Apple adding last compatible version notifications for old iOS devices

Jamie Feltham

September 17, 2013

Apple has started adding in notifications for users of older iOS devices to let them know which is the last possible upgrade to their most-used apps.

What that basically means is that anyone still running on an older iPhone or iPad may not be able to run the latest version of an app, and will now be notified of the most up-to-date version available for the given device. This applies to apps like Twitter, where current iPhone 3G users don’t have access to the more recent versions. Users may well be able to install the latest version of an app but then run into issues along the way.

You might wonder just who would be using a device as out of date as the 3G in 2013, but the answer isn’t dinosaurs. Instead these phones are resold around the world, giving them a longer life span than you might expect. Just think, there will probably come a time in which this Friday’s release of the iPhone 5C and 5S will seem dated too.

Source: Tuaw

About the Author

Jamie Feltham

Videogamer, music listener, squash player, exerciser, technology journalister. Multimedia journalism graduate, writing for the What Mobile mag and website

Share this article

More Stories

Grand Theft Auto V snipes Apple with iFruit companion app

Grand Theft Auto V launches today, which is a fact probably every human on this planet knows by now. What is news, however, is that the game will support an iOS companion app that will let plays train dogs and customise cars. Named iFruit, the app lets you get in touch with GTAV wherever you […]

Apps - Jamie Feltham

September 17, 2013

Google updates Wallet app, supports all Android phones

Google is making a push to improve its Wallet app. The company today revealed a new update for the Android service that expands its compatibility and features. The new and improved Wallet app adds support for any Android device running on the Gingerbread (2.3) OS or higher. One of the most important features of the […]

Apps - Jamie Feltham

September 17, 2013

Infinity Blade III announced alongside iPhone 5s

Epic Games’ Infinity Blade franchise has been a good friend to Apple’s iDevices, usually proving to be a technical powerhouse on whichever new phone the company happens to be releasing. With that in mind, it was of little surprise to anyone when the company took to the stage of Apple’s iPhone 5s reveal last night […]

Apps - Jamie Feltham

September 11, 2013

Disney invites your iPad to the cinema starting with The Little Mermaid

By now we’re all used to casually checking our iPads while watching TV at home, but turning on a smartphone- let alone an entire tablet – in the cinema is considered one of the worst sins a moviegoer can commit. Disney would like to change that with the upcoming re-release of The Little Mermaid. The […]

Apps - Jamie Feltham

September 11, 2013