iPhone SE among four older iPhones excluded from iOS 27

The iPhone story here is simpler than the headline makes it sound — and more tentative. Apple has not announced an iOS 27 device cutoff. What exists right now is a leak, echoed by a few Apple-watching outlets, saying four phones could fall off the list when Apple unveils iOS 27 at WWDC in June: iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, and the 2020 iPhone SE, also called the iPhone SE 2. (9to5mac.com) ### Which iPhone SE is this about? This is the second-generation iPhone SE from 2020. That detail matters because “iPhone SE” covers multiple phones, and a lot of splashy writeups blur them together. The first-generation SE was already left behind years ago. The third-generation SE from 2022 is newer and is not part of this rumored cutoff list. (macrumors.com) ### Has Apple actually confirmed it? No — that’s the catch. The current reporting traces back to a leaker on Weibo, then got picked up by sites like 9to5Mac and MacRumors. That can be useful, because Apple compatibility leaks are often directionally right, but it is still not an Apple announcement. If you own one of these phones, nothing has changed yet in the official sense. (9to5mac.com) ### Why these four models? All four run on Apple’s A13 chip family or older-era hardware from the same generation. That usually becomes the pressure point when Apple moves the baseline for performance, graphics features, or on-device AI tools. Basically, support cutoffs tend to follow silicon generations more than marketing names. The rumored line here — iPhone 12 and newer — would fit that pattern. (macrumors.com) ### Does “excluded from iOS 27” mean the phone stops working? No. It means the phone would stay on its last supported major version instead of getting the next big annual update. Apple often continues shipping security patches for older versions after a model drops off the headline list. One recent report explicitly says those phones woul(macrumors.com)ig difference from total abandonment. (macrumors.com) ### Why are people saying this starts in June? Because June is when Apple usually previews the next iPhone software at WWDC and publishes the supported-device list. But users do not typically get the finished release in June. The public rollout usually lands in the fall, alongside new iPhones. So “cut off from June” is a little (macrumors.com)ty. (macrumors.com) ### Should owners upgrade right now? Probably not just because of this rumor. If you have an iPhone 11 or SE 2 and it still does what you need, the smart move is to wait for Apple’s official WWDC announcement. But if you were already on the fence, this leak is a useful warning. These phones are old enough that they’re now plausible candidates for the next support drop. (9to5mac.com) ### How do you check whether yours is affected? First, make sure you know the exact model. Apple’s support page shows how to identify your iPhone by model number and generation. That matters most for SE owners, because “SE” alone is not enough to tell whether you have the 2020 model that’s rumored to be at risk. (([9to5mac.com)already kicked four iPhones off iOS 27. The news is that a credible-looking rumor says it might — and the iPhone SE on that list is specifically the 2020 SE 2. The real yes-or-no moment should come at WWDC in June. (9to5mac.com)