US EditionApple Once Again Puts Android to Shame – It Just Updated the 12-Year-Old iPhone 5S to Set a New Record
iOS 12.5.8 update extends core feature certificates on iPhone 5s and 6, supporting devices 12 and 13 years old beyond January 2027, Apple said.
- Recently, Apple released iOS 12.5.8 for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6, renewing the certificate that keeps iMessage, FaceTime, and device activation working after January 2027.
- Because the certificate was expiring, Apple delivered a patch to the legacy iOS 12 branch, ensuring certificate-limited features like iMessage and FaceTime continue beyond January 2027.
- Given the phones' ages, the update is unusually long-lived support as the iPhone 5s launched in September 2013, making it over a dozen years old, with observers calling this record-breaking support.
- For users, the update keeps essential services available next year, but most third-party apps probably won’t work and iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 remain unlikely as secure as newer models.
- Apple also rolled out updates to current iOS branches, including iOS 18 and iOS 16, alongside this legacy patch, reflecting Apple's five-year security-update pledge and additional fixes for older models like the iPhone 6s.
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Apple brings software update for iPhone 5s, says it will let people use this old phone for longer
Apple has released a surprise software update for the 12-year-old iPhone 5s, extending support for key services like iMessage and FaceTime until at least 2027. Here is everything you need to know about it.
iPhone 5s Gets New Software Update 13 Years After Launch
Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years after the software was first released. iOS 12.5.8 is available for the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6, meaning Apple is continuing to support these devices for 13 and 12 years after launch, respectively. The iPhone 5s came out in September 2013, while the iPhone 6 launched in September 2014.
Apple has just released the most recent updates to the current versions of its operating system for iPhone and iPad - iOS 26.2.1 and iPadOS 26.2.1 - and has also used to launch an update for some of its older models and tablets. As you can read on Apple's support page, the company has provided a new version of iOS 12 and iPadOS 12 that will thus allow iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, Plus, iPad Air, iPad mini 2, iPad mini 3 and iPod touch (6th generation) t…
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