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jsf721

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Dec 27, 2011
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Li, NY
Decided to download the newest IOS. I was not having any issues with the version previous but I wanted the most up to date IOS and was hoping for better performance and battery life.

Install went smoothly. My available space stayed virtually the same. 161.22 GB/256 after and 161.35/256 before

I installed the new IOS at about 11PM last night hoping to get most of the heavy lifting and indexing done over night while plugged into the charger.

This morning I entered my apple ID and answered a few question on features and went to work. So far I like it, some things are different and take a second to figure out. I have a group text with my kids, took me a second to figure out how to call one of them from that screen. I liked the old way better, bc its less steps.

performance seems close but the scrolling in safari is smoother and apps open and close faster. I think the default font in message app is smaller, maybe just different. Loading on Safari about the same. Photos App a bit different and I'm not sure I like layout any better, but keep in mind I am not the most tech savvy guy )(53 y/o here).

Battery life is not better for me 12 hours out. I sure hope it is still doing something because I usually use my whole battery on the Apple smart case and 3/4 of the internal battery all day 5:30AM-7PM. Its now 12.58 PM EST and I am at 5% on case and 100% on internal. I think its a bit worse, but I am hoping for a better result at 3-4 days post install.

I will be back to update this thread as I go.
 
Well, battery life has made a recovery, the icluod back up is completed and all my photos from the library are all back.I would say performance is improved and battery life is equal. I am still using about 170% of my apple smart case and internal battery daily.

Everything else is pretty equal. The OS is snappier opening and closing screens for sure..
 
Just notices today my notes are missing on the phone after the IOS 12 install

I also started getting a jumpy screen when sending a test, like a flicker instead of a smooth POP of message bubble
 
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