iOS Update Policies
Discussions center on Apple's iOS update practices, including breakage of older software, security support for legacy versions, app compatibility issues, and user debates on whether to update or stay on older iOS.
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With apple's recent behavior, the updates may not be upgrades, but trade-offs.
You want me to believe on ios it never happens that apple breaks support for older software Like they do all the time on computers?
I guess you haven't updated iOS in a few years, then?
Has anyone tried to ignore iOS updates recently?
Yep, should never have updated it past iOS 6.
iOS apps aren't allowed to release updates targeting new OSs until they're out, so we're all in the same boat there
No point in updating the iOS app unless there's going to be hardware support.
Apple seems to know how to fix this: they have small incremental updates for iOS.
You can refuse upgrade on iOS. Apple provides security fixes for some time.
and yet again they don't care about older iOS versions for people who don't want to brick their phones with updates