iOS 13 and iPadOS: Will your iPhone or iPad run it?

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Some iPhones and iPads won’t make the cut when iOS 13 and iPadOS are released later this year.

Here is a list of compatible devices, along with those that will see support dropped.

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On the iOS 13 front, here are the devices that will receive the update:

• iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max
• iPhone XR
• iPhone X
• iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
• iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
• iPhone 6S and 6S Plus
• iPhone SE
• iPod touch 7th-generation

All iPhones older than the iPhone 6S won’t receive iOS 13. This means that the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPhone 5s will remain on iOS 12. For iPod touch users, the 6th-generation iPod touch also won’t get the update, only the newly-released 7th-generation iPod touch….