APPLE · A3260
iPhone Air update support and latest iOS
Phone · United States, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and U.S. Virgin Islands record · Released Sep 2025
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Get record-change alerts →Apple iPhone Air (A3260, A3516, A3518, A3517) is recorded here for United States, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and U.S. Virgin Islands, released Sep 2025. No final security-update date is verified for this record. Grade A evidence from 3 cited sources (Apple Support, Apple). Latest documented software: iOS 27.0.1.
Still getting security updates? Yes, no end date published
Apple publishes no end date for iPhone Air; its latest compatible release is iOS 27.0.1.
What to do: Back up your iPhone and open Settings → General → Software Update. Compare the exact model and installed version with the official release history; a minimum support period is not a replacement deadline.
Grade A: manufacturer-backed facts for the stated model and scope; this grade does not establish a final security-update date. How grades work →
Support at a glance · Status unknown
Scoped minimum; final date unknown
iPhone Air has a documented compatible release: iOS 27.0.1, published 2026-09-28. Current iOS compatibility does not establish a final future security-support date. The latest source check is not current; verify with Apple.
- Security-support horizon
- Final date not published; minimum below
- Model and scope
- A3260 · United States, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and U.S. Virgin Islands
- Minimum commitment
- Manufacturer-listed minimum boundary: Sep 2030A3517 · United Kingdom. This is not a final cutoff.
- Evidence classification
- A · Official release and identity evidence
- Supporting source
- Apple: UK minimum support declaration — A3517 ↗Source reviewed
IPHONE UPDATE ANSWERS
How long will iPhone Air receive updates?
Apple's shipped releases answer what is available now. A minimum commitment and a final support cutoff answer different questions.
- Latest documented compatible release
- iOS 27.0.1 · recheck required
- Documented release date
- 2026-09-28
- Final security-update date
- Not announced in reviewed evidence
- Next step
- Settings → General → Software Update
What changed from the previous captured version?
- iOS version
- 27 → 27.0.1
- Publication date
- 2026-09-14 → 2026-09-28
Version and publication evidence do not establish which bugs or vulnerabilities changed. Read Apple's release-specific notes.
Latest Apple release notice ↗iPhone Air software support lifecycle estimate: official minimum vs estimate
| Label | What the record shows | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| Official minimum (UK) · A3517 | Security updates for at least 5 years from 2025-09-19 ↗ Minimum horizon: 2030-09-19 | Apple's own regulatory filing for that model and market. A floor, not the last update. |
| Official minimum (EU) · A3517 | 5 years of updates stated on the product sheet ↗ | The start date is not verified, so no calendar date is calculated. |
| Final end date | Not published by Apple in the reviewed evidence | Not an estimate: no final date is stated anywhere in this record. |
| Planning estimate | No predicted date. For planning, treat 2030-09-19 as the earliest point to review, not as when updates stop. | Labelled as a planning floor. DevLifeCheck does not extrapolate Apple's past behaviour into a promised date. |
Regional minimum support commitments
| Scope | Minimum and start event | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| UK · A3517 | 5 years from 2025-09-19 ↗ Minimum horizon: 2030-09-19 | A minimum, not the final update date. A past minimum does not mean updates ended. |
| EU · A3517 | 5 years from end of placement on the market ↗ | The start date is not verified; no calendar cutoff is calculated. |
| Other regions and A-numbers | No final date verified | UK/EU model commitments are not automatically applied worldwide. |
Repair, battery and hardware service
A3517 EU product sheet: repairability class C, index 2.85/5 and battery endurance ≥ 1000 cycles under its stated test.
View the exact manufacturer product sheet ↗Apple's general parts/service policy counts from when Apple last distributed the model for sale. It is separate from iOS updates; the required model-specific end-of-sale date is not verified here.
Apple hardware service policy ↗Release source last checked: 2026-09-29 17:05:00 UTC. Apple lists no published CVE entries for this release; this does not establish that it contains no security changes.
What this status means for iPhone Air
iPhone Air has a documented compatible release: iOS 27.0.1, published 2026-09-28. Current iOS compatibility does not establish a final future security-support date. The latest source check is not current; verify with Apple.
What this iPhone Air record covers
Listed model identifiers: A3260, A3516, A3518, A3517.
Recorded model and region: A3260; United States, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Support timeline
Sale and cloud-service evidence
- End of sale
- Not documented · Official source reviewed; date not publishedReviewed 2026-09-04 against Apple Regulatory Information's cited lifecycle record. It does not publish a separate model-specific end-of-sale date for this record; the date remains undocumented and is not inferred from software-support end.
- Cloud-service end
- Not documented · No reviewed date
Identity and regional scope
- Marketed name
- iPhone Air
- Primary model identifier
- A3260
- Evidence scope
- United States, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and U.S. Virgin Islands
How the support date was determined
UK A3517: minimum 5 years from 2025-09-19, reaching 2030-09-19. This is not a worldwide commitment or a final software cutoff.
