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iPhone X is the device that started the iPhone revolution in 2017. Launched alongside the iPhone 8 with a feature that many considered ridiculous and ugly – the notch – the iPhone X rapidly became a trend-setter.
Phone makers in the Android world copied this design idea, and while some of them mocked Apple for this approach (I'm looking at you, Samsung), they still ended up using it on their smartphones.
iPhone X was also the first Apple smartphone to launch without a home button and Touch ID for fingerprint scanning. It introduced Face ID, the feature that we all use these days to unlock our phones or make payments by scanning our faces.
iPhone X was a fantastic device, but the time has come for Apple to add it to its vintage products list.
Vintage products are typically old devices that Apple stopped selling between five and seven years ago. These devices no longer get updates, but Apple continues to offer repair parts and services for two more years until they become obsolete. At that point, Apple devices are completely abandoned and no longer get any repairs or services.
The iPhone X becoming a vintage product doesn't change much about how people use the device. While the iPhone X making its way to the list brings it a step closer to its final demise, the device has been abandoned for a while from a new software release perspective. iPhone X doesn't support iOS 17 (Apple's latest software update), won't get the upcoming iOS 18 (so owners will miss out on all AI-powered capabilities), and won't receive any further updates down the line.
The latest iOS version it received was iOS 16.
CarPlay users won't receive new improvements, but this hasn't changed since iOS 16. Because the iPhone X no longer gets new iOS updates (except for critical security updates, that Apple sometimes ships to unsupported devices), all the latest CarPlay goodies integrated in the latest software releases won't be available for someone using this iPhone model.
However, CarPlay has barely received any major changes in the last few years, and except for a few improvements in Apple Maps, the experience with Apple's car-optimized platform is mainly the same.
iPhone X will continue to run normally in the car, so you can continue to run CarPlay with this device if you don't want to upgrade. You won't get the latest features, but considering you still own a seven-year-old smartphone, I guess that's not your priority.
The next operating system update for the iPhone is iOS 18, and it's already in beta with several subtle changes to the CarPlay experience. It's due in the fall and won't be available for the iPhone X.
iPhone X was also the first Apple smartphone to launch without a home button and Touch ID for fingerprint scanning. It introduced Face ID, the feature that we all use these days to unlock our phones or make payments by scanning our faces.
iPhone X was a fantastic device, but the time has come for Apple to add it to its vintage products list.
Vintage products are typically old devices that Apple stopped selling between five and seven years ago. These devices no longer get updates, but Apple continues to offer repair parts and services for two more years until they become obsolete. At that point, Apple devices are completely abandoned and no longer get any repairs or services.
The iPhone X becoming a vintage product doesn't change much about how people use the device. While the iPhone X making its way to the list brings it a step closer to its final demise, the device has been abandoned for a while from a new software release perspective. iPhone X doesn't support iOS 17 (Apple's latest software update), won't get the upcoming iOS 18 (so owners will miss out on all AI-powered capabilities), and won't receive any further updates down the line.
The latest iOS version it received was iOS 16.
CarPlay users won't receive new improvements, but this hasn't changed since iOS 16. Because the iPhone X no longer gets new iOS updates (except for critical security updates, that Apple sometimes ships to unsupported devices), all the latest CarPlay goodies integrated in the latest software releases won't be available for someone using this iPhone model.
However, CarPlay has barely received any major changes in the last few years, and except for a few improvements in Apple Maps, the experience with Apple's car-optimized platform is mainly the same.
iPhone X will continue to run normally in the car, so you can continue to run CarPlay with this device if you don't want to upgrade. You won't get the latest features, but considering you still own a seven-year-old smartphone, I guess that's not your priority.
The next operating system update for the iPhone is iOS 18, and it's already in beta with several subtle changes to the CarPlay experience. It's due in the fall and won't be available for the iPhone X.
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