My 2016 Iphone Se Got an Update After 9 Years

Writing this from an iPhone 8 (no sec updates anymore) and I am not feeling good about it…

Is there any one else who received the same, Wish Apple kept a long lasting list of legacy devices active.

This was to patch an active exploit, but it highlights the difference between Apple and Android OEMs: once they've sold you a phone Android OEMs have no vested interest to ensure you receive updates because all of the services and revenue goes to Google.

Apple does have this incentive because at a minimum you're probably paying for iCloud storage and probably some other stuff too, which falls into the highest-margin revenue Apple has.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122345

https://support.apple.com/en-us/125142