Apple started supporting 64-bit apps in iOS since 2013. The company recently released the beta version of iOS 10.3 and it seems that iOS 11 won't support 32-bit apps at all.

As written in Softpedia, The recently-released iOS 10.3 beta 1 provides us with a glimpse into how Apple sees the future of the platform. New evidence indicates that support for 32-bit apps is very likely to be pulled.

Apple indicated by iOS 10.0 that support for 32-bit apps will be pulled anytime. The company implemented a warning whenever the user opens 32-bit apps that such apps could slow down devices.

The message displayed to users was "(Name of the App) may slow down your iPad/iPhone. The developer of this app needs to update it to improve its compatibility."

This time Apple goes one step ahead and while opening the app, it states that apps need to be updated in order to continue working. Notification that pops up reads, "(Name of the App) needs to be updated. This app will not work with future versions of iOS. The developer of this app needs to update it to improve its compatibility."

According to GSM Arena, this is a very strong hint that iOS 11 could be the first iteration of Apple's mobile operating system that won't support running 32-bit apps at all. And if this is true, this will be announced at Apple's annual developer conference WWDC in the summer, when iOS 11 should be officially introduced.

However, this will not affect users because Apple made it compulsory to developers to submit new apps with 64-bit support since February 2015 and app update since June 2015. The chances are if somebody is still using app older than that which haven't been updated in years.

Along with the 32-bit apps, iOS 11 will leave behind the devices which support only 32-bit apps like iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, and the fourth-generation iPad. However, 32-bit apps will still be there for these devices but it will become obsolete for higher models.

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