iOS 8 - Which device will get it?

[smellylemon]

I think that iPhone 4s/5/5s/5c and iPod 5 and ipad 2/4/air/mini/mini2

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[Just_Me_D]

Re: iOS 8

I think that iPhone 4s/5/5s/5c and iPod 5 and ipad 2/4/air/mini/mini2

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I can only assume you mean to say that the models you mentioned are the ones you think will be supported via iOS 8. Is that correct?

 

[kataran]

Re: iOS 8

Welcome to iMore smellylemon

That's about the consensus here on iMore so your pretty much spot on

 

[iOS Gravity]

Welcome to iMore Smellylemon.

Not sure about the iPad 2 getting the update for iOS 8.

 

[acerace113]

100% getting iOS 8: iPhone 5/5C/5S, iPad 4/Air/Mini2

100% not getting iOS 8: iPhone 4

On the bubble: iPhone 4S, iPad 2/3/Mini, iPod Touch 5

Welcome to iMore Smellylemon.

Not sure about the iPad 2 getting the update for iOS 8.

I've had more people complain about the iPad 3 lagging on iOS 7 than the iPad 2 on iOS 7 so it's interesting...


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[JobSteves]

100% getting iOS 8: iPhone 5/5C/5S, iPad 4/Air/Mini2

100% not getting iOS 8: iPhone 4

On the bubble: iPhone 4S, iPad 2/3/Mini, iPod Touch 5






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QFT.


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[Speedygi]

I doubt every piece of hardware with specs below the first iPad Mini will get iOS 8.

 

[ZuluIndiaGolf]

My iPad air will get IOS 8 but my iPhone 5s will not unless I can jailbreak it.

 

[taz323]

My iPad air will get IOS 8 but my iPhone 5s will not unless I can jailbreak it.

?, why would your 5s need to be JB to get it.

 

[pr1nce]

I think you're probably right

 

[theromz]

?, why would your 5s need to be JB to get it.

I think he meant he woulnd't upgrade till he could JB.

Sticking to OP I think any device with an A5 or up will get iOS8, mostly due to the iPad Mini still being sold, and I don't see a rMini taking that price point just yet.

 

[chris_328]

I think that iPhone 4s/5/5s/5c and iPod 5 and ipad 2/4/air/mini/mini2

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iPad 2 will NOT join the IOS 8 party. It's life cycle was ended (discontinued as in) even though that the iPad 2 has acceptable hardware to run the new OS.

 

[clcoupe]

Correct me if I am wrong but iPad 2 is the same spec as iPad mini. I think people who bought into the mini will be a bit annoyed if apple don't upgraded them to iOS 8 this I turn means iPad 2 should also benefit. I do agree iPad 2 is about at the end of its life but with the mini sharing many parts this maybe the final iOS for it.
I know if I had a 2 I would not be that worried but if I had a mini that I maybe only had 2 years as a posed 4 for the 2, I would not be happy. Just my thoughts

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[chris_328]

IOS upgrades depend on its lifecycle of the said devices and not on its hardware.

 

[Gazoobee]

100% getting iOS 8: iPhone 5/5C/5S, iPad 4/Air/Mini2

100% not getting iOS 8: iPhone 4

On the bubble: iPhone 4S, iPad 2/3/Mini, iPod Touch 5 ...

I think you are probably correct, but for the record, Apple's policy on upgrades would leave the iPhone 5 out of the upgrade cycle. iPad 2 by this same policy should not have got anything past iOS 5 though, so it's a policy they regularly violate to the consumers benefit. There is always the possibility that they will invoke their written policy on this matter though and leave out the iPhone 5 and anything contemporaneous or previous to it.

All they have said on paper about upgrades (their policy) is that a device should get all the point upgrades to the OS it shipped with, the next full number update, and all the point updates associated with that second OS. iPhone 5 shipped with iOS 6 lest we forget, and iPad 2 shipped with iOS 4.

 

[acerace113]

Oh I forgot about the Apple TVs so:

100% getting iOS 8: iPhone 5/5C/5S, iPad 4/Air/Mini2, Apple TV 3

100% not getting iOS 8: iPhone 4

On the bubble: iPhone 4S, iPad 2/3/Mini, iPod Touch 5, Apple TV 2


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[loc_luke]

Didn't they just discontinue the iPad 2? Yeah, they better bring iOS 8 to it

 

[theromz]

IOS upgrades depend on its lifecycle of the said devices and not on its hardware.

I think hardware plays a big part, the iPad OG got dropped really quickly compared to the iPhone 4 since it had 256mb ram.

 

[moloes]

I believe due to the dual core A5 chip in the iPad 2 and mini 1st gen they will still get iOS 8. They can run iOS 7 after all the design changes and considering iOS 8 will only be having features being added I doubt it will tax the older generation hardware much more but probably will lack some of the new additions.


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