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Why would/does this only apply to iOS 17? I thought earlier versions of iOS like 15 are still supported, getting security updates, and have access to the apple
by extraduder_ire 3y ago
Why would/does this only apply to iOS 17? I thought earlier versions of iOS like 15 are still supported, getting security updates, and have access to the apple app store.
- theshrike79 3y agoWhy would you run something else than the latest iOS? You do understand how much work porting new features to old operating systems is?
- Someone 3y ago> Why would you run something else than the latest iOS? One good reason is that Apple doesn’t support the latest iOS on perfectly good hardware. Other ones could be that the older version takes up less space or that the new version is less useful for some users. Also, FTA (emphasis added): “Apple has six months to implement sideloading in iOS 17 and potentially older iOS versions”
- theshrike79 3y agoWhat mobile phone company still releases an official OS for 7 year old hardware?
- Someone 3y agoApple released iOS 15.7.8 in July (https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213842) It runs on the iPhone SE, which went on sale in March 2016.
- extraduder_ire 3y agoiPhone 7, that's as far as it'll update. I understand the difficulty in porting things and adding features, but I don't think there's an exemption in the law for when complying is too difficult yet still possible. Main thing that got me wondering about this was "app store" being listed seperately from iOS in the EU supplied image.