Will Your iPhone Run iOS 27? Here Are All the Compatible Models

Apple is giving some older iPhones another year of life.

The company announced iOS 27 during its WWDC 2026 keynote Monday, previewing a major software update that includes the new Siri AI, smarter photo-editing tools, expanded child safety features, updates to Apple's Liquid Glass design and more. The update is expected to arrive this fall.

Despite rumors that Apple would drop support for several older models this year, as the company usually does, iOS 27 will work on every iPhone that can currently run iOS 26. That includes the iPhone 11 lineup, which was released in 2019, and the second-generation iPhone SE, which arrived in 2020.

Apple says iOS 27 will be compatible with the following models:

iPhone 17 Pro Max

iPhone 17 Pro

iPhone Air

iPhone 17

iPhone 17E

iPhone 16 Pro Max

iPhone 16 Pro

iPhone 16 Plus

iPhone 16

iPhone 16E

iPhone 15 Pro Max

iPhone 15 Pro

iPhone 15 Plus

iPhone 15

iPhone 14 Pro Max

iPhone 14 Pro

iPhone 14 Plus

iPhone 14

iPhone 13 Pro Max

iPhone 13 Pro

iPhone 13

iPhone 13 Mini

iPhone 12 Pro Max

iPhone 12 Pro

iPhone 12

iPhone 12 Mini

iPhone 11 Pro Max

iPhone 11 Pro

iPhone 11

iPhone SE (second generation and later)

Apple is expected to unveil new iPhone models later this year, and those devices would almost certainly ship with iOS 27.

Not every compatible iPhone will get every iOS 27 feature, though.

The centerpiece of the update is Siri AI, Apple's redesigned assistant, which the company says will be able to hold more natural conversations, answer questions using personal context and take actions across apps. However, Siri AI requires an Apple Intelligence-capable device. On the iPhone, that currently means the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max and every version of iPhone 16 or later.

Apple says the feature will initially be available in English as a beta later this year.

Older devices should still benefit from improvements with iOS 27. Apple says apps will launch up to 30% faster, photos will load up to 70% faster and AirDrop transfers will be up to 80% faster, although performance will vary depending on the device and how it is used.

Apple has not announced an exact public release date for iOS 27, only that it will be released this fall. The update usually rolls out after the company announces the next line of iPhones, following several months of developer and public beta testing.