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iPhone End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline

Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all iPhone versions. Data sourced from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation. Updated at every deploy.

✓ iPhone 17e is actively supported. No versions approaching EOL in the next 6 months.
Latest Active
17e
17e series
Next EOL
—
None upcoming
Active Versions
31
of 52 total
EOL Versions
21
no longer patched
45 / 100
Medium Risk
EOL Risk Score™  How is this calculated? →
EOL Recency
25/40
Attack Surface
10/30 Medium tier
CISA KEV Exposure
0/20 Not in KEV
Extended Support
10/10 None available
EOL Risk Score™ — proprietary methodology by endoflife.ai. Factors: EOL recency, attack surface breadth, CISA KEV catalog presence, extended support availability. Updated at every build. Methodology →
Release Cycle Timeline
■ EOL   ■ Warning   ■ Active   ┊ Today
Release cycle timeline 200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202613g3gs44s55c5s66-plus6s6s-plusse-177-plusx88-plusxsxs-maxxr1111-pro11-pro-maxse-21212-pro12-mini12-pro-max1313-mini13-pro13-pro-maxse-31414-pro14-pro-max14-plus1515-plus15-pro15-pro-max1616-plus16-pro16-pro-max16e17air17-pro17-pro-max17eTODAY
All Versions
VersionLatest ReleaseRelease DateEOL DateDaysStatus
1 — Jun 29, 2007 Jun 20, 2010 5847 days past EOL EOL
3g — Jul 11, 2008 Mar 3, 2011 5591 days past EOL EOL
3gs — Jun 19, 2009 Feb 21, 2014 4505 days past EOL EOL
4 — Jun 24, 2010 Sep 17, 2014 4297 days past EOL EOL
4s — Oct 14, 2011 Jul 22, 2019 2528 days past EOL EOL
5 — Sep 21, 2012 Jul 22, 2019 2528 days past EOL EOL
5s — Sep 20, 2013 Jan 23, 2023 1247 days past EOL EOL
5c — Sep 20, 2013 Sep 19, 2017 3199 days past EOL EOL
6-plus — Sep 25, 2014 Jan 23, 2023 1247 days past EOL EOL
6 — Sep 25, 2014 Jan 23, 2023 1247 days past EOL EOL
6s-plus — Sep 25, 2015 Mar 31, 2025 449 days past EOL EOL
6s — Sep 25, 2015 Mar 31, 2025 449 days past EOL EOL
se-1 — Mar 31, 2016 Mar 31, 2025 449 days past EOL EOL
7-plus — Sep 16, 2016 Mar 31, 2025 449 days past EOL EOL
7 — Sep 16, 2016 Mar 31, 2025 449 days past EOL EOL
x — Sep 12, 2017 Mar 31, 2025 449 days past EOL EOL
8-plus — Sep 22, 2017 Mar 31, 2025 449 days past EOL EOL
8 — Sep 22, 2017 Mar 31, 2025 449 days past EOL EOL
xs-max — Sep 21, 2018 Apr 22, 2026 62 days past EOL EOL
xs — Sep 21, 2018 Apr 22, 2026 62 days past EOL EOL
xr — Oct 26, 2018 Apr 22, 2026 62 days past EOL EOL
11-pro-max — Sep 20, 2019 TBD Supported Active
11-pro — Sep 20, 2019 TBD Supported Active
11 — Sep 20, 2019 TBD Supported Active
se-2 — Apr 24, 2020 TBD Supported Active
12-pro — Oct 23, 2020 TBD Supported Active
12 — Oct 23, 2020 TBD Supported Active
12-pro-max — Nov 13, 2020 TBD Supported Active
12-mini — Nov 13, 2020 TBD Supported Active
13-pro-max — Sep 24, 2021 TBD Supported Active
13-pro — Sep 24, 2021 TBD Supported Active
13-mini — Sep 24, 2021 TBD Supported Active
13 — Sep 24, 2021 TBD Supported Active
se-3 — Mar 18, 2022 TBD Supported Active
14-pro-max — Sep 16, 2022 TBD Supported Active
14-pro — Sep 16, 2022 TBD Supported Active
14 — Sep 16, 2022 TBD Supported Active
14-plus — Oct 7, 2022 TBD Supported Active
15-pro-max — Sep 22, 2023 TBD Supported Active
15-pro — Sep 22, 2023 TBD Supported Active
15-plus — Sep 22, 2023 TBD Supported Active
15 — Sep 22, 2023 TBD Supported Active
16-pro-max — Sep 20, 2024 TBD Supported Active
16-pro — Sep 20, 2024 TBD Supported Active
16-plus — Sep 20, 2024 TBD Supported Active
16 — Sep 20, 2024 TBD Supported Active
16e — Feb 28, 2025 TBD Supported Active
17-pro-max — Sep 19, 2025 TBD Supported Active
17-pro — Sep 19, 2025 TBD Supported Active
air — Sep 19, 2025 TBD Supported Active
17 — Sep 19, 2025 TBD Supported Active
17e — Mar 11, 2026 TBD Supported Active

What does iPhone end of life mean for your organization?

When a version of iPhone reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.

The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no patch will ever exist. This is the most dangerous gap in enterprise security posture.

Organizations running EOL iPhone should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.

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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the end-of-life date for iPhone?
See the full table above for all iPhone version EOL dates.
When is the iPhone support end date?
Each iPhone version has its own support end date — see the table above for every version's date.
What is the latest supported version of iPhone?
The latest active version of iPhone is 17e. Always verify against the table above as support windows can change.
What happens when iPhone reaches end of life?
When iPhone reaches end of life, the vendor stops issuing security patches. Any CVEs disclosed after the EOL date accumulate indefinitely with no patch path — creating an ever-growing attack surface that most vulnerability scanners do not flag.
How do I check if I'm running an EOL version of iPhone?
Check your current version against the table above. If your version's EOL date has passed, you are running unsupported software. You can also use the endoflife.ai Stack Scanner to check your entire dependency file at once.
Is there extended support available for EOL iPhone versions?
Some vendors offer extended support for EOL software. Contact the original vendor or check with enterprise support providers for options.

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