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title: "Will old iPhones below 10 get the iOS 15 update?"  
description: "Will old iPhones below 10 get the iOS 15 update?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-12-15  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94587/will-old-iphones-below-10-get-the-ios-15-update  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["iphone", "troubleshooting"]  
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# Will old iPhones below 10 get the iOS 15 update?

Will old iPhones below 10 get the [iOS](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12425/ios-11-vs-android-o-a-comparison) 15 [update](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156355/what-is-google-pigeon-update)?

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## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- [**iPhone**](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51001/how-to-fix-apple-iphone-6s-plus-that-is-not-vibrating) XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR all came with the A12 Bionic chip. You will not be able to use the following iOS 15 features if you have an iPhone older than this generation.
- FaceTime calls on **iOS 15** now have Portrait mode. It blurs the background and puts the user in the spotlight, but it won't work on earlier iPhones.
- On previous iPhones, features like spatial audio, voice isolation, and broad spectrum mode will not work on FaceTime.
- The ability to copy paste, look up, and translate text within photographs is one of iOS 15's best additions.

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