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With iOS 9, developers will be able to limit their apps to newer devices

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<p>Apple’s next mobile OS will run on devices as old as the iPad 2 and the iPhone 4s, but that doesn’t mean the newest apps will run on those products as well. With iOS 9, Apple will allow third-party developers to restrict apps to running only on recently released iPhones and iPads.</p><p>Developers who want their apps to run only on the latest and greatest hardware will be able to restrict their apps to devices with a 64-bit processor, thanks to a policy change coming with the launch of iOS 9 (http://www.macworld.com/article/2932714/ios-9-makes-siri-more-intelligent-adds-transit-maps-and-a-new-news-app.html). That means only devices with an A7 processor or better at this point, the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 2 or iPad Mini 3 will be able to install them. Those people with ineligible devices won’t even see apps in the store that don’t work with their processors.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2934372/with-ios-9-developers-will-be-able-to-limit-their-apps-to-newer-devices.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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