E-WWDC i-Apple eyayibambe ngonyaka odlule, inkampani isivele ixwayise abathuthukisi bezicelo. U-Apple umemezele ukuthi bonke labo izinhlelo zokusebenza ezingazange zivumelaniswe nezidingo ezintsha zohlelo lonjiniyela zizosuswa ku-App Store. Uhlobo ngalunye olusha lwe-iOS lunikeza ukuthuthuka kokusebenza nokuphepha kanye nokuthuthuka kokusebenza kohlelo, uhlelo oluguquka ngenguqulo entsha ngayinye. Ku-App Store singathola inombolo enkulu yezinhlelo zokusebenza ezingashintshelwanga kuma-processor angama-64-bit, okuwukuphela kweprosesa i-Apple elifaka manje kumadivayisi alo.
Lezi zinhlelo zokusebenza ingakhombisa ukwenziwa okungahambi kahle kanye nokungasebenzi kahle kumadivayisi angewona ama-64-bitNgenkathi kumadivayisi anama-processor angama-32-bit, kuze kufike ku-iPhone 5 / 5c, asebenza ngaphandle kwenkinga. Abakwa-Apple bathumela ama-imeyili ahlukene konjiniyela ukuze babuyekeze izicelo zabo unomphela ukuze bavumelane nalolu hlobo lwama-processor, ngesongo sokususa uhlelo lwabo lokusebenza ku-App Store, kepha kubukeka sengathi abathuthukisi abanaki kakhulu.
Ukugwema lokhu kunganakwa komphakathi wonjiniyela, inkampani eseCupertino inqume ukuhambisana nosongo lwayo lapho kukhishwa i-iOS 11, ngale ndlela uma ngoSepthemba walo nyaka, usuku olulindelwe lokwethulwa kwenguqulo yokugcina ye-iOS ishumi nanye, izinhlelo zokusebenza noma imidlalo ayiguqulwanga, izosuswa ku-App Store. Lokhu kungathinta izinhlelo zokusebenza ezingaphezu kuka-200.000 okwamanje ezitholakala ku-App Store.
Abathuthukisi babe neminyaka engu-4, selokhu kwethulwe ama-iPhone 5s, okwakuyi-iPhone yokuqala ene-processor engu-64-bit, ukuvumelanisa izinhlelo zabo zokusebenza, kepha ngokusobala bazinikele ekuzivuseleleni ngokwengeza ukuthuthuka okuncane nokuzilungiselela osayizi abasha besikrini, beshiya eceleni ukuhambisana nama-processor angama-64-bit.