How to Check If Your iPhone Supports iOS 27

How to find your iPhone model

The About screen in Settings tells you exactly which iPhone you have, and it takes a few seconds.

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap General › About.
3. Read the Model Name line, for example iPhone 13 mini or iPhone 15 Pro.
4. If you need more detail, tap Model Number. It switches from a part number to an A-number, such as A followed by four digits.

The same screen shows your current iOS version, so you can see at a glance whether you are on iOS 26 or already on iOS 27.

The Software Update shortcut

You can also check in Settings › General › Software Update. On a supported iPhone still running iOS 26, the screen offers an upgrade to iOS 27, currently iOS 27.0.1 (build 24A446). If it only ever offers smaller updates and you have plenty of storage, your model is probably not on the list. Confirm with the table below.

Full list: every iPhone that supports iOS 27

Apple's iOS 27 list has 33 iPhones. All of them can install the public release and the iOS 27.2 beta.

For model-specific detail, we have dedicated pages on iOS 27 on the iPhone 11, the iPhone 13 and the iPhone 15. Firmware for every model, with signing status, is in our IPSW download library.

Which iPhones don't support iOS 27?

The iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and every older iPhone. These models did not get iOS 26 either, so they stop at iOS 18. They keep working, and their apps keep running until developers raise their minimum iOS version.

If you had read earlier predictions, this may be a surprise. Before WWDC 2026, leak reports said iOS 27 would drop the iPhone 11 and iPhone SE (2nd generation), and this page repeated that in May. Apple's actual list kept them. If your phone is one of the unsupported models, our guide to what happens when Apple stops supporting an iPhone explains what changes over time.

Does your iPhone get Apple Intelligence?

Supporting iOS 27 and supporting Apple Intelligence are two different lines. Apple Intelligence needs an A17 Pro chip or newer, so the split looks like this:

• iOS 27 with Apple Intelligence: iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max, every iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 model, the iPhone Air, and the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. That is 14 models.
• iOS 27 without Apple Intelligence: iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, the iPhone 14, 13, 12 and 11 series, and both iPhone SE models. That is 19 models.

The iPhone 15 and 15 Plus catch people out most often. They share a name with the Pro models but use the A16 chip, which falls below the line. On the phones without it, Writing Tools, Image Playground, Genmoji, Clean Up and notification summaries do not appear. The rest of iOS 27 does. For the regional and language side of availability, see our page on Apple Intelligence devices and regions.

What to do once you know your iPhone is supported

There are three routes, depending on how much risk you want to take.

Whichever you choose, back up first. If you try the beta, archive a computer backup, because a backup made on the beta cannot be restored onto an older iOS version. The beta is free with any Apple Account, and no configuration profile is involved.

What if iOS 27 doesn't show up?

If your model is on the list but Software Update does not offer iOS 27, work through these checks:

• Storage: look at Settings › General › iPhone Storage and free space if it is nearly full.
• Connection: join Wi-Fi and try again. Large updates may not download over some cellular plans.
• Look further down: Software Update can list an iOS 26 update first, with the iOS 27 upgrade below it.
• Restart: turn the iPhone off and on, then check again.

If the beta is the part that is missing, our guide to fixing the iOS 27 beta not showing up covers account and enrollment problems.

What to do next

Once you have confirmed your model, back up and install iOS 27.0.1 from Settings. If you would rather try the upcoming release, our iOS 27 beta download guide walks through enrollment and installation step by step.

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