Apple’s upcoming software updates announced at WWDC 2025 will support these devices
At WWDC 2025, Apple announced a flurry of software updates that will be available for all its devices this Fall, including iOS 26 for iPhones, iPadOS 26 for iPads, macOS 26 Tahoe for Macs, watchOS 25 for Apple Watches, visionOS 26 for Apple Vision Pros, and tvOS 26 for Apple TVs.
The new naming scheme ensures that all operating systems are now numbered ’26’ in an effort to keep things more organized and easier for the average consumer to keep track of. 26 was chosen, as these firmware updates will represent the 2026 year.
These firmware updates will not support all the same devices that Apple’s current firmware supports at this time, so we’ve made a quick outline to showcase what devices each software will support for our readers’ viewing pleasure.
Keep in mind that the following lists do not include any of Apple’s upcoming devices that may be announced later this year, such as the upcoming iPhones and Apple Watches that are expected to be announced in September.
iOS 26
Apple’s upcoming iOS 26 software update for iPhones will support the following devices at launch:
- iPhone 16e
- iPhone 16
- iPhone 16 Plus
- iPhone 16 Pro
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
- iPhone 15
- iPhone 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 14
- iPhone 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro
- iPhone 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd generation and later)
iPadOS 26
Apple’s upcoming iPadOS 26 software update for iPads will support the following devices at launch:
- iPad Pro (M4)
- iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation)
- iPad Air (M3)
- iPad Air (M2)
- iPad Air (3rd generation and later)
- iPad (A16)
- iPad (8th generation and later)
- iPad mini (A17 Pro)
- iPad mini (5th generation and later)
macOS 26 Tahoe
Apple’s upcoming macOS 26 Tahoe software update for Mac computers will support the following devices at launch:
- MacBook Air with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro with Apple silicon (2020 and later)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- iMac (202 and later)
- Mac mini (2020 and later)
- Mac Studio (2022 and later)
- Mac Pro (2019 and later)
watchOS 26
Apple’s upcoming watchOS 26 software update for Apple Watches will support the following devices at launch:
- Apple Watch SE (2nd generation)
- Apple Watch Series 6
- Apple Watch Series 7
- Apple Watch Series 8
- Apple Watch Series 9
- Apple Watch Series 10
- Apple Watch Ultra
- Apple Watch Ultra 2
visionOS 26
Apple’s upcoming visionOS 26 software update for Apple Vision Pros will support the only Apple Vision Pro that was ever made at the time of this writing, so there’s no need to list different devices for this software update.
tvOS 26
Apple’s upcoming tvOS 26 software update for Apple TVs will support the following devices at launch:
- Apple TV HD
- Apple TV 4K (1st generation and later)
Beta software already available
Apple has already made the aforementioned software updates available to developers for initial beta testing, however early reports suggest that the firmware is extremely laggy and buggy, which is to be expected this early in the development phase. The software usually becomes increasingly usable as beta testing goes on, after Apple has seeded several beta updates to developers for testing over the course of several months.
Public beta versions of the aforementioned software updates should be available to the general public within just a few weeks.
Are your devices supported?
It’s worth noting that Apple has stopped supporting a lot of older devices with its upcoming firmware updates. Are all your devices supported? We’d be interested in hearing from you in the comments section down below.
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