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Bazza1 I agree in principle, Ledsteplin. The problem here is that Apple makes a point of never maintaining (fixing old problems / issuing security updates) past OSs (iOS or Mac) - and between sloppy coding on their part or the ongoing efforts by bad individuals, it leaves users of older devices on older OSs susceptible to security and usage issues. Apple's support path is 'use the most recent or don't get help'. This would be a reason I would have to buying a more recent iPhone - not the newest bells and whistles.
With my first iPhone 6s Plus, I stayed on iOS 10.1.1 for 3 years. I had no issues with security or anything. Apple has excluded older phones from the new updates for years. But it's usually been real old models. Rumors say this year may be different, as they say iOS 13 might exclude the 5s, 6, 6 Plus, 6s, and 6s Plus. Only the 7 and up will get it. I hope those rumors are not true, as I'm on a brand new iPhone 6s Plus.