we’re using the longest possible support matrix that we can…

FYI: next week’s release will be the last version to support iOS 15. please update accordingly

Frankly, comments like this make me *deeply* concerned about my longevity on this platform. I use a phone that's several years old and I have absolutely no interest in updating it until it physically fails beyond repair and comments like yours fly absolutely contrary to zero waste. #fail

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Samuel

@samuel.fm

we’re using the longest possible support matrix that we can. the most recent device that can’t upgrade past 15 is the iPhone 7, which came out 9 years ago and no longer receives security patches from Apple - it’s officially unsupported

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Samuel 8 Aug

also I can see from the stats that we have double-digit numbers of users on iOS 15

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Samuel 8 Aug

endoflife.date/iphone

Apple iPhone

Check end-of-life, release policy and support schedule for Apple iPhone.

endoflife.date

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Samuel 8 Aug

(also fwiw I am currently driving my iPhone 14 into the absolute ground)

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fry69 8 Aug

Just a shower thought: Would it be possible to support end-of-life devices via the web client? Maybe create a minimalistic version for old devices with a bare minimum of functionality? This could also have other uses for testing (or automations/agents...)

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Fruity Koala 🎄8 Aug

Just use the web version in Safari?

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Banda Bassotti 8 Aug

Some new web features (don't know which are used) will not work in that old version of safari. There's no good way to install a newer browser engine on iOS 15 either.

Not That Chris Brown is querying 8 Aug

I’m still on a 12. Works fine.

Emelia 8 Aug

It'd be worth doing this as a thread from the @bsky.app account 👍🏻

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Alexander Kuznetsov 8 Aug

thank god I have much more recent iPhone 8

Banda Bassotti 8 Aug

Officially unsupported, though the last security patch for devices stuck on it came out in May. (15.8.8) I am not expecting more.