July just started, but the Apple rumor mill is already looking forward to September, the month when we tend to get new iPhones, a new iOS, and other refreshed Apple devices. Right now, the usual sources seem to think we're getting new iPhone 6Ses that add Force Touch and faster modems but are physically identical to the current models, none of which should be particularly surprising. Yesterday, people digging through the iTunes 12.2 release found some evidence of new iPods, which would be a surprise—the lineup's last significant update came in September of 2012.
Supposing Apple replaces the iPhone 5C and gives us a revamped iPod Touch at some point between now and this fall, Apple could be in an interesting position: every iPhone, iPad, and iPod the company sells could be using 64-bit hardware and software. It already discontinued the last 32-bit iPad in June.
Since we haven't checked in for a few months, this prompted us to take another look at the state of 64-bit support in the iOS ecosystem. How is the hardware and software shaping up, and when can we expect iOS to go 64-bit-only as the Mac did a few years ago?
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