Apple's compatibility comes with a warning that appears to be suggestive of non-support for old iOS Apps. Among the potential apps threatened with elimination include those which fueled and contributed to the rise and success of mobile gaming and app economy such as Ocarina and Ridiculous Fishing.

The speculation has been fueled with Apple's switch from 32-bit to 64-bit architecture of the iPhone 5s in the year 2013. Users have been previously warned that apps built for older environments may slow down in operation in the iPhone. The warning is quoted here and reads as follows: 'This app will not work with future versions of iOS. The developer of this app needs to update it to improve its compatibility.'

The dialogue, as quoted above, appeared in a recently-released beta of iOS 10.3. Since this disclosure, it has been speculated that several thousands of apps would be adversely affected. This is fueled further by Apple's insistence for developers to update their apps to 64-bit.

Furthermore, the older apps' decline in the generation of significant revenue may prompt developers to refuse to innovate their apps to the 64-bit code. The absence of a major archival project within the domain of Internet Wayback Machine could spell the end of older apps. Twenty-eight percent of apps in the App Store appear to not have been updated in the last two years, according to reports from Sensor Tower.

App developers such as Ridiculous Fishing, Hundreds, and Peggle Classic have all helped put iPhone gaming on the map. However, these same developers, who have also moved to other projects, are conflicted whether or not to devote resources in the updating of their apps in order to be compatible with the recent iOS updates.

The death sentence that Apple seems to have issued to App developers seem to be a disappointing turn in the company's history. How Apple users would react to this changes remains uncertain. Only time could tell, for now. Will iPhone 8 be any better?