well, I have an iPhone 5 here and it won't upgrade past 10.3.x. It states that it's software is up to date. What is real interesting is that I can leave it alone for 3 or 4 days before I need to recharge it. my iPhone 7s running latest iOS has to be charged twice a day (but then again, I put it through considerably more use).
-eric On Jan 9, 2018, at 7:46 PM, M. Taylor wrote: > I'm never upgrading my iPhone again, and you may not want to either > By Monica Chin, Dec 22, 2017 > > In the past few months, Apple has released frequent updates to iOS 11. > Should you upgrade? For most people, it's a personal preference, but there > are some people who should definitely steer clear. > I've owned an iPhone 6 for the past two years. When Apple released iOS 11 in > early September, I was still using iOS 9, and my phone was still running > like new. > > I held off on upgrading to iOS 11 for as long as I could, worried about > rumors I'd heard that it would decrease my outdated phone's performance. > Eventually, however, I gave in to pressure from friends and colleagues, > plugged my phone in, and upgraded. > My phone's performance and battery life were immediately reduced to shells > of their former selves. I now need to charge my phone about three times a > day, it shuts down without warning, and it crashes when I have too many apps > running. > > So it goes without saying that it might not be the best decision to upgrade > to the newest version of iOS for everyone, security risks be damned. The > first group who shouldn't upgrade: Jailbreakers. > I've never jailbroken my phone, mostly because it sounds like a lot of work, > but a number of my friends are incredibly loyal to the procedure. It's not > yet possible to jailbreak a device running iOS 11, though that's in the > works. > > The second and much larger group is people like me who have an older device > (two more more models behind the current flagship) who are happy with its > current performance. > Updating your phone is a gamble, and the odds aren't even. Decreased battery > life, keyboard bugs, and general performance glitches are always a risk. But > the reward stays the same, while the risk gets higher, the older your phone > is. If you're happy with the way your phone is running, there's little need > to take that risk. > > It is worth noting one major point here: iOS updates do carry important > security features, and fix vulnerabilities that could compromise your > device. It's worth reading up on these fixes, and factoring them into your > decision. In some cases, it will be worth the risk of avoiding the update. > > For example, iOS 11 fixed the KRACK vulnerability, but that was already very > difficult for hackers to exploit. And given the speed at which Apple has > been rolling out iOS updates lately, and then more rushed updates to fix the > bugs in those updates, it's not unthinkable that an update could bring new > vulnerabilities too, as we saw with macOS High Sierra. > > If you're happy with your older iPhone, it's fine to leave it be. Forbes > reports that the happiest users of older phones still use some variation of > iOS 10, or even iOS 9. > At the very least, don't update immediately after the rollout. Sit back for > a few weeks, keep an eye on the news, and see what vulnerabilities and bugs > arise. Once you have all the facts, you can decide whether to take the leap. > > > Topics: big-tech-companies, ios 10, ios 10.1, ios 10.2, ios 10.3, ios 11, > ios-11.1, ios-11.2, iOS 7, iOS 9, ios 9.3.2, ios 9.3.5, ios10, ios11, > iPhone, iPhone 5, iPhone 6, iPhone 6S, iPhone 7, iphone 7 plus, iPhone 7s, > iphone-8-plus, iPhone X, Tech, tech-column > Get our hottest stories delivered to your inbox. > Sign up for Mashable Newsletters to get personalized updates on top stories > and viral hits. > > Original Article at: > http://mashable.com/2017/12/21/when-not-to-upgrade-your-iphone/#lPu8nm69siqX > > > -- > 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. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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