Apple's new operating systems were properly featured in the opening keynote of WWDC19. How about now knowing if they will be compatible with your devices? Check it out below:
iOS 13
Apple's new mobile operating system that promises great performance gains will be compatible with the following iPhones and iPods touch:
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone SE
- iPod touch (7th generation)
From the list of iOS 12 compatible devices, we have the exclusion of iPhones 6, 6 Plus and 5s, as well as iPod touch (6th generation).
iPadOS
Now the iPad has an operating system to call its own. Here are the tablet models that will support it:
- 12.9 inch iPad Pro
- 11 inch iPad Pro
- 10.5 inch iPad Pro
- 9.7 inch iPad Pro
- iPad (6th generation)
- iPad (5th generation)
- iPad mini (5th generation)
- iPad mini 4
- iPad Air (3rd generation)
- iPad Air 2
Out of the game are the iPads Air, mini 3 and mini 2.
macOS Catalina
The machines capable of running the brand new macOS 10.15 Catalina are:
- MacBook (2015 or higher)
- MacBook Air (2012 or higher)
- MacBook Pro (2012 or higher)
- Mac mini (2012 or higher)
- iMac (2012 or higher)
- iMac Pro (2017 or higher)
- Mac Pro (2013 or higher)
Here, Macs Pro 2010 and 2012 with Metal-compatible graphics cards come out of the box and were still able to run MacOS Mojave.
watchOS 6
The sixth version of Ma's watch operating system, which for the first time brings the ability to run apps without the need for an iOS counterpart, is compatible with the following smartwatches:
- Apple Watch Series 1
- Apple Watch Series 2
- Apple Watch Series 3
- Apple Watch Series 4
Everything then remains the same for those with a Ma watch and already runs watchOS 5 with the exception of the paired iPhone, which needs to be on iOS 13 for watchOS 6.
tvOS 13
Finally, we have the operating system that powers Apple TVs. And here, again, Apple has not cut any devices, leaving the new version of tvOS compatible with the same models:
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And can you run the new Apple operating systems on your devices? 😀
