iPhone Do you update your iOS?

[wicked271]

I usually update to the latest IOS after reading here for any issues.

When I asked for help on the apple.com support before on how to downgrade from ios 14 back to ios 13.7 and found that once unsigned, I can no longer downgrade, I decided to stick to ios 13.7 on my main phone.

Recently, a user replied that I need to upgrade coz of security issues so now I’m thinking about it. Is it really a security risk to stay on ios 13.7?

I finally updated to 14.2 from 13.7 because of the kernel vulnerabilities which are concerning. Also, wanted to try out spatial audio which is neat!

What are those kernel vulnerabilities? How’s ios 14.2 working?

 

[SalisburySam]

iOS is now v14.3. I broke down and upgraded our iPhone7, iPhoneSE (1st gen), iPadPro (1st gen), and iPadAir. Surprisingly, all seem to be working fine. Still having battery issues with the iPhone7 though.

 

[imagineadam]

iOS is now v14.3. I broke down and upgraded our iPhone7, iPhoneSE, iPadPro (1st gen), and iPadAir. Surprisingly, all seems to be working fine. Still having battery issues with the iPhone7 though.

How much screen on time do you get with the 7? I’m still on 13.7 and I use a smart battery case. Both batteries are now a couple of years old and the phones internal battery is at 87% and no way of checking the smart battery case but it’s probably about that too. I get about 3 to 3.5 hours of screen on time per battery depending on what I’m doing.

 

[SalisburySam]

How much screen on time do you get with the 7? I’m still on 13.7 and I use a smart battery case. Both batteries are now a couple of years old and the phones internal battery is at 87% and no way of checking the smart battery case but it’s probably about that too. I get about 3 to 3.5 hours of screen on time per battery depending on what I’m doing.

Not sure, I have screen time tracking turned off. My battery health is 87% for whatever that tells me. Safari is my biggest battery consumer at 21% or just over 5 hours on screen with security close behind at 16% or just over 2 hours mostly background. All other are single-digit percentages.

Note that I purchased my iPhone7 new in March 2019 so it is less than 2 years old. AppleCare support ends March 2021.

 

[topcat001]

I usually update to the latest IOS after reading here for any issues.

When I asked for help on the apple.com support before on how to downgrade from ios 14 back to ios 13.7 and found that once unsigned, I can no longer downgrade, I decided to stick to ios 13.7 on my main phone.

Recently, a user replied that I need to upgrade coz of security issues so now I’m thinking about it. Is it really a security risk to stay on ios 13.7?



What are those kernel vulnerabilities? How’s ios 14.2 working?

About the security content of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2 - Apple Support (CA)

This document describes the security content of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2.

support.apple.com

14.2 is working fine and I'm loving spatial audio.