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New iPhone Warning: Another Phone Will No Longer Receive Support
Friday the 13th has a ring of bad luck to it, and this month, it has brought a change of status to the iPhone XS. As of June 13, that phone is added to its vintage product list. Here's why, and what it means. Apple iPhone XS T3 Magazine/Future via Getty Images Apple adds products to its vintage (and later its obsolete) lists on a strict schedule, shown on a support page. 'Products are considered vintage when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 5 and less than 7 years ago,' the company says. The iPhone XS went on sale in September 2018 and though it was discontinued a year later, it was still on sale through select resellers. So, that means it's only just passed the five-year point to reach vintage status, something spotted by Joe Rossignol at MacRumors. This doesn't mean the phone is no longer usable, nor that Apple won't support it — though it's now on a countdown to obsolete, which will mean it's not supported at all. More on that below. For now, you can still get the phone repaired either by an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider, although this is subject to the continuing availability of parts, and there's no guarantee how long that will be. As for software support, the iPhone XS runs the current software, iOS 18, but it will not be compatible with this fall's update, which is called iOS 26 (as part of a wholesale renaming policy by Apple for the operating systems for all its devices) though the latest iPhone 16 series will be supported. This also doesn't mean it won't receive software updates. Apple routinely releases new updates to the previous OS when the next one launches, primarily for those users who aren't ready to jump on board with the next version. Additionally, it will usually continue with software updates containing security fixes, for instance, for some months after the new OS has taken root. Things change when the iPhone reaches obsolete status, which for the iPhone XS will be in two years' time. 'Products are considered obsolete when Apple stopped distributing them for sale more than 7 years ago… Apple discontinues all hardware service for obsolete products, and service providers cannot order parts for obsolete products,' the company says. For now, though, if you're happy with the iPhone XS, there's no urgent need to switch.
Forbes
09-04-2025
- Forbes
iOS 18.4.1 Surprise iPhone Update With Urgent Fixes Just Days Away, Report Says
It had been thought that the next release would be iOS 18.5, but it seems there'll be an update before then: iOS 18.4.1. This means it will have urgent fixes in it as otherwise Apple would just release them in iOS 18.5. Here's what we know. It's barely a week since the last iPhone update, iOS 18.4, landed on Monday, March 31. 'Apple employees are testing iOS 18.4.1 for iPhones, according to the MacRumors visitor logs, which have been a reliable indicator of upcoming iOS versions. The software update will likely be released in a week or two, if not sooner,' according to Joe Rossignol at MacRumors. When Rossignol says this has been 'a reliable indicator,' he's not wrong. When these details start percolating up, the software release duly follows. Since this is a minor number update (that is, it's iOS 18.4.1 instead of iOS 18.4 or iOS 18.5), we can expect that it's here to fix things, rather than add new features, which will surely land with iOS 18.5. It's hard to speculate exactly what these might be, as Apple keeps security fixes quiet until the release is out, and there were over 60 of those in iOS 18.4. But there were also little annoyances that appeared with that recent update, such as a curious situation where deleted apps would resurrect themselves and reappear on the iPhone. Or the reports that iOS 18.4 was causing CarPlay to disconnect, for instance. It's pretty much certain that Apple is working on fixes for those issues, though it's not clear whether they will be repaired in iOS 18.4.1. Just as likely is that the update will address problems that haven't yet surfaced in public. Apple seems to be sticking to its preferred release dates of Monday or Tuesday — there don't seem to be emergency issues which could push this to a different day — and I believe the release will be one of three dates. These are Monday, April 14, Tuesday, April 15 or Tuesday, April 22. It is unlikely to be Monday, April 21 as that's Easter Monday.
