<ul><li>iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 updates will be more generous in terms of device support compared to macOS 26 Tahoe release by Apple.</li><li>Only iPhone XR, XS, and 7th-generation iPad will not be able to run iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, while other devices supporting iOS and iPadOS 18 will be able to upgrade.</li><li>Apple does not provide explicit reasoning for dropping support for certain devices but it is usually due to a combination of age and technical capability.</li><li>The 7th-gen iPad, for instance, was using a 2017-vintage Apple A10X chip despite being introduced later.</li></ul>

iOS and iPadOS 26 will run on most things that support iOS and iPadOS 18

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