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If you are using one of the older iPhones and are also storing your data on OneDrive, Microsoft There's not much good news for you. The company is about to end support for its cloude-applications for iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, which will also cut off several devices from further updates that are already on the newer system from Applu cannot be updated. Specifically, the change affects iPhones XR, XS and XS Max and also the 7th generation iPad.

The information is based on notes to the latest beta green OneDrive distributed via TestFlight. Microsoft in them it states that OneDrive 18.12.1 will be the last version supporting iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Other versions already have it as miniI must require iOS 26, or iPadOS 26. It is these systems that the above-mentioned devices did not reach, and their owners will remain dependent on the older version of the application.

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OneDrive It won't stop working from day to day.

The good news is that at leastonec support does not automatically mean that OneDrive on older ones iPhonech and iPad will stop working overnight. The installed version should still be usable. Microsoft However, it will no longer release new features, bug fixes, or other updates for it, so over time, its use may become increasingly problematic.

When exactly will the change occur in the public version? OneDrive, for now Microsoft He did not specify. However, the fact that it is indeed at the door is also confirmed by a notification added directly to the application in App A hundred. In it Microsoft states that support iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 will end "soon", and recommends users switch to iOS 26 or iOS 27 so they can continue to get the latest versions of the app.

Pro iPhone XR, XS and XS owners Max So the situation is relatively clear. Of course, they won't stop using the phone itself because of this change, and the existing one will most likely run on it for some time. OneDrive. But if it is cloud od Microsoftimportant part of their daily use, they will have to count on either accessing it via a web browser or switching to a newer one in the future iPhone. Microsoft because it is pushing the requirements of its application further and these models can no longer keep up with it.

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