Since Apple is dropping support for the iPhone 6S Plus with the upcoming iOS 16, I've been wondering if I should upgrade to the latest compatible iOS. Maybe other owners of this same device are having similar thoughts due to one reason: after the public version gets released around September, there's a short window of time that Apple's servers keep on signing old iOS versions (this time I'm referring to the latest iOS 15 release), and after this period you either upgrade or get stuck with an old iOS version forever. So you're stuck either way and it boils down to a choice of being stuck on iOS 10 or iOS 15.
Before I get into more details about why I'm posting this, I'd like to leave a message to Apple here: dropping support for older devices is expected, but it's about time the company allows users with older devices the option to upgrade to the last compatible version even if that's years after support has been dropped.
Some of you might be wondering, why is this even a question? It should be a no-brainer, right? In most cases, I'd agree. But here are some questions I'd like some input on:
• Are there any advantages that justify remaining in iOS 10.1.1? I'd love to read, even if they seem trivial.
• What's the biggest advantage iOS 15 has that makes this upgrade an obvious choice?
Why would I want to stay at iOS 10? As per Wikipedia: "iOS 10 is the last iOS version to run on 32-bit processors and also the last to run 32-bit apps." I know you can run some old apps on the newer M1 Macs natively, but I'm still on a relatively old MBP, so that might take a while.
Would love to read the pros and cons for both sides of this.
Thanks
Before I get into more details about why I'm posting this, I'd like to leave a message to Apple here: dropping support for older devices is expected, but it's about time the company allows users with older devices the option to upgrade to the last compatible version even if that's years after support has been dropped.
Some of you might be wondering, why is this even a question? It should be a no-brainer, right? In most cases, I'd agree. But here are some questions I'd like some input on:
• Are there any advantages that justify remaining in iOS 10.1.1? I'd love to read, even if they seem trivial.
• What's the biggest advantage iOS 15 has that makes this upgrade an obvious choice?
Why would I want to stay at iOS 10? As per Wikipedia: "iOS 10 is the last iOS version to run on 32-bit processors and also the last to run 32-bit apps." I know you can run some old apps on the newer M1 Macs natively, but I'm still on a relatively old MBP, so that might take a while.
Would love to read the pros and cons for both sides of this.
Thanks