And you're very concerned because ... ?

i think it’s likely that iphone 8 will not get ios 17. however you don’t need to be very concerned about that as apps usually support older ios. moreover apple also rollout security updates to older ios versions for a very long time.

an iphone 8 is old but still an impressive piece of tech and a pleasant thing to use. surely still can squeeze 2-3 years of enjoyment out of that bugger.

Nothing confirmed yet

It‘s not confirmed, so we can’t be sure until WWDC. If they drop support for the iPhone 8 this would also mean that they have to drop it for the iPhone X as well and that would be a shame. The 8/X got 5 years of software updates and the 6s got 6 years. So there might be a chance for the 8/X getting iOS 17. But I don’t expect Apple to support iOS 18+.

No iOS 17 support is likely, although nothing is confirmed.

No one knows until June.. in best case.. when the iOS 17 beta program is released.. but we can’t be certain until September..

I wouldn’t be surprised if iPhone 8 would get iOS 17.. but not iOS 18..

Yet, even if it wouldn’t get iOS 17, you would still get security updates on iPhone 8 for a couple of years more so you’ll still be safe.

If you would like to get a newer iPhone but still keep it cheap, an iPhone SE 2020 is the next best and cheap iPhone to go..