Will was the Phones Editor at Android Police from August 2022 to May 2025, which usually meant his desk was covered in a dozen different smartphones at any given time. Prior to that, he was a news ...

Apple will end software support for 16 devices this fall across four product lines, with the Apple Watch seeing the most sweeping cull in the product's history. The full extent of this year's software ...

Apple’s iPhones have been widely known for their extended software support policy. The Cupertino-based tech giant usually provides OS updates for five years with some models surprisingly getting ...

Software support has become a major differentiator in 2026, with brands like Google, Samsung, Apple, Motorola and Vivo now promising up to seven years of updates on select flagship smartphones.

With the beta release of iPadOS 27, watchOS 27, MacOS 27 Golden Gate, and tvOS 27, several devices are being dropped from Apple’s software support list.

Apple says it will add support for a new Rich Communication Services (RCS) specification that includes end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages sent over the protocol in future software updates. "End ...