Recent content by oloongt

But does this work for iOS updates, or just Apps from the AppStore?

I think it's a matter of wordplay. Yes, you can become eligible for an "upgrade" to a newer phone with your carrier, but buying a new phone is not technically an upgrade, it's just a new phone, like "upgrading" to a more powerful laptop. But, moving from iOS 9 to iOS 10, though technically an...

Excellent point! I agree with your advice. iOS 10 is an upgrade. And from what I understand, a good one for some older phones. When I first bought the iPhone 6s Plus I immediately upgraded. This is the thing, I started having problems with it and by the next day the phone froze while installing...

I wonder about that. I had a Windows Vista laptop that I ran nonstop, connected to the internet for a year and a half, with the updates shut off (by accident) and never had a problem with it running smoothly, or with malware. Perhaps this is why I have the confidence in saying I think updates...

I appreciate your position, and I'm not advising you to not update. I'm speaking for myself. I just shelled out a huge amount of money for an iPhone 7 Plus with128 GB storage. I plan on keeping it longer than three years. If someone has an iPhone 5 and the update has improved their phone, that's...

These are even more user's opinions why updating an iPhone can be a bad idea: https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/5b3djj/searches_for_iphone_slow_make_huge_spikes_right/?sort=new

"Years of use, which are based on first owners, are assumed to be four years for OS X and tvOS devices and three years for iOS and watchOS devices." Yeah, so that iPhone of yours is actually only meant to last about a year longer than your contract.Apr 18, 2016 This is how long you iPhone is...

I'd heard something to that effect when the 10 first came out and was eager to try it on my always getting stuck 4s, but Apple only updated from iPhone 5 and up. I'm still very cautious, even with my 7 plus. I check online to see what the update does before allowing it.

This may be bad advice if it's an older iPhone (i.e., not the latest). As I understand it, upgrades can add features that an older phone's chip has to work harder to use, slowing it down. My iPhone 4s became almost useless by the time iOS 10 came out and, fortunately the update was not...