If Apple think iOS 10 is something millions of their customers should update to...then maybe you should, especially when apps get updated for iOS 10, the experience will get even better! But if some of you want to be snotty nosed little kids about it saying "I know best" then do so, hell, what does a multi billlion dollar company know that a handful of lonely bedroom bound techheads don't? The arrogance here is overwhelming. "I don't like this, I don't like that!" - you will soon, and then you will hardly make a peep of resistance.
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Who's going to keep iOS 9?
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There are legitimate reasons not to upgrade, particularly the fact that there is a good chance the update will slow down your phone. Remember iOS9's promises of better performance? It turned out on older iPhones like the 4s there was noticeable sluggishness, stuttering, lag.
Apple ends up winning here, because the user is frustrated by the lag, so they go and buy a new iPhone. It seems there is a conflict of interest.
Regardless, buying a new iPhone is not a viable solution for many though, so, if the user wants to stay on an older version so their phone is remains snappy, is that 'arrogance' ? Of course not, it's common sense and the user is in his or her right not to.
Then yes. You don't understand why there are still tons of iPad mini 2 stuck at iOS 7 for apparent no reason, for you.
They have an app to control something and it supports iOS 7. That app runs perfectly well and those devices do not need to do anything else. Hence, there is no need to update. I have seen such update notifications from those devices and yet no one even bother touching it.
So, go figure.
New stuff is not always better than old one.
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And assuming Apple knows better than conventional customers naturally is also another form of foolish, ignorant and downright stupid.
Even Apple can make mistakes.
How does that automatic download happen? You're phone has to be charging and connected to a wifi network right?
If so, my phone will never download it as I'm almost never connected to a wifi network
Maybe some of the Apple users want to keep their own free will? Everyone's usage is different and it's normal that Apple can do a one-size-fits-all kind of solution even if it's what they're trying to do.
Some people won't like it. As far as I'm concerned, next time I need to buy a new mac, if Apple don't offer a laptop with a decent connectivity I'll have no other choice than going to Windows for the first time.
I'm steering off-topic but my point is that everyone is free to do what they like. So if someone wants to stay on ios 9 or earlier, it shouldn't affect your life in any ways
Have fun with iOS 9, meanwhile me and everyone else will be enjoying is 10.
Nope, that is the dumbest thing you could possibly say...that a USER knows better than APPLE when it comes to the os and updates. Nope. Feel free to empower yourself by making pointless poor decisions if it makes you feel like you control something.
Why? A user can't decide that a particular OS works better for them (for whatever reason) than some newer one?
If Apple wants to introduce new iOS themes then that's fine. But maintain the other themes by not forcing others to modify their usage. Some people don't want anything to change in the user interface. If Apple were to respect that point of view then that might educate others who don't understand resistance to change.
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Steve knew exactly what was required better than customers. Apple in 2016, doesn't.
iOS 10 does not force you to use Touch ID. You can disable it just like you can in iOS 9. The only difference is that you hit your home button to bring up your password instead of swiping. If your password is disabled then the home button will unlock your phone
Yet that Apple back in time still refused to allow user downgrading iOS. Only jailbroken device could choose to downgrade.
I'm not sure how you managed to get my username with a quote posted by somebody else. I didn't think MacRumors was that hard to use but thanks for proving me wrong, I guess.
Well, once a new iOS version is out and a security vulnerability is discovered, it's typically fixed only to the latest version, leaving devices that can't update out to dry.
Very few users have the expertise to reasonably decide whether or not a device "runs better" or "is more secure" on an older OS. Far and away, the safest bet for your device is updating to the latest and greatest version.
And it is debatable whether or not you have the right to decide what OS runs on your phone. You own all the hardware of the phone you buy, but iOS is employed under license from Apple thereby allowing them to dictate what version of iOS is running should you decide to use it.
People can decide what works better for them as no one else can make that call for them but themselves.
As for hardware and software and whatnot, while they can certainly limit what a device supports they certainly don't get to decide to just change what is installed on the device that a user owns and is using without user approval.
Again, debatable. Depends on what is in the iOS contract associated with the license you purchased for your iPhone's software. You're probably right, but that's like saying "It's not a law that I HAVE to be vaccinated so I shouldn't". Software updates, specifically security updates, are the technological version of a vaccine which closes vulnerabilities that can expose your and other devices to attacks.
There is an argument that Apple should require software updates in order to streamline the security process.
Whatever the "philosophizing" might be there, it's not how things are and doesn't really change what I mentioned. Not to mention that until there's some patching system that can only make security updates and not change or affect anything else in any way, the whole vaccination comparison is an apples to oranges one.
It is totally delightful to see apple have customers like you and it's good for apple. While it's ok that you don't understand, it would be a disaster for apple if they don't. I personally dislike the way apple currently use to get me to update my iOS. Fortunately I could find a way to get rid of the persistent and annoying prompt. If apple wanted to keep customs like me, they have to make sure their updates are truly better in usability, performance and being capable of making user happier, not only more secure, than last ones being replaced, instead of present a notification that people can't dismiss once and for all. And yes, 99% users will get the prompt but I am afraid the 99% would represent a less and less exact number.
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Very convincing. I will simply let iDevice stay on the version that comes with it or do a major update once at most. One of the key reasons I prefer iPhone over android is iPhone doesn't slow down however old it is. And doing an update these days simply makes an iPhone more android-ish.