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Asked: 2026-05-23T12:33:42+00:00

At the moment I’m compiling for both armv6 and armv7. I’ve also set the

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At the moment I’m compiling for both armv6 and armv7. I’ve also set the target iOS version as 4.0.

Am I right in saying that all devices capable of running iOS 4.0+ are armv7, and thus I can stop compiling for armv6?

Not a big deal, but it means that my app’s binary will be quite a bit smaller if I can.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Sorry, but you aren’t right. The iPhone 3G and iPod Touch 2G are able to run iOS 4 (barely) and they include a armv6 processor.

    ARMv8 / ARM64 = iPhone 5s, iPad Air, Retina iPad Mini
ARMv7s = iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPad 4
ARMv7  = iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPod 3G/4G/5G, iPad, iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad Mini  
ARMv6  = iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPod 1G/2G

    iOS 4.3+ requires ARMv7. If your Deployment Target is 4.3, you can exclude armv6 support.

    As of XCode 4.5 you cannot build for armv6 @Paul de Lange

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