Believe it or not, we’re just six months away from the announcement of iOS 19. Ahead of that launch, rumors have started to surface on things like new iOS 19 features, supported devices, and more.
Will your iPhone support iOS 19?
Every year, one of the most important questions is which iPhone models will support the newest iOS update. As it turns out, there’s good news across the board for iPhone users in 2025. According to the oft-reliable folks at iPhoneSoft, all devices that support iOS 18 will be able to update to iOS 19.
That means the following devices will support iOS 10 this year:
- iPhone XR
- iPhone XS and XS Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 12 and 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro and 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 and 13 mini
- iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 14 and 14 Plus
- iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max
- iPhone 15 and 15 Plus
- iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 16 and 16 Plus
- iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2nd gen)
- iPhone SE (3rd gen)
The key context, of course, is that not all features in iOS 19 will be available on all iPhone models. Some of the most power-hungry features, like Apple Intelligence, will be limited to only the newest iPhone models.
iOS 19 features
LLM Siri
According to Bloomberg, one of the major new features in iOS 19 will be an upgraded version of Siri that is powered by advanced large language models, or LLMs.
The new Siri will “interact more like a human” and perform similarly to other platforms like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. It will also tie into the existing App Intents system in iOS to offer “precise control of third-party apps,” Bloomberg says.
Currently, iOS 18 offers ChatGPT integration as part of Siri and Apple Intelligence. However, Apple’s goal with iOS 19 is to bring this functionality in-house and emphasize the privacy benefits of its platform compared to OpenAI’s ChatGPT.
Of note, even though Apple will reportedly announce this new LLM Siri as part of iOS 19, the system won’t actually ship until 2026 as part of a subsequent update such as iOS 19.4.
Delays
Even as we approach the announcement of iOS 19 in June, Apple is still working to complete the rollout of features announced for iOS 18 last year. Some of the most impressive and powerful Apple Intelligence features announced for iOS 18 still haven’t been released and aren’t expected until iOS 18.4 in March.
According to Bloomberg, Apple’s work ongoing iOS 18 development means that a “larger-than-usual number of features scheduled for iOS 19” have already been postponed until spring 2026. This is because Apple’s engineers are still working on iOS 18 projects “when they’d usually already be on to the following OS.”
This means that iOS 19 might be missing a number of key features when it’s released in September. The missing features would then be added gradually over the coming months as part of iOS 19.1, iOS 19.2, iOS 19.3, and iOS 19.4.
iOS 19 release date timeline
iOS 19 will likely be announced at WWDC in June and will subsequently be available in beta testing with developers. A public beta for iOS 19 will likely be released in July, followed by a release to everyone in September.
Prior iOS developer beta release dates:
- iOS 18: June 10, 2024
- iOS 17: June 5, 2023
- iOS 16: June 6, 2022
- iOS 15: June 7, 2021
- iOS 14: June 22, 2020
Prior iOS public beta release dates:
- iOS 18: July 15, 2024
- iOS 17: July 12, 2023
- iOS 16: July 11, 2022
- iOS 15: June 30, 2021
- iOS 14: July 9, 2020
Prior iOS official release dates:
- iOS 18: September 16, 2024
- iOS 17: September 18, 2023
- iOS 16: September 16, 2022
- iOS 15: September 20, 2021
- iOS 14: September 16, 2020
Wrap up
Do you have any features on your iOS 19 wishlist? Are you hoping that Apple continues to double down on Apple Intelligence, or would you rather see a focus on non-AI features?
Let us know down in the comments. We’ll keep this guide updated as more iOS 19 rumors emerge ahead of WWDC 2025.
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