Apple Just Made It Harder To Restore These Older iPhones And iPads: Check Full List

Apple has discontinued the ability to restore or reinstall older iOS versions on several older devices, including the iPhone ...
9to5Mac

iCloud backups will be deleted and discontinued for iPhones running iOS 8 and older

Apple has published a new support document about the upcoming change: Starting December 18, 2024, device backups will require iOS 9 or later. This is to align more closely with our published minimum ...
AppleInsider

Apple ending iCloud backup support for iOS 8 and earlier on December 18

Owners of iPhones running on iOS 8 and earlier will soon lose the ability to use iCloud device backups, unless they update to iOS 9 or later. As a way to keep hold of your data, iCloud backups are ...
Cult of Mac

WhatsApp is dropping support for iOS 8 in early 2020

WhatsApp today confirmed it will drop support for devices running iOS 8 early next year. You’ll need to update to iOS 9 or later to continue using the app. WhatsApp warns that some features could stop ...