We have more than 20 different hardware models and Apple is struggling with 2? iOS 12 officially supports the following devices, per Apple. iPhones: XS, XS Ma

We have more than 20 different hardware models and Apple is struggling with 2? iOS 12 officially supports the following devices, per Apple. iPhones: XS, XS Max, XR, X, 8, 8 Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, 6, 6 Plus, SE, 5S iPads: 12.9" Pro 2nd gen, 12.9" Pro 1st gen, 10.5" Pro, 9.7" Pro, 6th gen, 5th gen, Air 2, Air, mini 4, mini 3, mini 2 iPods: touch 6th gen That's 26 different base models, of I don't care to count how many different physical form factors, each of which was/is offered in multiple configurations and has different onboard hardware and capabilities. Incidentally: I don't understand why they can't write their OS updates to work properly on a few generations of older models They support 8 generations of iPhones, 11 generations of iPads, and one generation of iPod, with the oldest supported devices dating to 2013.