographic features and improvements in visualizing points of interest in cities like London New York or Los Angeles
• Numeric Keys: Due to hardware limitations, the ability to turn an iPhone into a hotel room pass with iOS 15 will only come to iPhone XS or later models
• Camera improvements: iOS 15 camera search or text capture modes (visual search and live text), features similar to Google Lens functions, can only be used with iPhone with A12 Bionic chip
• New Siri features: Apple’s voice assistant will add new features in iOS 15, such as offline support, dictation, and processing actions from the device
• Spatial audio improvements: With iOS 15, this feature will be available on AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, but will require an iPhone 7 or later to get this feature.