Garz
Retired Moderator
You should indeed not need to do a fresh install every time a major update is released. But over time many small stuff can add up to your phone being buggy.
Nobody nowhere in this thread claimed that bugs that come with a certain release will be fixed by doing a fresh install.
All that is said is that it helps to fix aforementioned stuff that made your iPhone act up.
Sure over time small stuff can add up. I agree. But fresh install on every beta? Every updates? Hey if they got that can a spare time, go for it I suppose.
My wife hasn’t set up as new since she had an iPhone 4. Her backup wouldn’t load when she got it. That was 8 years ago when it launched. She will tell you her X runs great. Using back up after backup over the years. If you mention the word set up as new, she will cringe. That’s why I’ve always said if nothing broke, it’s just not necessary.