Ondrej Holzman With the arrival of new operating systems, we used to be used to Apple dropping support for several older devices because their hardware was no longer capable of tightening them up. In recent years, however, the trend has been rather the opposite, Apple tries to support as many computers and mobile devices as possible, and the new iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite are no exception...
All users who managed to install either OS X 10.10 or 10.8 on their Mac can look forward to the new OS X 10.9. This means that Macs from 2007 will also support the latest version, which will be released this fall.
Macs supporting OS X Yosemite:
- iMac (Mid 2007 and newer)
- MacBook (13-inch Aluminum, Late 2008), (13-inch, Early 2009 and newer)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009 and later), (15-inch, Mid/Late 2007 and later), (17-inch, Late 2007 and later)
- MacBook Air (late 2008 and later)
- Mac mini (early 2009 and later)
- Mac Pro (early 2008 and later)
- Xserve (early 2009)
For the second year in a row, the latest OS X supports the same Mac as its predecessor. The last time Apple got rid of older hardware was in 10.8, when they lost support for Macs without 64-bit EFI firmware and 64-bit graphics drivers. In 10.7, machines with 32-bit Intel processors ended, and in version 10.6 all Macs with PowerPC.
The situation is similar with iOS 8, where only one device running on iOS 7 loses support, and that is the iPhone 4. However, this is not a very surprising move, since iOS 7 no longer ran optimally on the four-year-old iPhone. However, it may come as a surprise that Apple decided to continue to support the iPad 2, as iOS XNUMX did not perform ideally on it either.
iOS devices supporting iOS 8:
- iPhone 4S
- iPhone 5
- iPhone 5C
- iPhone 5S
- iPod touch 5th generation
- iPad 2
- iPad with Retina display
- iPad Air
- iPad mini
- iPad mini with Retina display
Changes were mainly made to the technical side of iOS, including system optimization. Although it's the first beta, iOS 5 runs smoother on the iPhone 8S than iOS 7 — and that's to be expected of other versions as well. The iPhone 4 would do as well, as would the iPad 2 - but why support a phone that's no longer on sale and needs to be 'pushed'? The situation with the iPad is different – the iPad 2 is supported in education and the number of devices that are important to Apple is much greater than the iPhone.
Anyway, the support again pleased, especially with OS X. :)
You can't downgrade from ios7 to ios6, the only thing is that you have blobs backed up, which you probably don't have... so good luck...
doesn't the iPad 2 run on similar HW as the iPhone 4S?
The worst thing is that they first force the user to switch to the latest system, which does not work optimally on the device and thus forces him to buy new hardware. An example is the aforementioned iPhone 4, which runs poorly under iOS 7 and cannot be switched to iOS 6.
nokia no longer sells the 3310 model either, so why should they support that system? Microsoft has also ended support for XP, but I don't hear any complaints about it. just put up with it or go to the competition.
a new axis is always made on new devices. I don't make 4 year old models.
No one here writes about supporting old devices. Why is Microsoft forcing me to download the latest Windows on my fifteen year old computer that won't work? Don't force! However, Apple forced me to upgrade my iPhone 4 to ios 7, which is quite a bit slower than ios 6. The result is that Apple degraded my device to force me to buy a new one.
Sorry, but what? Apple forced you? You installed it yourself there voluntarily and you agree to the terms and conditions.
I agree. But the installation was not voluntary, the phone sometimes stopped responding for some reason (and it was not jailbroken). Just because I have to put up with it doesn't mean I like it.
That's a pretty weak argument for "having" to reinstall the system to iOS7. "Hmm it's kind of weird and slow for me, how about I try to upgrade to a newer, more modern system if it doesn't work." Sounds weird, doesn't it?
The iPhone was not slow, it just stopped working, for example, the phone opened only after the tenth attempt to slide to unlock and the like. Reinstalling to ios 6 would fix it, but Apple doesn't allow that. Reinstalling to ios 7 solved the problems, only the speed of the phone's reactions became noticeably worse.
I don't want to take away your only argument, but feel free to download iOS6 and go back... I think you can do this... just don't be lazy and hold the itunes key :D
Try it, you'll find that you can't go back.
And how is it done? - thanks for the reply
How does it not allow? Calmly do a restore without connecting to iTunes only in the iPhone and do a new iOS 6 !!!
yes, but actually android doesn't do anything like that, does it? will you run the latest kitkat on the htc desire z trebo? no, you don't run, and you know why? because max there is android 2.2 I feel. you are awkward no one is forcing you to do anything. the fact that apple does not want to support old devices with new software is quite normal. 4 years ago, the technology was not like today, so it will probably not be possible to adapt today's OS that will run on the top model, so that the bezel on a phone that has a fraction of what it does today.
So even more briefly, maybe you will understand: iphone 4 ios 6 –> need to reinstall –> impossibility to install ios6 again –> possibility to install only ios 7 –> the phone has become very slow
how come he forced you to install iOS7 on iPhone 4 and didn't force me to install iOS7 on iPhone 4s? After all, everyone can decide whether to install the new system or not. And you decided to install it, so don't complain. It's your fault, not Apple's.
But of course you can install back ios6.. And it's nothing complicated
But yes, de switch from ios7 to ios6. And it's nothing complicated,
Yes? And how?
From the page in the link below, you can find and download the iOS version you want to switch to (on the back of the mobile phone, read what model you have, I have A1429 – iPhone 5, you will have a different number, but it will be A####). Then you turn off the phone and start the phone in recovery mode according to this video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15qaTA4lQPc). Then you open iTunes and open the overview of your iPhone (where to back it up, etc.). You hold shift and click restore iphone. a window will appear and you select the downloaded ios that you want to install and wait. It's really not hard and there's nothing to be afraid of. So I downgraded several times from the beta to both ios6 and ios7. It will take approx. 30 minutes with waiting :)
http://www.iphonehellas.gr/iphone-firmware-ipsw-files/
I thought that the phone always connects to apple servers for verification when loading the system and that shortly after the release of a new version of ios, it stops giving verification for older versions and therefore it is not possible to install them. This should not apply to the beta, as the beta is not an official release and apple is still validating the current version of ios.
From what I read, it is possible to return to the version of the system with which the phone was purchased. For the iPhone 5, it should therefore go to 6, and for the iPhone 4, I suspect it should go to 4. You don't pay anything for a trial and if you are not satisfied with ios7, then why not, at most it will tell you that it cannot be downgraded.
Sometimes it worked as you describe, but Apple no longer signs old versions of FW, which means that if you didn't have SHSH saved via JB before, you can't go back.
I have 4 too, and I don't mind. I'm looking forward to the new iPhone :)
I have an iPhone 4 and it works great
Those of you who haven't docked, then don't install it. It makes quite a splash :D ( iOS 8 )
I have an iPhone 5s installed without any problems so far
I have an iPhone 5
Yes, I heard that the 5 is quite struggling with it.
The second time I tried to install it via DFU and then the system was noticeably faster than the already fast ios7, but it prevents the touch a bit before it actually taps, which is bad, so we threw it back. Anyway, I'm looking forward to it :)
if there is no option to change the UI graphics, I will stay on 10.9, the ios7 look-like does not suit my desktop. It seems to me like a rip-off of pear OS ... you already have something like that. Otherwise, I'm looking forward to releasing xcode 6 for those who don't have a license :)
However, it has not yet been written anywhere what functions specific models will support.
http://youtu.be/3tfo6nCqZ70
A little out of tune, but otherwise great.