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The update period on iphones is mind boggling good if you are coming from Chinese android phones for example. I've seen android phones ship a version behind and
by tempnow987 5y ago
The update period on iphones is mind boggling good if you are coming from Chinese android phones for example. I've seen android phones ship a version behind and never get an update.
Apple were releasing updates to the 6s in 2021 still. That's a 7 year old device. Security updates only pretty much - but still its crazy. My wife will not upgrade her old phone as a result (I get one every year through work and just sell my old one).
- vanilla_nut 5y agoThe 6S (and the SE, which also uses the A9) is still receiving all the latest OS updates, not just security updates, in 2022. I for one won't "upgrade" to a bigger phone with no fingerprint sensor and no headphone jack. I don't agree with many things Apple does, but their iPhone support is pretty damn good.
- Osiris 5y agoI fixed the screen on an old iPhone 7 Plus. After rebooting it, it updated to iOS 15. As an Android user that's always made me jealous.
- tempnow987 5y agoI know - it's just crazy and a totally different world. It also really helps with resale value. I can't believe what I was getting for my old iphones.
- GeekyBear 5y agoApple released another security update for the 2013 iPhone 5s last September.
- wiredfool 5y agoI think I got an update to my 6splus last night, it’s still supported on iOS 15. same with the original SEs, the kids have them and still supported.
- myko 5y agoThe difference is Apple OS updates on older devices don't always have all the features the new OS gets on newer hardware (which makes sense in many cases) while older Android phones can run most of the latest updates to Android (e.g., Jetpack Compose) A SwiftUI app vs Compose app right now is night and day, bugs from iOS 13.5 to 13.6 are catastrophic meanwhile Android devices with extremely old operating systems run the latest UI toolkit with very few issues.