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User profile for user: sevenseven77
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Update iOS 16 iPhone 7

I’m trying to update my iPhone 7 to iOS 16 manually.

It doesn’t show up and I am wondering how to do it manually.


iPhone 7, iOS 15

Posted on Oct 26, 2023 7:23 AM

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User profile for user: Bob Timmons
Bob Timmons
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Posted on Oct 26, 2023 7:27 AM

It is not possible to install iOS 16 on the iPhone 7.


Why? The iPhone 7 does not meet the hardware requirements to support the demands of iOS 16.


If you want to run iOS 16, you will need an iPhone 8 or higher model.

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