Hi Sarah, I will comment on some of your questions. First, I am not sure what you were told regarding connecting USB devices. Can you give an example? It certainly is not possible to simply connect a USB device such as a USB hard drive, USB stick etc. There are some USB sticks available which have a Lightning port on one end and a regular USB connector on the other end to plug them into a computer, but these work only inside their own apps.
As for sluggishness, I would say that if somebody’s phone is more sluggish with the most current iOS 9 version which is 9.3.3, that the reason is not iOS but simply too few resources or other problems. In fact, iOS 9 has been optimized much more than iOS 8 and in general terms I think even people who have the 4S experience better performance. If you just go ahead and upgrade when maybe you haven’t rebooted your phone in 6 months and you have 30 apps sitting in the app switcher I can see how there is a potential for issues. Apple may not officially recommend this, but definitely closing out all apps in the apps switcher and turning the phone off and back on is a wise precaution. I follow the advice of Rob from the Today in iOS Podcast and always do a Reset Network Settings which can be found in Settings > General > Reset. This will also reboot the phone but also clear all network and radio settings. The only thing you have to do after the phone reboots is to reconnect to your Wi-Fi and to name your phone if you want it called anything other than “iPhone”. This can be easily done in Settings > General > About. I also recommend upgrading via iTunes for major upgrades, it gives you more feedback and also won’t require as much space on your phone. Of course backing up your phone before the update is a good idea, iCloud backup or, even better, an encrypted iTunes backup. I have no issues with iCloud backups not completing and never have in any version of iOS 9. There is probably something to the Samantha voice thing, not so much in how she reads stuff, but for example a capital “B” is pronounced very strangely. Lastly, if you are happy with how your phone works now, you may even want to wait another 6 weeks since by then iOS 10 will be out or almost out. I heard today that rumours are the new iPhones will start shipping on Friday, September 16. This means preorders start a week before on Friday, September 9 and since Monday, September 5 is Labour Day, the keynote when the new phones are introduced will most likely be on Tuesday, September 6. The new iOS is usually released to the public on the Wednesday before the iPhones ship/are available for sale so that would be Wednesday, September 14 which is 6 weeks from next Wednesday. Also keep in mind that with each iOS release Apple does fix security issues and vulnerabilities which have been identified so in my opinion upgrading is not only a matter of new features, but also one of security. Regards, Sieghard From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sarah Clark Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 1:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: iOS 9.2 Hi All, I am currently using iOS 8.1.1 on an iPhone 6. I have no issues on this version, and generally I am of the mind that if it ain't broken, don't fix it. (especially since we've seen over recent years that iOS updates often introduce bugs with voiceover). But, having said that, I am considering updating to 9.2 because I understand that you can connect USB devices to your phone. I have read about a couple potential issues with version 9 though that have me a bit concerned. 1. Someone reported that backups to iCloud still don't finish on 9.2. He is using an iPhone 6. 2. Some have reported issues with the Samantha voice. i.e, hitting space bar inserts a period. Also the voice is harder to understand than in version 8. However, I'm not even sure if I'm using Samantha. I remember the phone had Alex when I first purchased it, but I prefer the female voice I had before with iOS 7, so I switched to the high quality female voice that most closely resembles it. But when I go to check the voice I have, I see that it says Alex is selected as default. 3. A few people reported their phone more sluggish after going to version 9 from 8, and that it continues in 9.2. Its possible that they are using older phones, I'm not sure since they didn't say. Have people noticed these issues? Again I'm using an iPhone 6. Thanks, Sarah -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. 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