iOS 17 Phones: List of iOS 17 Update Eligible iPhones and More

What to know

iOS 17 will be available on the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, or newer devices.
You will be able to update to iOS 17 during the fall once Apple completes the developer and public beta testing.
Some of the new features will only be available on your device if you own a particular model that supports them.

iOS 17 Eligible iPhones: Which iPhones will get the iOS 17 update

Apple’s latest mobile operating system is coming this fall and is already available as developer betas for users who have enrolled in the iOS developer program. As part of the major update, you’ll be able to access a bunch of new features on your iPhone like Live Voicemail, Check-in on Messages, audio message transcription, Live Stickers, 3D AR reactions, StandBy mode, and more.

If you’re wondering whether the iPhone you own is eligible for an update to iOS 17 later this year, here’s a list of devices that will offer support for the latest iOS release:

iPhone 14
iPhone 14 Plus
iPhone 14 Pro
iPhone 14 Pro Max
iPhone 13
iPhone 13 mini
iPhone 13 Pro
iPhone 13 Pro Max
iPhone 12
iPhone 12 mini
iPhone 12 Pro
iPhone 12 Pro Max
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone XS
iPhone XS Max
iPhone XR
iPhone SE 2020
iPhone SE 2022

iOS 17 won’t be available if you own an iPhone X, iPhone 8, or an older model. You may still receive a few more future updates on iOS 16 until Apple officially releases iOS 17 for the public.

Which iOS 17 features are available on all eligible devices?

The following set of features will be available on all supported iPhones once they’re updated to iOS 17:

Phone call customization
Live Voicemail on for phone calls
Check-In on Messages
Search filters on Message
Audio message transcription
Live Stickers
FaceTime on Apple TV
StandBy Mode
Full-screen Live Activities
Interactive Widgets
NameDrop
Journal app
Safari profiles
Enhanced Private Browsing
SharePlay on CarPlay
Adaptive Audio
Offline maps
Back-to-back requests on Siri
Spotlight App Shortcuts
Visual Look Up in videos
Mental health features
Sensitive Content Warning
Lockdown Mode for all devices

If you own an iPhone XR or iPhone XS or newer models, you’ll be able to use any of the aforementioned features on your iPhone.

iOS 17 feature eligibility: Which devices support these particular features

iOS 17 has a long list of features that are designed to make things easier to do on an iPhone but like any major update, there are a handful of features that are available only on select models. Here are some of the features that require you to own an eligible device with iOS 17 to be able to use them.

3D augmented reality effects

One of the new features coming to FaceTime is 3D AR reality effects that uses the front camera on the iPhone to help you react on a FaceTime call with hearts, confetti, and fireworks. Here’s a list of devices that support 3D AR reality effects on FaceTime:

iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max
iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max
iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max

Enhanced keyboard autocorrect

iOS 17 brings with it better autocorrect support with improved accuracy and a new way to locate which words were changed in a sentence. This feature is available on all iPhones in these languages – Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Korean, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, and Thai.

Apple has noted that using the autocorrect with improved autocorrect in English, French, and Spanish will require you to own any of these devices:

iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max
iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max
iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max

Inline predictions

With the iOS 17 update, your iPhone will be able to predetermine what you’re going to type by learning the words you typed before. These inline productions will work on the following devices only:

iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max
iPhone 13, 13 mini, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max
iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max

Point and Speak accessibility

Apple offers a new accessibility option inside iOS 17 called “Point and Speak” that’s designed to help people with vision disabilities interact with objects by reading out the text labels written on them. Users can simply point their camera at the object with labels to make their iPhone describe what it’s being pointed towards. This accessibility feature will only work on: