Just yesterday, once again, I was advised to help: a friend of mine did not run some application on her iPhone. symptoms”opens and crashes immediately» I found well that the first thing I asked was what version of iOS is on the device?
It turned out that the person chose iOS 14.0.1 two years ago on his iPhone 12, systemically worsening the request of the smartphone in order to update it to the current version of the operating system. To the reasonable question “WHY ?!” I heard a standard response in the style of “if I update“.
This answer is combined with many misconceptions, concerns about excessive battery lifeending with the fear of possible blocking and unstable operation of the iPhone.
And these fears are very popular: on average 4 out of 10 of my friends do not update to new versions of iOS, assuming a collision with such devices, sudden damage in the form of stability of supported operating programs at the base of applications.
If your iPhone wants to update itself – agree. Because:
Up-to-date iOS – a guarantee of stable operation of the iPhone
Apple releases a fresh version of its operating system every year, and each update is more than just visual changes. First of all, iOS gives rise to various bugs and possible errors that significantly affect the smoothness and stability of your iPhone.
Along with fixing bugs, Apple pays a lot of attention to protection and privacy their users. Tools are captured so that they are hosted on an old version of iOS, constantly opening up opportunities to access their information for coverage. It can be both notebook contacts and valuable photos and videos.
New versions of iOS are useful for getting innovations in various features. For example, take widgets – I know several people who fundamentally do not update on iOS 16 precisely because of them. Well, don’t put widgets on the lock screen, no one is forcing you!
I also did not see them for several months until I installed an application for customizing widgets. Now everything on my lockscreen is set up exactly as it suits me and I understand that widgets are good.
My lockscreen with installed widgets. It’s convenient, try it!
In addition, having the latest version of the operating system ensures compatibility with your iPhone. I’ve heard that this Apple update proposal is already DEFINITELY BLOCKING banking apps.
In response to this, I just got sick iPhone with iOS 16.4.1, which still has the original wolf Sber app.
Yes, and practice shows that Apple can remove an application from its App Store, but it cannot interfere with using an already installed one.
Optimization of work is also an important argument in using an iPhone update to the latest version of iOS. Many people believe that the new operating system “eats” the battery faster, and sometimes this really happens the first time after the update. This is due to the fact that the new version of iOS is being optimized, “detected” at the end, and the battery can actually drain a little faster.
But this is a side effect that quickly passes, and the iPhone continues to work as before in time from charge to charge.
And yes, Apple does not aim to “slow down” old iPhones with a new operating system. Obviously, if you have an iPhone 8, then the latest iOS 16 can slow down a little, but this is the price of paying for using a powerful and high-performance shell on dedicated hardware.
Upgrade to something more powerful already, don’t blame iOS.
And if in the new iOS Apple blocks all iPhones in Russia?
This is a fairly recent fear of most users of apple technology, but I believe that this fear is unfounded in its entirety:
Apple can theoretically lock its devices remotely, regardless of the version of the system installed on them, for example, by geolocation. But this option is very unlikely, because the company loses its fame all over the world in an instant, and the long-term emphasis on security and privacy is completely useless.
You can show an example of a non-working Apple Pay, but there is a caveat: Apple does not block the work of the Apple Pay application. In a nutshell, in the ubiquitous work of MasterCard and Visa, therefore you cannot decrypt with six cards clogged in your virtual wallet.
Restrictions related to App Store purchases bring with them the same problem.
Well, if anyone didn’t know Apple did not leave Russia. The legal entity has not been liquidated, and the company’s office is still owned.
Have pity on your iPhone. Update on iOS
The rest of the fears and common misconceptions are not revealed by any critics, and I have analyzed the most basic ones above. I hope that now you will press the coveted “Install iOS 16” button on your smartphone without fear and will continue to use your apple device without fear.
For all the consequences of infection with iPhone generations, I always updated to the latest versions of the operating system as soon as they appeared. I have never had buggy applications, the system has not slowed down and there have been no problems with autonomy. I think it’s not because I have such experience, but because Apple just makes their operating systems good.
Easy update for you.
Source: Iphones RU
I am a professional journalist and content creator with extensive experience writing for news websites. I currently work as an author at Gadget Onus, where I specialize in covering hot news topics. My written pieces have been published on some of the biggest media outlets around the world, including The Guardian and BBC News.
