iPhone and iPad compatible with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, how to update your Apple mobile or tablet

The problem when we buy a smartphone is that the speed of evolution in mobile technology and operating systems causes some phones to have programmed obsolescence at the software level.

Programmed obsolescence in the software

In some brands, after 2 – 3 version changes -since the versions are annual, every 2-3 years-, your mobile will become obsolete and will no longer receive updates, which leaves it in an unprotected position as soon as to security patches. And the reason is usually that the new versions of the OS you use need more resources, components and elements that the mobile does not have or are not powerful enough.

But Apple is not like that, and in its policy of updating its iPhone mobiles, every year it tries to bring the new version of its operating system to as many more models possible. This will not be an exception with iOS 15, which can be used even on iPhones that are more than 5 years old.

iOS 15, which iPhone models are supported

iOS 15 is already a reality – in fact there is even the beta of iOS 15.1-, and in this link you have all its news, including a FaceTime with even more natural calls; Concentration modes that help reduce distractions; Live Text showing information of interest and Map enhancements that allow you to explore the world.

But the doubt, will the iPhone that you have in your hands and with which you are perhaps reading this will be compatible with iOS 15? To solve it, just check if it comes in the following list of Apple phones that will receive iOS 15, and that covers up to the iPhone 6S, a model launched on the market in 2015, 6 years ago:

• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 Mini
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iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11
• iPhone XS Max
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XR
• iPhone X
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone 7
• iPhone 6S More
• iPhone 6S
• iPhone I KNOW
• iPhone SE 2nd Generation
• iPod Touch 7th Generation

IPad models compatible with iPadOS 15

• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (5th generation)
• 11-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation)
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (4th generation)
• 11-inch iPad Pro (2nd generation)
• 12.9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation)
• iPad Pro (11-inch, 1st generation)
• iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 2nd generation)
• iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 1st generation)
• 10.5-inch iPad Pro
• 9.7-inch iPad Pro
• iPad (8th generation)
• iPad (7th generation)
• iPad (6th generation)
• iPad (5th generation)
• iPad mini (5th generation)
• iPad mini 4
• iPad Air (4th generation)
• iPad Air (3rd generation)
• iPad Air 2

How to update to iOS 15 and iPadOS 15

Make sure the device is plugged in and connected to the internet via Wi-Fi. Then follow these steps:

1. and a Settings> General> Software update.
2. Two software update options may be available. You can choose to keep iOS and iPadOS 14 and still get important security updates. To perform the update to iOS and iPadOS 15, choose the other option.
3. Touch Install Now.
4. If you don’t see the update, look at the bottom and tap “Upgrade to iOS 15 “>” Download and Install “. (The latter may appear automatically).
5. Writes your access code if iOS asks for it, accept the “Terms and Conditions” and wait while the upload begins.