The major WWDC 2026 keynote has just concluded with Apple announcing new iterations of iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and visionOS. While the major upgrades revolve around design and visual improvements to the Liquid Glass design and Siri’s AI capabilities, Apple has released a long list of devices that’ll support the next generation of software updates. In a surprising move, iOS 27 will be rolled out to devices as old as the iPhone 11, which was released in 2019. On that note,
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iPhones that’ll receive the iOS 27 update
| iPhones compatible with iOS 27 | |
| iPhone 17 Pro Max | iPhone 14 Plus |
| iPhone 17 Pro | iPhone 14 |
| iPhone Air | iPhone 13 Pro Max |
| iPhone 17 | iPhone 13 Pro |
| iPhone 17e | iPhone 13 |
| iPhone 16 Pro Max | iPhone 13 mini |
| iPhone 16 Pro | iPhone 12 Pro Max |
| iPhone 16 Plus | iPhone 12 Pro |
| iPhone 16 | iPhone 12 |
| iPhone 16e | iPhone 12 mini |
| iPhone 15 Pro Max | iPhone 11 Pro Max |
| iPhone 15 Pro | iPhone 11 Pro |
| iPhone 15 Plus | iPhone 11 |
| iPhone 15 | iPhone SE (2020) |
| iPhone 14 Pro Max | iPhone SE (2022) |
| iPhone 14 Pro | |
With even the iPhone 11 officially confirmed to get the update, iOS 27 will support every single iPhone model that was capable of running iOS 26. While older iPhones won’t have the hardware muscle to run advanced, on-device Apple Intelligence features, maintaining security patches, UI changes, and baseline app compatibility ensures users get to experience new features with up-to-date security measures.
MacBooks eligible for macOS 27
| MacBooks compatible with macOS 27 | |
| MacBook Air M5 (13-inch, 2026) | MacBook Pro M5/M5 Pro/M5 Max (14-inch, 2024) |
| MacBook Air M5 (15-inch, 2026) | MacBook Pro M5 Pro/M5 Max (16-inch, 2024) |
| MacBook Air M4 (13-inch, 2024) | MacBook Pro M3/M3 Pro/M3 Max(14-inch, 2023) |
| MacBook Air M4 (15-inch, 2024) | MacBook Pro M3 Pro/M3 Max (16-inch, 2023) |
| MacBook Air M3 (13-inch, 2024) | MacBook Pro M1 Pro/M1 Max (14-inch, 2021) |
| MacBook Air M3 (15-inch, 2024) | MacBook Pro M1 Pro / M1 Max (16-inch, 2021) |
| MacBook Air M2 (13-inch, 2023) | MacBook Neo (A18 Pro, 2026) |
| MacBook Air M2 (15-inch, 2023) | MacBook Air M1 (2020) |
Dubbed “macOS 27 Golden Gate”, the update will not be provided to Intel-based MacBooks. Meaning, MacBooks released prior to the MacBook M1 back in 2020 will no longer receive major macOS updates going forward.
iPads that are set to receive iPadOS 27
| iPads compatible with iPadOS 27 | |
| iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) | iPad Air (2020) |
| iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) | iPad Air (2022) |
| iPad Pro 11-inch (2022) | iPad Air 11-inch (2024) |
| iPad Pro 11-inch (2024) | iPad Air 13-inch (2024) |
| iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) | iPad Air 11-inch (2025) |
| iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) | iPad Air 13-inch (2025) |
| iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) | iPad Air 11-inch (2026) |
| iPad Pro 13-inch (2024) | iPad Air 13-inch (2026) |
| iPad Pro 13-inch (2025) | iPad (2021) |
| iPad (2022) | iPad (2025) |
| iPad mini (2021) | iPad mini (2024) |
The highly popular iPad Pro 11-inch (2018), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), iPad (8th gen), iPad mini (5th gen), and iPad Air (3rd gen) will not be updated to iOS 27.
Apple Watches eligible for watchOS 27
| Apple Watches compatible with watchOS 27 |
| Apple Watch Series 11 |
| Apple Watch Series 10 |
| Apple Watch Series 9 |
| Apple Watch Ultra 3 |
| Apple Watch Ultra 2 |
| Apple Watch SE (3rd generation) |
Apple has dropped the support for Apple Watch Series 8 and older, Watch Ultra (1st generation), and Watch SE (2nd generation), meaning these devices will remain on watchOS 26. That said, Apple’s wearable lineup remains tightly integrated, though older generations are being gently phased out to clear room for localised biometric tracking. Furthermore, you will need an iPhone 11 or newer running iOS 27 to pair with these watches.
The most anticipated feature to come out of WWDC 2026, Siri AI will only be available on iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPad models with M4 and later and at least 12GB of unified memory, Mac models with M3 and later and at least 12GB of unified memory, and Apple Vision Pro (M5).
