Like you, and for the same reasons, I'm replacing my iP7+ this year as well. Will wait to see what is announced then choose between ones of the 13s or 14s. A discounted 13 mini is in my sights as well
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Apple Faces User Backlash After Dropping Support for iPhone 7 From iOS 16
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I use an iPhone 7+ as a backup phone. It has service just like my iPhone 13 mini. I sometimes use it in the gym to record exercises because it has a bigger screen and a different music playlist. I also have an iPhone 5 that I sometimes use as a timer for exercises. I use an iPad 2 and a Nexus 7 as clocks on my desk to tell the time, weather and as an exercise timer for standing exercises. I hate to see electronics go to waste.
I have a 7+ and it will get security updates for a few years, no need to get another phone now
At least Apple is doing that now. They didn’t use to, and when an iphone or ipad stopped getting updates it stopped getting them completely. Didn’t even get security updates.
I'll even take this one step further. I have and still use my iPad mini 4 for a few things, but most importantly, I have not, and will refuse to update it past iOS 10.3.6. The main reason for this is because there are a few games (retro games at that) that will refuse to run on anything iOS 11 or newer, as they are still 32bit applications. While the mini 4 can definitely use up to iOS 15.6.1, those games (Paperboy, Midway Arcade (which has Joust, Rampage, Spy Hunter, Gauntlet, Ghosts'n'Goblins, Wizards of Wor, etc.), etc.) won't. So it won't go any further than that. If I'm worried about security, I just disconnect it from my router, and all is good.
That said, if the Mini 4 came out before the iPhone 7, if the iOS 16 supports the mini 4, then there shouldn't be much of a reason (code base aside) that the iPhone 7 wouldn't be supported. But if it doesn't, it isn't as if it is the end of the world for the iPhone 7.
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You don’t know that. Apple doesn’t provide support timeline for any of their software nor hardware.
Look at ios14. Apple made a promise in their keynote to have it supported alongside ios15, but they lied.
Problem is the iPhone 7 was sold until Sept 2019 and only then was discontinued. So for those people, the phone is only 3 years old. The 5th gen iPad was discontinued in March 2018, 18 months before that, and is still supported.
It was on Apple's website for sale until Sept 2019. 3 years old for people who bought it then.
Everyone didn't buy all their iPhone 7s on the first day of sale in 2016. The last day of sale for a brand new iPhone 7 from the Apple website was in Sept 2019. That's 3 years of support to them, not 6.I am impressed that people are still using a 6 year old device, maybe it is time to upgrade to the iPhone 8I wonder how many Android users have had full software updates for the past 6 years.. I am more disappointed with Ventura cutting out so many Macs.
Not seeing the problem
The 2012's can run 11 or 12 with OCLP and they do it quite well, if you really want to be more secure.
Support probably ended when they ditched the CSAM business that was upsetting everyone. Without that contentious issue I can’t really blame them for dropping support. But if they kept CSAM then it’s would have been a bigger problem.
Not everybody has $500 to spend every 3 years.
Oh I must have not read the part where the phone stops working after 3 years.
The phone still works though and apps are still released/supported for it. You don't have to have the latest iOS immediately.
No, you’re talking about someone “needing” to buy a new phone because it didn’t get iOS 16.
I've never used the word "need" in any of my posts. Bye now.
It is implied by the way you're acting here. I guess if you don't get an echo chamber, you are done with the conversation?
I guess people will have to live with iOS 15 and security updates.
“Not everyone has $500 to spend every 3 years” certainly sounds like your implying Apple is making someone buy a new phone because it doesn’t get iOS16.
And you jumped into my mentions on a 4 month old post. Sorry I responded?
I'm not sure how the iPhone 7 would perform on iOS 16 anyway. If I were still using a 7, I would probably not be upgrading to the latest release out of concerns for performance and general battery life.
Not getting security updates is an issue, especially these days.