- Evidence class
- A · Official release and identity evidence
- Date precision
- Final support date unknown; minimum commitments shown separately
- Jurisdiction/scope
- United States, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and U.S. Virgin Islands
Latest firmware or patch
iOS 27.0.1 · official firmware source checked Sep 2026.
Evidence scope: Release-specific eligible iPhone models.
Recall and safety screening
Repairability and battery
- Repairability score
- 7/10
Exact marketed-name match on iFixit's official smartphone score page; iFixit marks this score provisional. This editorial score is not a government rating and is not comparable with EPREL or French schemes.
Smartphone Repairability Scores · iFixit ↗- Repairability score
- 2.85/5
- Rated battery cycles
- 1,000
Exact A3517: repairability class C. Battery endurance ≥ 1000 cycles under the stated EU test. The update minimum starts at end of placement on the market; that date is not verified. Manufacturer sheet; no EPREL registration match is claimed.
Apple EU product information sheet — A3517 · Apple ↗Update cadence
Cadence not documented — not inferred from end date.
Back up your iPhone and open Settings → General → Software Update. Compare the exact model and installed version with the official release history; a minimum support period is not a replacement deadline.
Nearest Apple phone records by release date
| Record | Released | Security support | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple iPhone Air (this record) | Sep 2025 | At least Sep 2030 | A |
| Apple iPhone 16 | Sep 2024 | At least Sep 2029 | A |
| Apple iPhone 16e | Feb 2025 | At least Feb 2030 | A |
| Apple iPhone 17 | Sep 2025 | At least Sep 2030 | A |
| Apple iPhone 17 Pro | Sep 2025 | At least Sep 2030 | A |
| Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max | Sep 2025 | At least Sep 2030 | A |
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Last reviewed by Feroz Sheikh · 3 cited sources
AApple Support · Exact A-number identity; region is separate from policy · Checked Sep 2026 · unknown precision
Apple Support · Release-specific eligible models · Checked Sep 2026 · unknown precision
Apple · United Kingdom · A3517 · Checked Sep 2026 · day precision
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- Model
- A3260
- Record scope
- United States, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and U.S. Virgin Islands
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Claim-to-evidence provenance
Apple Regulatory Information · United Kingdom · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
limits capture · e6790a43b1a5…
Apple's UK PSTI statements define a minimum five-year security support period from first supply for covered iPhone models.
Official source reviewed for this separate field; absence is retained as unknown and is not converted into an inferred fact.Captured Sep 2026 · parser official-source-capability-review-v2Apple · Model-scoped Apple evidence · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 5d22e29c772a…
iPhone Air; introduced 2025; A3260: United States, Puerto Rico, Bahrain, Canada, Guam, Kuwait, Mexico, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and U.S. Virgin Islands; A3516: Japan; A3518: China mainland; A3517: other countries and regions
Exact model, source scope and claim meaning are preserved.Captured Sep 2026 · parser reviewed-iphone-evidence-v2Apple · Model-scoped Apple evidence · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 758335d85270…
A final major-iOS update date is not announced in the reviewed evidence. Public release compatibility is a separate fact.
Exact model, source scope and claim meaning are preserved.Captured Sep 2026 · parser reviewed-iphone-evidence-v2U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · United States · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
screened against capture · b1855338fc80…
The CPSC full recall dataset was checked by exact marketed device name and recorded model identifier. No exact match was found for the seeded catalog in the 4 September 2026 screening run.
Dated exact-name/model regulator screening capture.Captured Sep 2026 · parser cpsc-name-screen-v1Apple · European Union · A3517 · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · e0db112f4a3a…
A3517: minimum 5 years from end of placement on the market. That event date is not verified; no calendar cutoff is calculated.
Exact model, source scope and claim meaning are preserved.Captured Sep 2026 · parser reviewed-iphone-evidence-v2Apple · United Kingdom · A3517 · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · e7fa9afd1c65…
UK A3517: minimum 5 years from first supply 2025-09-19. Calculated minimum horizon 2030-09-19; not a final cutoff or a worldwide commitment.
Exact model, source scope and claim meaning are preserved.Captured Sep 2026 · parser reviewed-iphone-evidence-v2Apple · Release-specific eligible iPhone models · checked Sep 2026 · reviewed by Feroz Sheikh
supports capture · 9fc5f588ded2…
iOS 27.0.1; published 2026-09-28; iPhone 11 and later, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 4th generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Air 4th generation and later, iPad 9th generation and later, and iPad mini 6th generation and later
Captured Sep 2026 · parser apple-release-ledger-v1Revision history · 11 entries in 5 groups
Repeated entries are summarized once. The complete dated audit trail is retained separately.