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The iPhone 6S refuses to die.

With [confirmation at WWDC](https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/8/22523351/ios-15-iphone-6s-plus-se-compatibility) that it will be receiving iOS 15, the 6S has officially become the [longest-supported smartphone](https://youtu.be/GARFBHz51nk) of all time. With an incredible seven years of guaranteed software support, this gracefully-aging phone has just been conferred the title of Living Legend.

I was fully expecting my 6S to be killed off this year. I was even making succession plans. But instead, Apple granted my phone another year of reprieve. I'm pretty happy about it, and so is the Internet - here are some Twitter reactions:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">_Apple announces that iPhone 6s is also compatible for iOS15 update_<br><br>iPhone 6 users right now : <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWDC21?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWDC21</a> <a href="https://t.co/1m4q7TxIEX">pic.twitter.com/1m4q7TxIEX</a></p>— <NAME> (@Mr_Stark_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mr_Stark_/status/1402076776839401473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">iPhone 6s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWDC21?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWDC21</a> <a href="https://t.co/IFlQYzhZrs">pic.twitter.com/IFlQYzhZrs</a></p>— <NAME> (@kfairwrites) <a href="https://twitter.com/kfairwrites/status/1402080118734942209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Apple: iPhone 6s Plus will still have <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iOS15?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#iOS15</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWDC21?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWDC21</a> <br>Me: <a href="https://t.co/UjQm6JgI8R">pic.twitter.com/UjQm6JgI8R</a></p>— <NAME> (@pepiTOCH) <a href="https://twitter.com/pepiTOCH/status/1401985986817576970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">damn my old ass iphone 6s be getting ios 15 my old ass baby <a href="https://t.co/J5fCIds6Ux">pic.twitter.com/J5fCIds6Ux</a></p>— celia ✨ (@burntsugary) <a href="https://twitter.com/burntsugary/status/1402054354878664716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Me to my iPhone 6s: You’re gonna expire aren’t you?<br>iPhone 6s: <a href="https://t.co/oLVPckWBvn">pic.twitter.com/oLVPckWBvn</a></p>— y - <NAME> (@justaworkinguy) <a href="https://twitter.com/justaworkinguy/status/1402085465713516551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">*everyone is shookt that a 6 year old iPhone 6s is still getting an iOS 15 update<br><br>Apple: <a href="https://t.co/QA8Vzs6mxV">pic.twitter.com/QA8Vzs6mxV</a></p>— august (@ccmbr_ramyeon) <a href="https://twitter.com/ccmbr_ramyeon/status/1402095695176232965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If you follow the latest tech media, podcasts, and YouTube videos, you probably think that everybody has an iPhone 12 and only technophobes, or the cash-poor, or kids on hand-me-downs, use an iPhone 6S as a daily driver. Allow me to disabuse you of that notion.

According to [statistics on the most popular iOS devices](https://www.phonearena.com/news/most-popular-active-ios-android-devices-north-america-market-report_id132703) currently used in North America, there are far more people using an iPhone 6S than an iPhone 12. Surprised? You shouldn't be - most normal people are somewhat financially responsible, it turns out.

Okay, so the 6S is the new longevity champ, and I ain't complaining. But how exactly did the 6S seize the crown?

To answer that question, we'll have to dig a bit deeper into this year's WWDC.

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As always, go to your favourite tech site to read an itemized list of all the WWDC updates. As you do that, you will inevitably come across all the sullen editorials complaining about how boring this year's WWDC was.

However, labelling a developer's conference as "boring" is akin to labelling a dentist's conference as "only interested in teeth". But hey, this is the Internet. If you're smart, you can safely skip the cop-out "analysis" of a green Gen-Z college graduate with an English degree and find some real journalism elsewhere.

When you take some time to analyze Apple's new tentpole features announced at dub dub, you'll almost certainly see the pattern and recognize the context.
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The iPhone 6S refuses to die.

With [confirmation at WWDC](https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/8/22523351/ios-15-iphone-6s-plus-se-compatibility) that it will be receiving iOS 15, the 6S has officially become the [longest-supported smartphone](https://youtu.be/GARFBHz51nk) of all time. With an incredible seven years of guaranteed software support, this gracefully-aging phone has just been conferred the title of Living Legend.

I was fully expecting my 6S to be killed off this year. I was even making succession plans. But instead, Apple granted my phone another year of reprieve. I'm pretty happy about it, and so is the Internet - here are some Twitter reactions:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">_Apple announces that iPhone 6s is also compatible for iOS15 update_<br><br>iPhone 6 users right now : <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWDC21?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWDC21</a> <a href="https://t.co/1m4q7TxIEX">pic.twitter.com/1m4q7TxIEX</a></p>— <NAME> (@Mr_Stark_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mr_Stark_/status/1402076776839401473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">iPhone 6s <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWDC21?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWDC21</a> <a href="https://t.co/IFlQYzhZrs">pic.twitter.com/IFlQYzhZrs</a></p>— Team Pajamas (@kfairwrites) <a href="https://twitter.com/kfairwrites/status/1402080118734942209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Apple: iPhone 6s Plus will still have <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/iOS15?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#iOS15</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWDC21?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WWDC21</a> <br>Me: <a href="https://t.co/UjQm6JgI8R">pic.twitter.com/UjQm6JgI8R</a></p>— <NAME> (@pepiTOCH) <a href="https://twitter.com/pepiTOCH/status/1401985986817576970?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">damn my old ass iphone 6s be getting ios 15 my old ass baby <a href="https://t.co/J5fCIds6Ux">pic.twitter.com/J5fCIds6Ux</a></p>— celia ✨ (@burntsugary) <a href="https://twitter.com/burntsugary/status/1402054354878664716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Me to my iPhone 6s: You’re gonna expire aren’t you?<br>iPhone 6s: <a href="https://t.co/oLVPckWBvn">pic.twitter.com/oLVPckWBvn</a></p>— y - <NAME> (@justaworkinguy) <a href="https://twitter.com/justaworkinguy/status/1402085465713516551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">*everyone is shookt that a 6 year old iPhone 6s is still getting an iOS 15 update<br><br>Apple: <a href="https://t.co/QA8Vzs6mxV">pic.twitter.com/QA8Vzs6mxV</a></p>— august (@ccmbr_ramyeon) <a href="https://twitter.com/ccmbr_ramyeon/status/1402095695176232965?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 8, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If you follow the latest tech media, podcasts, and YouTube videos, you probably think that everybody has an iPhone 12 and only technophobes, or the cash-poor, or kids on hand-me-downs, use an iPhone 6S as a daily driver. Allow me to disabuse you of that notion.

According to [statistics on the most popular iOS devices](https://www.phonearena.com/news/most-popular-active-ios-android-devices-north-america-market-report_id132703) currently used in North America, there are far more people using an iPhone 6S than an iPhone 12. Surprised? You shouldn't be - most normal people are somewhat financially responsible, it turns out.

Okay, so the 6S is the new longevity champ, and I ain't complaining. But how exactly did the 6S seize the crown?

To answer that question, we'll have to dig a bit deeper into this year's WWDC.

<!--more-->

As always, go to your favourite tech site to read an itemized list of all the WWDC updates. As you do that, you will inevitably come across all the sullen editorials complaining about how boring this year's WWDC was.

However, labelling a developer's conference as "boring" is akin to labelling a dentist's conference as "only interested in teeth". But hey, this is the Internet. If you're smart, you can safely skip the cop-out "analysis" of some green Gen-Z college graduate with an English degree and find real journalism elsewhere.

If you take a little time to analyze the new tentpole features announced at dub dub, you'll almost certainly see the pattern and recognize the context.

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