[captn3m0]

It is still unclear if support is being dropped. Apple promised updates to iOS14 after 15 was released, but went back on that promise. iOS 15.7 fixed a bunch of security issues and was released along with iOS 16.

Apple has been silently maintaining iOS12, releasing 12.5.6 in August 2022 for eg:

> Available for: iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3, and iPod touch (6th generation).

None of these devices are expected to be in support, as per Apple's policies. However, Apple is still pushing updates to these, and I'm hoping something similar would happen for iOS15.

I just wish Apple would actually write down its supported device+OS combinations somewhere, instead of us all having to guess (https://endoflife.date/iphone)

[taylodl]

I'm still regularly using an iPad Mini 3 (released in 2014) that's limited to iOS 12. I got the iOS 12 updates that you mentioned. I look at it as it's been eight years and I'm still getting security updates - that's awesome!

[red369]

This comment made me rethink my frequent praising of Apple for their long support for the really old devices:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32672461