Fact-Checking: iOS 27 compatibility

ZDNET’s claim: iOS 27 supports the iPhone 11 and later, and the 3rd generation SE and later.

Fact-Check: ZDNET is right on the iPhone 11 lineup supporting iOS 27. But iOS 27 also supports the 2nd generation SE, as it runs on the same hardware as the iPhone 11, albeit in an iPhone 8 design.

ZDNET’s claim: iOS 27 will not be supported on the iPhone X, XR, XS, XS Max, 2nd-generation SE, or earlier models.

Fact-Check: The iPhone X lost major OS support in 2023 with the release of iOS 17 (alongside the iPhone 8), and the iPhone XR/XS/XS Max lost major OS support last year with the release of iOS 26. Older models than that already lost major OS support a long time ago, such as the 6S/6S Plus e.g which, in 2022, lost major OS support with the release of iOS 16. In addition, as mentioned above, the 2nd generation SE is officially compatible with iOS 27.

The Verdict/Truth

All iPhones currently running iOS 26 are able to run iOS 27, which officially releases to the general public this month.

The Market Square exodus shows no sign of slowing down, as a retailer with an almost 17-year history in the centre prepares to close its doors. 

Faull’s Shoes’ more than three decade presence in Geelong will come to an end shortly when its ground floor outlet closes, an outcome that followed an extensive review of its operations in the region. 

The business closed its first floor Market Square store in late 2024, opting to consolidate its operations in a move director Ben Faull hoped would avoid a complete exit from the once thriving shopping hub.

“We could have made the decision to leave (Market Square) at that point, but we genuinely wanted to find a way of maintaining our presence in Geelong,” Mr Faull said.

“We have tried different formats, reduced our footprint and consolidated our operations in an effort to remain in Geelong, but ultimately there comes a point where you have to make a commercial decision.

“We believe closing the Geelong store is now the right commercial decision for our business, but that certainly doesn’t make it an easy one.”

Mr Faull said Market Square offered a far different retail experience than what was available almost 17 years ago when Faull’s moved from Moorabool St in October 2009.

The business has in recent years been operating on a month-by-month lease and while the decision to close factored in structural challenges facing traditional retail, Mr Faull said Market Square’s low occupancy rate and lack of foot traffic was impossible to ignore. 

Attempts to clarify the future of the centre with management were mostly ignored, he added. 

“Not getting those answers is also a bit of a vote of what we’re doing to some degree as well,” Mr Faull said. 

“But ultimately we just haven’t seen any change in the last few years, I don’t know whether they’re expecting unrealistic rents or they’re not focusing on leasing it out or what it is, but it’s really not for me to speculate on that.”

Mr Faull said the Market Square closure would have no impact on Faull’s Bridge Mall store in Ballarat, where it has been based for more than a century. 

A closing down sale in Geelong would offer significant reductions, with no specific closing date announced yet. 

“We’ve been part of Geelong retail for more than 30 years, so there is inevitably some sadness in bringing that chapter to an end,” Mr Faull said. 

“But rather than focus entirely on the closure, we’d like the next period to be a celebration of the customers, staff and community who have supported Faull’s throughout our time in Geelong.”

NSW Police have confirmed the body of a woman believed to be missing bushwalker Lily Hooper has been found after an eight-day search in the NSW Southern Highlands.

The body was located in bushland about 11.30am today. 

NSW Police said that while the body was yet to be formally identified, it was believed to be that of the missing 18-year-old.