iOS 16 on iPhone 6S: Will Apple break record AGAIN and give it 7th iOS update?

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iOS 16 on iPhone 6S? If you are rocking the vintage iPhone 6S in 2022, chances are that you have this question on the mind. The iPhone 6S is currently the oldest iPhone model that runs the latest iOS 15 update — it was a surprise last year. The iOS 15 update on the iPhone 6S made Apple the only company in the world to offer up to six years of OS updates — something Android users can’t think of. Given that Apple likes to surprise its customers every now and then, it only becomes logical to look for the possibility of iOS 16 on this 2015 iPhone.

The iPhone 6S was launched in 2015 as Apple’s flagship offering for that year. It debuted the 3D Touch feature and offers 4K video recording at 60 fps. After the endgate scandal on the iPhone 6, the iPhone 6S was also a stronger device to carry around. And, it was the last iPhone in the world to carry the 3.5mm headphone jack, and a physical Home button. Hence, many people loved the iPhone 6S years after its launch, and even when it was discontinued. To this date, I have seen lots of iPhone 6S in the wild, still entertaining their owners like it did when it was new.

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Ever since its launch in 2015, the iPhone 6S has been consistently getting new updates every year around September. The latest update it got was the iOS 15 update, which was largely a mild update to the massively new iOS 14. iOS 15 introduced Focus Modes as well as retained the widgets and the App drawer. On the iPhone 6S though, iOS 15 skipped out on a lot of its marquee features owing to the lack of power from its vintage A9 chip. For casual usage though, the iPhone 6S still runs better than any midrange Android smartphone.

With the iOS 16, there are