Older Apple devices (iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV) may soon no longer have access to some essential Apple services, such as the App Store, Siri, and Maps.
If your Apple device, whether it’s your iPhone or your MacBook, hasn’t been updated to the latest version of iOS or macOS, you should do so without delay. Otherwise, you will lose access to some important apps including App Store, iCloud and many more.
As reported, Apple will stop providing online services to older versions of its operating systems from next month. This measure will affect certain versions of iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS across the Apple ecosystem. However, iCloud will not be impacted.
According to a tweet from Stella Fudge, an industry regular who provides accurate leaks, the process is likely to affect a small percentage of users.
« Starting in early May, access to Apple services, except iCloud, will cease on devices running: iOS 11-11.2.6, macOS 10.13-10.13.3, watchOS 4-4.2.3, and tvOS 11-11.2.6. You will likely receive a notification prompting you to update “, she tweeted.
The solution: update the OS
The multinational said in a support document released last month, obtained by MacRumors, a website that aggregates Apple-related news and rumors:
« A number of older versions will no longer support Apple services such as the App Store, Siri, and Maps. Update your software to the latest version available to continue using these services ».
An unclear decision from Apple
Apple didn’t say why most of its services will stop working with these older versions released between late 2017 and early 2018. Instead, it said the change will only affect a small percentage of users. users.
The tech giant is committed to providing its users with the latest and most up-to-date technology, and this move is part of that commitment.
