From Newsgroup: misc.phone.mobile.iphone


Yet more proof that the moronic troll "Arlen"/etc. has no clue what
it's whinging on about. Apple has just released an iOS update for
devices that are 13 years old! :-)



iPhone 5s Gets New Software Update 13 Years After Launch
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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 rCiiPhonerCi 6,
meaning Apple is continuing to support these devices for 13 and
12 years after launch, respectively. The rCiiPhonerCi 5s came out in
September 2013, while the rCiiPhonerCi 6 launched in September 2014.

According to Apple's release notes for the update, iOS 12.5.8
extends the certificate required for features like iMessage,
FaceTime, and device activation, so they will continue to work
after January 2027.

Originally, certificate-limited functions like device activation
would have ceased when the certificate expired, but now key
features on the two older iPhones will continue to work in the
years to come.

Prior to now, the rCiiPhonerCi 5s and rCiiPhonerCi 6 last received software
updates in January 2023, when Apple released important security
fixes.

Apple has publicly committed to providing a minimum of five years
of security updates for an rCiiPhonerCi from the time that it launches,
but it often offers vulnerability fixes for an even longer period
of time.

The rCiiPhonerCi 6s, for example, was released 11 years ago, but it
received a security update in September 2025 with the launch of
iOS 15.8.5. The device received an iOS 15.8.6 update just today,
adding the same certificate extension.

Apple also released new versions of iOS 18 and iOS 16.


<https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/26/iphone-5s-software-update/>




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